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Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories cover artvsSWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle cover art

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of MemoriesvsSWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of MemoriesSWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle leans harder on variance: Randomised suspect and hostage placement keeps entries uncertain

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

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SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle