head to head
vs
ESPN NFL 2K5vsWarcraft II: Tides of Darkness
ESPN NFL 2K5 leans Execution (Grand Arena); Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
ESPN NFL 2K5Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 5
ESPN NFL 2K5 leans harder on reads: Play-calling is a guessing duel against humans
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on optimization: Refined build orders and upgrade timings are studyable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.