head to head
vs
Darksiders IIvsKingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Darksiders IIKingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders leans harder on reads: Enemy armies follow scripted battle plans
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders leans harder on optimization: Troop counters, terrain, and upgrades win wars
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.