head to head
vs
Dune 2000vsHeroes of Annihilated Empires
Dune 2000 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Heroes of Annihilated Empires leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dune 2000Heroes of Annihilated Empires
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Dune 2000 leans harder on execution: Unit micro and build speed matter at competitive pace
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Heroes of Annihilated Empires leans harder on optimization: Army building, hero upgrades and resource management lead
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.