head to head
vs
American ConquestvsHalo Wars
American Conquest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Halo Wars leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
American ConquestHalo Wars
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
American Conquest leans harder on execution: Managing thousands of units strains APM but never twitch-decides
Reads4 vs 5
Halo Wars leans harder on reads: Versus humans, build choices are mindgames
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.