head to head
vs
Star Wars: Empire at WarvsTecmo Super Bowl
Star Wars: Empire at War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tecmo Super Bowl leans Reads (Mind & Math).
Star Wars: Empire at WarTecmo Super Bowl
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 6
Tecmo Super Bowl leans harder on reads: Versus play-calling is pure pick-the-play mind games
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 6
Star Wars: Empire at War leans harder on optimization: Economy, tech order and counter-unit composition decide campaigns
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.