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Chrome DinovsDuck Hunt

Chrome Dino leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Duck Hunt leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization2 vs 1

Chrome Dino leans harder on optimization: Almost nothing to plan beyond reaction discipline

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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