head to head
vs
Imperium Galactica II: AlliancesvsNapoleon: Total War
Imperium Galactica II: Alliances leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Napoleon: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Imperium Galactica II: AlliancesNapoleon: Total War
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Napoleon: Total War leans harder on execution: Real-time battle micro under pressure
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Imperium Galactica II: Alliances leans harder on optimization: Empire economy, tech and fleet building is the whole game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.