head to head
vs
Legion TD 2vsStar Wars: Empire at War
Legion TD 2 leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Star Wars: Empire at War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Legion TD 2Star Wars: Empire at War
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 3
Star Wars: Empire at War leans harder on execution: Some battle micro, but APM never dominates outcomes
Reads6 vs 5
Legion TD 2 leans harder on reads: Predicting human opponents' sends and builds is core design
Variance3 vs 2
Legion TD 2 leans harder on variance: Rolled units and hidden enemy boards inject uncertainty
Optimization8 vs 8
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.