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LEGO Batman: The Videogame leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Scribblenauts Unlimited leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Execution2 vs 1

LEGO Batman: The Videogame leans harder on execution: Button-mashy combat with no real fail state

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Scribblenauts Unlimited leans harder on optimization: Finding objects that satisfy puzzle constraints is creative problem-solving

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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