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Spider-Man: Web of ShadowsvsUncharted 2: Among Thieves

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Spider-Man: Web of ShadowsUncharted 2: Among Thieves

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows leans harder on execution: Air combos and web-strike chains reward fast hands

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows leans harder on optimization: Red-versus-black suit choice and upgrade paths are solvable

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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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves