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GoldenEye 007: Reloaded cover artvsKillzone 3 cover art

GoldenEye 007: ReloadedvsKillzone 3

GoldenEye 007: Reloaded leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Killzone 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
GoldenEye 007: ReloadedKillzone 3

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 4

Killzone 3 leans harder on reads: Multiplayer opponents flank and bait; campaign AI is scripted

Variance1 vs 2

Killzone 3 leans harder on variance: Spawns and spread inject limited randomness

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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GoldenEye 007: Reloaded

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Killzone 3