head to head
vs
Earth 2160vsStar Wars: Empire at War
Earth 2160 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Star Wars: Empire at War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Earth 2160Star Wars: Empire at War
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
Star Wars: Empire at War leans harder on reads: Multiplayer galactic feints and fleet composition mind-games matter
Variance3 vs 2
Earth 2160 leans harder on variance: Fog of war and map randomness add uncertainty
Optimization8 vs 8
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.