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Downwell cover artvsRobotron 64 cover art

DownwellvsRobotron 64

Downwell leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Robotron 64 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Robotron 64 leans harder on execution: Twin-stick aiming and dodging swarms is the entire test

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

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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