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Temple RunvsWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

Temple Run leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! leans harder on execution: Reacting correctly in five-second microgames is the entire challenge

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization2 vs 2

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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WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!