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Need for Speed: The Run cover artvsSega Rally Revo cover art

Need for Speed: The RunvsSega Rally Revo

Need for Speed: The Run leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sega Rally Revo leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Need for Speed: The RunSega Rally Revo

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

Need for Speed: The Run leans harder on optimization: Checkpoint routes and car choice are quickly solved

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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Need for Speed: The Run

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Sega Rally Revo