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Call of Juarez: The Cartel cover artvsJames Bond 007: Quantum of Solace cover art

Call of Juarez: The CartelvsJames Bond 007: Quantum of Solace

Call of Juarez: The Cartel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Call of Juarez: The CartelJames Bond 007: Quantum of Solace

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 3

James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace leans harder on reads: Multiplayer adds modest human prediction; campaign is scripted

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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James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace