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

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

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved leans harder on execution: Twin-stick precision dodging and shooting under chaos.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Doom II: Hell on Earth leans harder on optimization: Learning enemy placement and resource routes reduces every encounter

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 Evolved