head to head
vs
Impossible CreaturesvsThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Impossible Creatures leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Impossible CreaturesThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II leans harder on execution: Moderate APM demands, forgiving unit control
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Impossible Creatures leans harder on optimization: Creature-combining army design is deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.