head to head
vs
Warcraft II: Tides of DarknessvsWorms 3D
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Worms 3D leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Warcraft II: Tides of DarknessWorms 3D
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on execution: Faster micro across land, sea and air units
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Worms 3D leans harder on variance: Wind, crate drops and terrain chaos swing turns
Optimization7 vs 5
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on optimization: Refined build orders and upgrade timings are studyable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.