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Shinobido: Way of the Ninja leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Splinter Cell: Blacklist leans harder on reads: Enemies react on scripted alert logic, not player-specific profiling

Variance3 vs 2

Shinobido: Way of the Ninja leans harder on variance: Randomized mission layouts add scouting uncertainty

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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Shinobido: Way of the Ninja

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Splinter Cell: Blacklist