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F-Zero GX cover artvsSuper Monkey Ball 3D cover art

F-Zero GXvsSuper Monkey Ball 3D

F-Zero GX leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Monkey Ball 3D leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
F-Zero GXSuper Monkey Ball 3D

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Super Monkey Ball 3D leans harder on variance: Levels are fixed with little randomness

Optimization5 vs 4

F-Zero GX leans harder on optimization: Machine settings and advanced technique routes are mappable

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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