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Race the SunvsTemple Run

Race the Sun leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Temple Run leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Race the Sun leans harder on execution: Split-second weaving at ever-rising speed is the whole test

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 2

Race the Sun leans harder on optimization: Powerup priorities and scoring lines are quickly learned

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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