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Twisted Metal: Head-On leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wreckfest leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 3

Twisted Metal: Head-On leans harder on reads: Multiplayer duels reward predicting opponents' weapon timing

Variance2 vs 4

Wreckfest leans harder on variance: Crash physics chaos

Optimization4 vs 4

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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