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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage cover artvsGas Guzzlers Extreme cover art

FlatOut: Ultimate CarnagevsGas Guzzlers Extreme

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Gas Guzzlers Extreme leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 3

Gas Guzzlers Extreme leans harder on reads: AI racers are scripted; multiplayer adds light prediction

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Gas Guzzlers Extreme leans harder on optimization: Vehicle upgrades, weapon loadouts and race-line optimization matter

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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Gas Guzzlers Extreme