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Epic Mickey cover artvsThe Simpsons: Hit & Run cover art

Epic MickeyvsThe Simpsons: Hit & Run

Epic Mickey leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Simpsons: Hit & Run leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Epic MickeyThe Simpsons: Hit & Run

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Epic Mickey leans harder on variance: Quest outcomes hidden until choices made

Optimization6 vs 5

Epic Mickey leans harder on optimization: Paint-versus-thinner choices and level routing

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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The Simpsons: Hit & Run