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RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 cover artvsX3: Reunion cover art

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2vsX3: Reunion

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); X3: Reunion leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2X3: Reunion

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 9

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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RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

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X3: Reunion