head to head
vs
Dune 2000vsEmperor: Battle for Dune
Dune 2000 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Emperor: Battle for Dune leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dune 2000Emperor: Battle for Dune
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Emperor: Battle for Dune leans harder on variance: Fog of war and worm attacks
Optimization7 vs 7
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.