head to head
vs
Red SteelvsWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Red Steel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Red SteelWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine leans harder on reads: Ork hordes follow scripted aggression
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine leans harder on optimization: Weapon choice and fury management are simple to learn
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.