head to head
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Super Mario GalaxyvsThe Beatles: Rock Band
Super Mario Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Beatles: Rock Band leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario GalaxyThe Beatles: Rock Band
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.
Variance1 vs 0
Super Mario Galaxy leans harder on variance: Galaxies are scripted; surprises evaporate after one visit
Optimization4 vs 3
Super Mario Galaxy leans harder on optimization: Star routes and comet challenges reward learned solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.