head to head
vs
Civilization: Call to PowervsSimCity 4
Civilization: Call to Power leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Civilization: Call to PowerSimCity 4
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
SimCity 4 leans harder on execution: Point-and-click placement; zero reflex requirement
Reads1 vs 0
Civilization: Call to Power leans harder on reads: AI empires run mappable scripts, not minds
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.