head to head
vs
Anomaly 2vsRome: Total War
Anomaly 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Rome: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Anomaly 2Rome: Total War
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 2
Anomaly 2 leans harder on reads: Tower-offense versus humans in multiplayer adds some prediction
Variance1 vs 2
Rome: Total War leans harder on variance: Diplomacy and AI moves add modest fog
Optimization8 vs 8
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.