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Super Mario RunvsXybots

Super Mario Run leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Xybots leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Super Mario RunXybots

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Xybots leans harder on reads: Robot enemies follow simple fixed behaviours

Variance1 vs 2

Xybots leans harder on variance: Maze layouts are unknown until explored, then static

Optimization4 vs 4

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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