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WarioWare: Smooth Moves cover artvsZoo Keeper cover art

WarioWare: Smooth MovesvsZoo Keeper

WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Zoo Keeper leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans harder on execution: Instant motion-pose changes and gesture accuracy under pressure

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Zoo Keeper leans harder on variance: New tiles fall randomly after each match

Optimization3 vs 3

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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