head to head
vs
Master of Orion II: Battle at AntaresvsPlague Inc: Evolved
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plague Inc: Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Master of Orion II: Battle at AntaresPlague Inc: Evolved
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Plague Inc: Evolved leans harder on execution: no reflex
Reads2 vs 1
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares leans harder on reads: mostly AI opponents; rare human multiplayer adds some
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.