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Metroid: Zero Mission cover artvsSyphon Filter 2 cover art

Metroid: Zero MissionvsSyphon Filter 2

Metroid: Zero Mission leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Syphon Filter 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Metroid: Zero MissionSyphon Filter 2

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

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.

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Metroid: Zero Mission

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Syphon Filter 2