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Mario Kart 64 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Wreckfest leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Wreckfest leans harder on execution: Demolition driving, ramming angles

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 4

Mario Kart 64 leans harder on variance: Item draws swing every race

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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