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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker cover artvsWario Land II cover art

Captain Toad: Treasure TrackervsWario Land II

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wario Land II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Captain Toad: Treasure TrackerWario Land II

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Wario Land II leans harder on variance: Hidden exits and secrets until mapped

Optimization8 vs 7

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans harder on optimization: Rotating dioramas to solve fixed route puzzles

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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