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LittleBigPlanet: Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario Bros. leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
LittleBigPlanet: Sackboy's Prehistoric MovesMario Bros.

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Mario Bros. leans harder on execution: Precise jumps and bump timing under crowding enemies decide survival

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Mario Bros. leans harder on optimization: POW block usage and enemy routing have known best lines

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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