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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); MX vs. ATV: Legends leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
FlatOut: Ultimate CarnageMX vs. ATV: Legends

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 3

MX vs. ATV: Legends leans harder on reads: Anticipating rival racers' lines in multiplayer

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

MX vs. ATV: Legends leans harder on optimization: Tuning vehicles and learning track lines rewards planning

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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