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Kick Off leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Killzone 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 4

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Killzone 2 leans harder on variance: Modest spawn and objective rotation noise

Optimization3 vs 4

Killzone 2 leans harder on optimization: Class unlocks and map control are learnable

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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