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Shrek Super Party cover artvsSuper Mario Party cover art

Shrek Super PartyvsSuper Mario Party

Shrek Super Party leans Variance (Pure Chaos); Super Mario Party leans Variance (Pure Chaos).

EXECUTION3 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Shrek Super PartySuper Mario Party

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Super Mario Party leans harder on execution: Joy-Con motion minigames test brief coordination.

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance6 vs 8

Super Mario Party leans harder on variance: Character dice and bonus stars decide most games.

Optimization3 vs 3

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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