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Crazyracing KartridervsReturn to Castle Wolfenstein

Crazyracing Kartrider leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Return to Castle Wolfenstein leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads4 vs 5

Return to Castle Wolfenstein leans harder on reads: Multiplayer objective pushes hinge on outguessing human defense

Variance3 vs 2

Crazyracing Kartrider leans harder on variance: Item pickups add some randomness to races

Optimization5 vs 5

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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