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Call of Juarez: The Cartel cover artvsDouble Dribble cover art

Call of Juarez: The CartelvsDouble Dribble

Call of Juarez: The Cartel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Double Dribble leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Call of Juarez: The CartelDouble Dribble

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Double Dribble leans harder on execution: Shot release timing from sweet spots wins games

Reads2 vs 3

Double Dribble leans harder on reads: A second player can be juked, within shallow controls

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 3

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Call of Juarez: The Cartel

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Double Dribble