head to head
vs
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWIIvsHalf-Life 2
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Half-Life 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWIIHalf-Life 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII leans harder on reads: Online dogfights add some human jockeying
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII leans harder on optimization: Wingman commands and plane knowledge add a thin layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.