head to head

God of War: Chains of Olympus cover artvsPrototype 2 cover art

God of War: Chains of OlympusvsPrototype 2

God of War: Chains of Olympus leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Prototype 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
God of War: Chains of OlympusPrototype 2

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Prototype 2 leans harder on reads: Blackwatch and infected never adapt

Variance1 vs 2

Prototype 2 leans harder on variance: Sandbox encounters carry slight randomness

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.

full breakdown

God of War: Chains of Olympus

full breakdown

Prototype 2