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Aztec Challenge cover artvsSuper Hexagon cover art

Aztec ChallengevsSuper Hexagon

Aztec Challenge leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Hexagon leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Aztec ChallengeSuper Hexagon

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 10

Super Hexagon leans harder on execution: Sub-second reactions at extreme speed, pure reflex ceiling

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 2

Aztec Challenge leans harder on optimization: Pattern memorisation of each level underneath

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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