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DX-Ball cover artvsFlatOut 2 cover art

DX-BallvsFlatOut 2

DX-Ball leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); FlatOut 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
DX-BallFlatOut 2

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

FlatOut 2 leans harder on reads: No adaptive opposition worth modeling

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

FlatOut 2 leans harder on optimization: Track knowledge and car tuning settle into routine

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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DX-Ball

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FlatOut 2