head to head
vs
Empire: Total WarvsSid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies
Empire: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Empire: Total WarSid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 4
Sid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies leans harder on reads: Hot-seat multiplayer lets you predict human opponents
Variance3 vs 4
Sid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies leans harder on variance: Combat dice and positioning add chance
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.