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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Commandos 2: Men of Courage leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Commandos 2: Men of Courage leans harder on execution: Multi-commando coordination under timing windows

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 9

Commandos 2: Men of Courage leans harder on optimization: Open-ended missions still reduce to solved 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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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

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Commandos 2: Men of Courage