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R-TypevsSuper Contra

R-Type leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Contra leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
R-TypeSuper Contra

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.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 6

R-Type leans harder on optimization: Force pod placement and route memorization are half the game

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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