head to head
vs
Black & White 2vsThe Wild at Heart
Black & White 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Wild at Heart leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Black & White 2The Wild at Heart
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
The Wild at Heart leans harder on execution: Tossing spritelings asks only light coordination
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Black & White 2 leans harder on optimization: City impressiveness versus army economy is the solvable choice.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.