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Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck cover artvsUncharted 2: Among Thieves cover art

Chuck Rock II: Son of ChuckvsUncharted 2: Among Thieves

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Chuck Rock II: Son of ChuckUncharted 2: Among Thieves

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leans harder on reads: Campaign AI is scripted; MP adds a trace

Variance2 vs 1

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck leans harder on variance: Some randomness in enemy placement.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck

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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves