head to head
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Ape OutvsWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Ape Out leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Ape OutWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! leans harder on execution: Reacting correctly in five-second microgames is the entire challenge
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 2
Ape Out leans harder on optimization: Few systems beyond momentum and angles
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.