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Dr. Mario 64 cover artvsLeft 4 Dead 2 cover art

Dr. Mario 64vsLeft 4 Dead 2

Dr. Mario 64 leans Variance (Twitch Chaos); Left 4 Dead 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Dr. Mario 64Left 4 Dead 2

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 6

Left 4 Dead 2 leans harder on execution: Headshots under horde pressure need aim

Reads2 vs 3

Left 4 Dead 2 leans harder on reads: Versus special-infected ambushes have reads

Variance6 vs 5

Dr. Mario 64 leans harder on variance: random pill colors drive puzzle states

Optimization5 vs 6

Left 4 Dead 2 leans harder on optimization: Route knowledge and weapon picks solvable

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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