head to head
vs
StarCraft 64vsStronghold: Crusader
StarCraft 64 leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Stronghold: Crusader leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
StarCraft 64Stronghold: Crusader
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 5
StarCraft 64 leans harder on execution: Macro-micro speed matters even hampered by N64 controls
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.