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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas cover artvsManhunt 2 cover art

Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsManhunt 2

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Manhunt 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasManhunt 2

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Manhunt 2 leans harder on variance: Unknown patrol layouts until a level is scouted

Optimization6 vs 7

Manhunt 2 leans harder on optimization: Shadow routes and lure setups make levels solvable puzzles

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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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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Manhunt 2