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Motor Town: Behind the Wheel cover artvsSystem Shock cover art

Motor Town: Behind the WheelvsSystem Shock

Motor Town: Behind the Wheel leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); System Shock leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Motor Town: Behind the WheelSystem 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

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Motor Town: Behind the Wheel

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System Shock