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Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time cover artvsStrikers 1945 cover art

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About TimevsStrikers 1945

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Strikers 1945 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Strikers 1945 leans harder on execution: Bullet-dodging and precise shooting define performance.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Strikers 1945 leans harder on variance: Minor randomness in some enemy formations.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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