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WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare: Touched! leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! leans harder on reads: Multiplayer twists rarely involve real prediction.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization2 vs 1

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! leans harder on optimization: Knowing every microgame helps a little.

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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