head to head

Spec Ops: The Line cover artvsThe Expendables 2: The Videogame cover art

Spec Ops: The LinevsThe Expendables 2: The Videogame

Spec Ops: The Line leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Expendables 2: The Videogame leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Spec Ops: The LineThe Expendables 2: The Videogame

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 6

The Expendables 2: The Videogame leans harder on execution: Twin-stick aiming and dodging is the main demand

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

Spec Ops: The Line leans harder on optimization: Cover routes and loadout choices 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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Spec Ops: The Line

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The Expendables 2: The Videogame