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Bust a GroovevsTetris Effect

Bust a Groove leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tetris Effect leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Tetris Effect leans harder on execution: Piece placement under speed and Zone timing is the whole test

Reads2 vs 0

Bust a Groove leans harder on reads: Attack timing against the rival adds light prediction

Variance1 vs 2

Tetris Effect leans harder on variance: Randomised bag is bounded and quickly mappable

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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