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Temple Run cover artvsWarioWare: Smooth Moves cover art

Temple RunvsWarioWare: Smooth Moves

Temple Run leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

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

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Temple Run leans harder on variance: Procedural track segments each run

Optimization2 vs 3

WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans harder on optimization: Learning every form and microgame solution converges

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: Smooth Moves