head to head
vs
Napoleon: Total WarvsZ: Steel Soldiers
Napoleon: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Z: Steel Soldiers leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Napoleon: Total WarZ: Steel Soldiers
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Z: Steel Soldiers leans harder on variance: Fog of war hides enemy positions and pushes
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.