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Sonic RunnersvsSonic the Hedgehog (2006)

Sonic Runners leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

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.

Optimization3 vs 4

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) leans harder on optimization: Learning which routes the jank permits

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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