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Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad cover artvsThe Lord of the Rings: War in the North cover art

Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to BaghdadvsThe Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Lord of the Rings: War in the North leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to BaghdadThe Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North leans harder on optimization: Class skill trees and co-op role gearing

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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Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad

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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North