Polygon count stays the same... the way it's rendered has nothing to do with how the model IS, only how it's ...er... passed on to the screen. So in that respect ot won't make any difference for a video game either. It's probably faster rendered than a full textured-and-bumpmapped character, but if polygon count is your concern it won't matter.

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