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FlatOut 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! leans harder on variance: Random microgame order keeps everyone scrambling.

Optimization4 vs 2

FlatOut 2 leans harder on optimization: Track knowledge and car tuning settle into routine

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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