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Blur leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Kirby Air Riders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Blur leans harder on execution: Racing lines and dodging shots demand car control

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

Kirby Air Riders leans harder on optimization: Machine stats and course knowledge reward study

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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