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Blur leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario Kart DS leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

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

Execution7 vs 8

Mario Kart DS leans harder on execution: Snaking demands relentless precise drift inputs

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

Mario Kart DS leans harder on optimization: Kart stats, lines, and snaking routes

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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