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DrivervsWing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger

Driver leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
DriverWing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger leans harder on reads: Enemy aces fly scripted patterns

Variance1 vs 2

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger leans harder on variance: Branching story and mission variability on first play

Optimization4 vs 4

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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