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Chrome Dino cover artvsShank cover art

Chrome DinovsShank

Chrome Dino leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shank leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Chrome DinoShank

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 1

Chrome Dino leans harder on variance: Obstacle order is random but instantly readable

Optimization2 vs 3

Shank leans harder on optimization: Weapon-swap combo routing rewards some lab work

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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