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Aliens versus Predator (1999) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario Kart 64 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Aliens versus Predator (1999)Mario Kart 64

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Aliens versus Predator (1999) leans harder on execution: Fast aliens and panicked aim demand twitch reflexes

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

Mario Kart 64 leans harder on variance: Item draws swing every race

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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