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Donkey Kong Junior cover artvsThe End is Nigh cover art

Donkey Kong JuniorvsThe End is Nigh

Donkey Kong Junior leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The End is Nigh leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Donkey Kong JuniorThe End is Nigh

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

The End is Nigh leans harder on execution: Single-screen precision platforming throughout

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization2 vs 3

The End is Nigh leans harder on optimization: Tumor routing optimizes completion

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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