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Mouse Trap cover artvsNeed for Speed: High Stakes cover art

Mouse TrapvsNeed for Speed: High Stakes

Mouse Trap leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Need for Speed: High Stakes leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Mouse TrapNeed for Speed: High Stakes

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Mouse Trap leans harder on variance: Enemy positioning adds some unpredictability

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Mouse Trap

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Need for Speed: High Stakes