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Golden Axe II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Postal: Redux leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 3

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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