head to head
vs
Dune 2000vsStar Fox Command
Dune 2000 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Star Fox Command leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dune 2000Star Fox Command
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Star Fox Command leans harder on execution: Stylus dogfighting and route drawing need steady hands
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Dune 2000 leans harder on optimization: Spice economy and build orders decide most games
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.