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TMNT: Shredder's RevengevsXybots
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Xybots leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
TMNT: Shredder's RevengeXybots
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge leans harder on reads: All enemies are scripted; no adaptive opponent
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge leans harder on optimization: Character unlocks, DX move mastery, and score routing reward knowledge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.