head to head
vs
Command & Conquer: Red AlertvsPlanetary Annihilation
Command & Conquer: Red Alert leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Planetary Annihilation leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Command & Conquer: Red AlertPlanetary Annihilation
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 6
Planetary Annihilation leans harder on reads: Scouting and out-guessing a human's expansion plan matters constantly
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.