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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne cover artvsResident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D cover art

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max PaynevsResident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max PayneResident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D

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.

Variance1 vs 2

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D leans harder on variance: Spawn mixes add slight run-to-run noise

Optimization5 vs 6

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D leans harder on optimization: Combo routes and time-bonus placement are deeply optimizable

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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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

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Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D