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Rayman Jungle Run cover artvsSuper Castlevania IV cover art

Rayman Jungle RunvsSuper Castlevania IV

Rayman Jungle Run leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Castlevania IV leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Rayman Jungle RunSuper Castlevania IV

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Super Castlevania IV leans harder on variance: Hidden wall meat, fixed locations

Optimization4 vs 5

Super Castlevania IV leans harder on optimization: Subweapon choice and boss pattern study

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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