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Galaga Legions DX cover artvsSuper Contra cover art

Galaga Legions DXvsSuper Contra

Galaga Legions DX leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Contra leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Galaga Legions DXSuper Contra

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Galaga Legions DX leans harder on variance: Some spawn timing variance but quickly learned and bounded

Optimization5 vs 6

Super Contra leans harder on optimization: Memorising spawns and weapon routes is half the run

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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Galaga Legions DX

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Super Contra