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Halo: Spartan AssaultvsUncharted 2: Among Thieves

Halo: Spartan Assault leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leans harder on reads: Campaign AI is scripted; MP adds a trace

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Halo: Spartan Assault leans harder on optimization: Score-chasing loadouts and routes reward optimisation

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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Halo: Spartan Assault

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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves