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Xybots leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Yoku's Island Express leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Xybots leans harder on reads: Robot enemies follow simple fixed behaviours

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Yoku's Island Express leans harder on optimization: Learning table layouts and exploration routes

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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