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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines cover artvsWorld of Goo cover art

Commandos: Behind Enemy LinesvsWorld of Goo

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); World of Goo leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Commandos: Behind Enemy LinesWorld of Goo

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines leans harder on execution: Timing guard windows takes precise clicks

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 8

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines leans harder on optimization: Each mission is a solvable stealth puzzle

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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World of Goo