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Ski or Die cover artvsWii Sports cover art

Ski or DievsWii Sports

Ski or Die leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wii Sports leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Ski or DieWii Sports

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Wii Sports leans harder on reads: Casual local opponents add light mind games

Variance1 vs 2

Wii Sports leans harder on variance: Minor physics wobble and CPU behaviour randomness

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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