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Gas Guzzlers Extreme leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Streets of Rage 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 2

Gas Guzzlers Extreme leans harder on reads: AI racers are scripted; multiplayer adds light prediction

Variance3 vs 2

Gas Guzzlers Extreme leans harder on variance: Pickups and combat outcomes add some randomness

Optimization5 vs 5

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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