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FlatOut 4: Total Insanity cover artvsMario Kart: Super Circuit cover art

FlatOut 4: Total InsanityvsMario Kart: Super Circuit

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
FlatOut 4: Total InsanityMario Kart: Super Circuit

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans harder on variance: Item boxes randomise every race

Optimization4 vs 5

Mario Kart: Super Circuit leans harder on optimization: Time-trial lines and shortcut routes

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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Mario Kart: Super Circuit