The difference is that in a format war the more people who bet on a format actually leads to that format winning.

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The difference is that the penalty paid in the single match format is not nearly as significant as the one paid in the two-legged format.

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But the format alone is unlikely to make that great a difference.

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In that context, the tournament's format becomes even more important, since reaching the knockout round can make the difference between a good year and a loss-making one.

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There are also hand-drawn animation sequences in-between levels, which are impressive, but during a level the only difference between playing the game and a cutscene is your lack of control over the camera and the letterbox format.

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