head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagvsSoldiers: Heroes of World War II
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Soldiers: Heroes of World War II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagSoldiers: Heroes of World War II
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 3
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II leans harder on reads: Human multiplayer adds prediction; campaign AI is scripted
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II leans harder on optimization: Positioning, cover and equipment puzzles dominate every mission
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.