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Heroes of Might and Magic II cover artvsMaster of Orion II: Battle at Antares cover art

Heroes of Might and Magic IIvsMaster of Orion II: Battle at Antares

Heroes of Might and Magic II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Heroes of Might and Magic IIMaster of Orion II: Battle at Antares

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 9

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.

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Heroes of Might and Magic II

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Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares