head to head

Marathon (1994) cover artvsSerious Sam: The Second Encounter cover art

Marathon (1994)vsSerious Sam: The Second Encounter

Marathon (1994) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Serious Sam: The Second Encounter leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Marathon (1994)Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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.

full breakdown

Marathon (1994)

full breakdown

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter