head to head
vs
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsvsCompany of Heroes
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Company of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsCompany of Heroes
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Company of Heroes leans harder on execution: Infantry cover micro and suppression-break timing are precise demands
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans harder on optimization: Build orders refined over two decades
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.