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Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout cover artvsMario Tennis: Ultra Smash cover art

Dragon Ball GT: Final BoutvsMario Tennis: Ultra Smash

Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Dragon Ball GT: Final BoutMario Tennis: Ultra Smash

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 5

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash leans harder on variance: Mega Mushroom drops inject party randomness

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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Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout

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Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash