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Cocoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
CocoonMario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 3

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis leans harder on execution: Stylus guidance needs care but rarely speed

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

Cocoon leans harder on variance: No randomness.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis