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Donkey Kong Junior leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Test Drive leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Donkey Kong JuniorTest Drive

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Donkey Kong Junior leans harder on execution: precise vine-climbing and jump timing

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Test Drive leans harder on variance: Cop spawns and traffic add some run-to-run noise

Optimization2 vs 2

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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