head to head
vs
Cities in Motion 2vsZoo Tycoon
Cities in Motion 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zoo Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cities in Motion 2Zoo Tycoon
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Cities in Motion 2 leans harder on execution: Menu and map clicks, no twitch demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Cities in Motion 2 leans harder on optimization: Route profitability and network design are pure solvable engineering
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.