head to head
vs
Empire Earth IIIvsHalo Wars
Empire Earth III leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Halo Wars leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Empire Earth IIIHalo Wars
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Empire Earth III leans harder on execution: Macro speed matters though far less than in tighter RTS peers
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Halo Wars leans harder on variance: Scouting hides enemy composition early
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.