head to head
vs
Cossacks II: Napoleonic WarsvsMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Cossacks II: Napoleonic WarsMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 6
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker leans harder on execution: Boss vehicle fights and CQC chains test aim and timing.
Reads2 vs 1
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars leans harder on reads: human opponents' strategy shifts somewhat predictable
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars leans harder on optimization: economy, army composition, macro management
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.