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Super Mario Run cover artvsTails' Skypatrol cover art

Super Mario RunvsTails' Skypatrol

Super Mario Run leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tails' Skypatrol leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Super Mario RunTails' Skypatrol

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 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

Super Mario Run leans harder on optimization: Routing perfect coin runs is a solvable layout puzzle

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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