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Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise cover artvsGolden Axe II cover art

Dig Dug II: Trouble in ParadisevsGolden Axe II

Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Golden Axe II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Dig Dug II: Trouble in ParadiseGolden Axe II

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.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 3

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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Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise

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Golden Axe II