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Heroes Chronicles: Masters of the Elements leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plants vs. Zombies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Plants vs. Zombies leans harder on execution: Clicking to plant, minimal pressure

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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