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Castlevania III: Dracula's CursevsNinja Gaiden Sigma 2

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Castlevania III: Dracula's CurseNinja Gaiden Sigma 2

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

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Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2