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Luftrausers cover artvsSkate 2 cover art

LuftrausersvsSkate 2

Luftrausers leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Skate 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
LuftrausersSkate 2

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Luftrausers leans harder on variance: Spawn patterns vary slightly

Optimization3 vs 4

Skate 2 leans harder on optimization: Spot selection and line planning improve scores

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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