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Chicken Invaders 5: Cluck of the Dark Side leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Cry of Fear leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Chicken Invaders 5: Cluck of the Dark Side leans harder on execution: Dodging and shooting waves needs steady reflexes

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Cry of Fear leans harder on optimization: Weapon selection, safe routing and stamina discipline are optimisable

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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Chicken Invaders 5: Cluck of the Dark Side

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