head to head

Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics cover artvsSuper Mario Galaxy cover art

Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the TropicsvsSuper Mario Galaxy

Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the TropicsSuper Mario Galaxy

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.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics

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Super Mario Galaxy