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Earthworm Jim 3D cover artvsUncharted 2: Among Thieves cover art

Earthworm Jim 3DvsUncharted 2: Among Thieves

Earthworm Jim 3D leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Earthworm Jim 3DUncharted 2: Among Thieves

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leans harder on reads: Campaign AI is scripted; MP adds a trace

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leans harder on optimization: Encounter knowledge trivializes replays

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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Earthworm Jim 3D

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