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Audiosurf leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Gatling Gears leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Gatling Gears leans harder on reads: Enemy waves are scripted, not adaptive

Variance2 vs 3

Gatling Gears leans harder on variance: Enemy spawns and drops add mild 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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