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F-Zero X cover artvsF1 2013 cover art

F-Zero XvsF1 2013

F-Zero X leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); F1 2013 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
F-Zero XF1 2013

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

F1 2013 leans harder on reads: Light wheel-to-wheel prediction in multiplayer

Variance1 vs 2

F1 2013 leans harder on variance: Weather and incidents add occasional chaos

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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F-Zero X

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F1 2013