head to head
vs
Command & Conquer: Red AlertvsEmpires: Dawn of the Modern World
Command & Conquer: Red Alert leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Empires: Dawn of the Modern World leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Command & Conquer: Red AlertEmpires: Dawn of the Modern World
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 6
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World leans harder on reads: Human opponents scout, fake and counter-build
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.