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Scribblenauts Unlimited cover artvsThe Spectrum Retreat cover art

Scribblenauts UnlimitedvsThe Spectrum Retreat

Scribblenauts Unlimited leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Spectrum Retreat leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Scribblenauts UnlimitedThe Spectrum Retreat

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

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.

Optimization6 vs 7

The Spectrum Retreat leans harder on optimization: Colour-swap logic puzzles each have a solvable answer

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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Scribblenauts Unlimited

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The Spectrum Retreat