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Aliens vs. Predator 2vsMario Kart DS
Aliens vs. Predator 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario Kart DS leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Aliens vs. Predator 2Mario Kart DS
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Mario Kart DS leans harder on execution: Snaking demands relentless precise drift inputs
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Mario Kart DS leans harder on optimization: Kart stats, lines, and snaking routes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.