head to head
vs
Command & Conquer: Red AlertvsEmpire Earth II
Command & Conquer: Red Alert leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Empire Earth II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Command & Conquer: Red AlertEmpire Earth II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Command & Conquer: Red Alert leans harder on execution: Micro and base management under time pressure
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.