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

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! leans harder on variance: Random microgame order forces instant recognition each round

Optimization3 vs 2

WarioWare Gold leans harder on optimization: Each microgame's solution is trivial once known

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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