head to head
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping StarsvsPortal
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Portal leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping StarsPortal
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Portal leans harder on execution: Portal placement timing modest.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 0
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Portal leans harder on optimization: Pure puzzle-solving optimization.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.