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B.C.'s Quest for Tires leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

B.C.'s Quest for Tires leans harder on execution: Precisely timed jumps and ducks over obstacles define play

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex leans harder on optimization: level routes and collectibles solvable

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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B.C.'s Quest for Tires

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Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex