head to head

Doom II: Hell on Earth cover artvsGeometry Wars 3: Dimensions cover art

Doom II: Hell on EarthvsGeometry Wars 3: Dimensions

Doom II: Hell on Earth leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Doom II: Hell on EarthGeometry Wars 3: Dimensions

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

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.

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Doom II: Hell on Earth

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Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions