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Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck cover artvsSuper Mario Galaxy cover art

Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald DuckvsSuper Mario Galaxy

Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald DuckSuper Mario Galaxy

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck

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Super Mario Galaxy