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DX-Ball cover artvsWarioWare: Smooth Moves cover art

DX-BallvsWarioWare: Smooth Moves

DX-Ball leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
DX-BallWarioWare: Smooth Moves

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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DX-Ball

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WarioWare: Smooth Moves