head to head
vs
Call to Power IIvsEuropa Universalis IV
Call to Power II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Europa Universalis IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Call to Power IIEuropa Universalis IV
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Europa Universalis IV leans harder on execution: pausable, no twitch
Reads2 vs 3
Europa Universalis IV leans harder on reads: AI mostly scripted, some MP
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.