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Hidden & Dangerous 2vsTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Hidden & Dangerous 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Hidden & Dangerous 2Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Hidden & Dangerous 2 leans harder on variance: Patrol routes and enemy positions are unknown first attempt
Optimization7 vs 6
Hidden & Dangerous 2 leans harder on optimization: Squad planning, loadouts and approach routing decide missions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.