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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage cover artvsMario Bros. cover art

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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario Bros. leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
FlatOut: Ultimate CarnageMario Bros.

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage leans harder on reads: Rival drivers ram predictably, light multiplayer jockeying

Variance3 vs 2

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage leans harder on variance: Debris and pileups scramble any planned lap

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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