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Colin McRae: Dirt cover artvsWipeout 2048 cover art

Colin McRae: DirtvsWipeout 2048

Colin McRae: Dirt leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wipeout 2048 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Colin McRae: DirtWipeout 2048

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Wipeout 2048 leans harder on reads: Online racers add light weapon-timing prediction

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Wipeout 2048 leans harder on optimization: Track lines, barrel-roll spots and ship choice are learnable

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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Colin McRae: Dirt

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Wipeout 2048