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Streets of RagevsSuper Double Dragon

Streets of Rage leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Double Dragon leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Streets of RageSuper Double Dragon

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Super Double Dragon leans harder on reads: Enemy AI follows fixed attack patterns

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Streets of Rage leans harder on optimization: One-credit clears come from learned positioning and patterns

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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