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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 cover artvsSystem Shock cover art

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000vsSystem Shock

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); System Shock leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000System Shock

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

System Shock leans harder on variance: Citadel's layout and logs are hidden until uncovered

Optimization6 vs 7

System Shock leans harder on optimization: Inventory, routing and station knowledge solve the game

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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