head to head
vs
Dead Nation: Apocalypse EditionvsPrototype 2
Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Prototype 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Nation: Apocalypse EditionPrototype 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition leans harder on execution: Aiming and kiting dense zombie swarms is the core test
Reads0 vs 1
Prototype 2 leans harder on reads: Blackwatch and infected never adapt
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.