head to head
vs
Evolve Stage 2vsStar Wars: Squadrons
Evolve Stage 2 leans Execution (Grand Arena); Star Wars: Squadrons leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Evolve Stage 2Star Wars: Squadrons
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Evolve Stage 2 leans harder on variance: map resources and spawn randomness
Optimization6 vs 6
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.