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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic GamesvsSoldier of Fortune

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Soldier of Fortune leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic GamesSoldier of Fortune

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Soldier of Fortune leans harder on variance: Campaign layouts and spawns are fixed

Optimization3 vs 4

Soldier of Fortune leans harder on optimization: Weapon choice and level routes are quickly learned

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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