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- Platform: Xbox 360
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If truth is the first casualty of war then this is the strategy game where you get to play the executioner. It's not just enough to command your armies in World War II, you've also got to use every dirty trick in the book to achieve final victory.
This Paris based developer specialises in real-time strategy games and started with Act of War: Direction for the PC in 2005 and its expansion pack High Treason. Their next big project is the innovative World War II strategy game R.U.S.E. for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Developed by Eugen Systems, creators of the critically acclaimed strategy title Act of War: Direct Action™, R.U.S.E™ is a one-of-a-kind RTS game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory, controlling the action from the heart of the battlefield to the full theatre of war. Whether you’re camouflaging your troops, luring your opponent with decoy units or sabotaging his logistics: strategy is intuitive and carefully thought out at the same time.
Dimension:
Dimension is one of the fundamental aspects of R.U.S.E. The IRISZOOM Engine displays maps hundred times larger than in traditional RTS games, which makes raises strategy to an unprecedented scale and gives deception a lot more depth. With the zoom, you are able to both command your units as a chief-in-command and manage your troops at a tactical level as a ground officer, for example by deploying a fake offensive on your opponent’s HQ while carefully hiding your infantry in villages to ambush the surrounding tanks.
Deception:
Deception is the essence of R.U.S.E.’s gameplay, just as it is the core of warfare: deception techniques such as espionage, decoys and radio silence played an essential role during World War II and continue to figure in modern conflicts. R.U.S.E. features deception cards - also known as ruses – that let you apply a deception technique to a specific sector in the map. The ruses are split into three categories : - Reveal : these ruses such as the Spy Plan or Decryption are useful in order to understand or uncover your enemy’s actions.
Hide:
The Radio Silence or Camouflage Net will let you hide your troops or buildings from your opponent’s radar.
Fake:
The last category of ruses is used to trick your enemy, to make him believe what you want him to believe. The Decoy Offensive simulates an attack to confuse your adversary.
Multiplayer:
Because fooling real people is the ultimate thrill, multiplayer plays a critical part in the R.U.S.E. experience.
 Can you master the art of deception as well as war? |
 What R.U.S.E. actually stands for is a mystery in itself |
 Fight the battles of World War II on land, sea and air |
 Command armies of spies as well as just soldiers |
Strategy games are often fiddly to control on a console but this easily solves that problem with a simple, direct interface that lets you simply point and click where you want your units to go. With that out of the way you can concentrate on all the special ruses to help spy on the enemy, hide information or trick you opponent with traps and decoys.
Whether it's cracking the enemy's codes so you can see what moves they're planning, using camouflage nets to set up ambushes or using dummy buildings to fool attacking bombers you'll never get anywhere in this game if you only play fair.
Key Features- Secrets and lies: Fight World War II the dirty way in an intense game of bluff and counter-bluff, where nothing is what it seems and deception is your greatest weapon.
- Command & conquer: Command an entire army, from infantry troops to tanks, aircraft and artillery as you engage in the total war of WWII.
- Art of illusion: Use tricks and ruses to gain the upper hand, from fielding spy planes and setting up ambushes to constructing whole fake armies and listening in on enemy plans.
- The big picture: Compete on giant-sized battle maps that show every soldier in stunning detail or zoom out for a bigger picture where units are displayed only as plastic counters.
- User friendly: Accessible interface mean even strategy novices can dive straight into the action, with no confusing menus or controls.
This Paris based developer specialises in real-time strategy games and started with Act of War: Direction for the PC in 2005 and its expansion pack High Treason. Their next big project is the innovative World War II strategy game R.U.S.E. for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Developed by Eugen Systems, creators of the critically acclaimed strategy title Act of War: Direct Action™, R.U.S.E™ is a one-of-a-kind RTS game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory, controlling the action from the heart of the battlefield to the full theatre of war. Whether you’re camouflaging your troops, luring your opponent with decoy units or sabotaging his logistics: strategy is intuitive and carefully thought out at the same time.
Dimension:
Dimension is one of the fundamental aspects of R.U.S.E. The IRISZOOM Engine displays maps hundred times larger than in traditional RTS games, which makes raises strategy to an unprecedented scale and gives deception a lot more depth. With the zoom, you are able to both command your units as a chief-in-command and manage your troops at a tactical level as a ground officer, for example by deploying a fake offensive on your opponent’s HQ while carefully hiding your infantry in villages to ambush the surrounding tanks.
Deception:
Deception is the essence of R.U.S.E.’s gameplay, just as it is the core of warfare: deception techniques such as espionage, decoys and radio silence played an essential role during World War II and continue to figure in modern conflicts. R.U.S.E. features deception cards - also known as ruses – that let you apply a deception technique to a specific sector in the map. The ruses are split into three categories : - Reveal : these ruses such as the Spy Plan or Decryption are useful in order to understand or uncover your enemy’s actions.
Hide:
The Radio Silence or Camouflage Net will let you hide your troops or buildings from your opponent’s radar.
Fake:
The last category of ruses is used to trick your enemy, to make him believe what you want him to believe. The Decoy Offensive simulates an attack to confuse your adversary.
Multiplayer:
Because fooling real people is the ultimate thrill, multiplayer plays a critical part in the R.U.S.E. experience.
Product Description
R.U.S.E. is a one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory, controlling the action using views that range seamlessly from the heart of the battlefield to the full theatre of war. Players will be plunged into the action thanks to the exclusive IRISZOOM Engine which offers an intuitive interface that allows for smooth, rapid transitions from a birds-eye view of the entire conflict, down into the heat of the battle and vice versa. In R.U.S.E., players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the gameplay.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
Been waiting for this game to come out for a long time and bought as soon as it did.
First of all, this will NOT appeal to a lot of RTS fans. The scale of the game is from a Generals perspective looking over a table in a war room. Mainly you will play this extremely zoomed out (unable to see much), where units and battlegroups appear as chip counters rather than rendered individuals. All units are fairly easy to destroy (with the right weapons), there is very little micromanagement, not the same focus on economy, and is more about capturing and holding territory in the form of a front than building a base and destroying theirs.
I am writing this review based on playing the campaign for several hours, but wanted to write it now hopefully before any negative reviews for what I think is a fantastic effort from Ubisoft. In my opinion, this is the best strategy game I have ever played (apart from chess).
Let's face it, in all other RT"Strategy" games, generally you build more units than an opponent, then overpower their base. This probably involves disrupting their economy so you DO have more units, but still that is generally the limit of strategy. Not a criticism, I loved SupCom1.
RUSE is different. Maps are huge, (think SupCom1) but there are few options for quickly moving troops accross. Add to this a relatively small unit cap, and you will soon realise that the game is about picking where to fight, and when to pull back. Concentrated attacks on one front will leave you weak somewhere else on the map.
I lost several missions whilst still learning (and playing the game like another RTS) because a single tank managed to get behind my front line. It does have a steep learning curve.
Add to this the intelligence/counter intelligence aspect, which can disguise where and what you are attacking/defending with, and you have a VERY unique game. Ambushes are very easy to fall into, but also set.
PROPER 3D terrain. This includes line of sight and shell trajetory restrictions.
The controls were awkward at first on the 360, but after several hours have now got the hang of them. They are actually very good once you are used to them.
FROM SINGLE PLAYER ONLY
Good Points
-Fantastic landscape graphics
-Very strong requirement for strategy
-Very flexible game
Bad Points
-Hard to read numbers on chip counters of large groups
-No North arrow (a lot of descriptions in single player use compass bearings)
-A lot of irritating videos showing other aspects of the story flash up. Generally whilst you're in the middle of something important
I admit to not having played this on Xbox live or skirmish yet, but already love this game.
Try the demo on Xbox live, but bear in mind that the controls take some getting used to, but are very intuitive once you do.
GOOD JOB UBISOFT!
First of all, this will NOT appeal to a lot of RTS fans. The scale of the game is from a Generals perspective looking over a table in a war room. Mainly you will play this extremely zoomed out (unable to see much), where units and battlegroups appear as chip counters rather than rendered individuals. All units are fairly easy to destroy (with the right weapons), there is very little micromanagement, not the same focus on economy, and is more about capturing and holding territory in the form of a front than building a base and destroying theirs.
I am writing this review based on playing the campaign for several hours, but wanted to write it now hopefully before any negative reviews for what I think is a fantastic effort from Ubisoft. In my opinion, this is the best strategy game I have ever played (apart from chess).
Let's face it, in all other RT"Strategy" games, generally you build more units than an opponent, then overpower their base. This probably involves disrupting their economy so you DO have more units, but still that is generally the limit of strategy. Not a criticism, I loved SupCom1.
RUSE is different. Maps are huge, (think SupCom1) but there are few options for quickly moving troops accross. Add to this a relatively small unit cap, and you will soon realise that the game is about picking where to fight, and when to pull back. Concentrated attacks on one front will leave you weak somewhere else on the map.
I lost several missions whilst still learning (and playing the game like another RTS) because a single tank managed to get behind my front line. It does have a steep learning curve.
Add to this the intelligence/counter intelligence aspect, which can disguise where and what you are attacking/defending with, and you have a VERY unique game. Ambushes are very easy to fall into, but also set.
PROPER 3D terrain. This includes line of sight and shell trajetory restrictions.
The controls were awkward at first on the 360, but after several hours have now got the hang of them. They are actually very good once you are used to them.
FROM SINGLE PLAYER ONLY
Good Points
-Fantastic landscape graphics
-Very strong requirement for strategy
-Very flexible game
Bad Points
-Hard to read numbers on chip counters of large groups
-No North arrow (a lot of descriptions in single player use compass bearings)
-A lot of irritating videos showing other aspects of the story flash up. Generally whilst you're in the middle of something important
I admit to not having played this on Xbox live or skirmish yet, but already love this game.
Try the demo on Xbox live, but bear in mind that the controls take some getting used to, but are very intuitive once you do.
GOOD JOB UBISOFT!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
Upto now strategy games and consoles simply do not mix. The limitations of the controllers have been insufficient for just about all strategy games. This game however, have made a good attempt to simplified the controls for the game to work on consoles aswell as the PC.
Sadly though, the xbox 360's limitations means there is a limit on the amount of units you can have in the game at one time. This means that until console machines are developed enough to suit strategy games they will always be superior on a PC. Despite the limitations of the Xbox 360, this game does work well.
The campaign mode is a bit annoying but the Xbox live mode works well as does the battle mode which allows you to take on the AI in a player vs player match. A few more modes would be appreciated especially one where money and resources are out all together.
Overall, not a bad effot and the only strategy game worth buying on the 360.
Graphics 8/10 Sound 9/10 Gameplay 7/10 Voice Acting 6/10 Playability 8/10 Lastability 6/10 (Single Player 7/10 Multiplayer 6/10)
Sadly though, the xbox 360's limitations means there is a limit on the amount of units you can have in the game at one time. This means that until console machines are developed enough to suit strategy games they will always be superior on a PC. Despite the limitations of the Xbox 360, this game does work well.
The campaign mode is a bit annoying but the Xbox live mode works well as does the battle mode which allows you to take on the AI in a player vs player match. A few more modes would be appreciated especially one where money and resources are out all together.
Overall, not a bad effot and the only strategy game worth buying on the 360.
Graphics 8/10 Sound 9/10 Gameplay 7/10 Voice Acting 6/10 Playability 8/10 Lastability 6/10 (Single Player 7/10 Multiplayer 6/10)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
If you like your RTS games with a little bit of strategy mixed in then you'll enjoy this. i've always enjoyed console based RTS games like C&C and The Lord of The Rings one so i knew this would be right up my street.
Whenever i used to play C&C and things like that i used to do the old create a massive army and steam into the enemies base/camp and hope for the best. in this you can have good results just from using small groups of forces placed well on the maps using terrain to your advantage.
The factions in this game are all WW2 armies Britain, USA, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia. like most RTS games different factions have strong and weak points this game is just the same.
All the missions in the game are based round real events from Kasserine pass, Monte Cassino, Operation Market Garden, and more. so if you like your WW2 stuff then you'll enjoy this.
The RUSE cards system available to you to use work quite well everything from Camouflage Nets for your base to building a dummy army to throw the enemy off guard.
Whenever i used to play C&C and things like that i used to do the old create a massive army and steam into the enemies base/camp and hope for the best. in this you can have good results just from using small groups of forces placed well on the maps using terrain to your advantage.
The factions in this game are all WW2 armies Britain, USA, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia. like most RTS games different factions have strong and weak points this game is just the same.
All the missions in the game are based round real events from Kasserine pass, Monte Cassino, Operation Market Garden, and more. so if you like your WW2 stuff then you'll enjoy this.
The RUSE cards system available to you to use work quite well everything from Camouflage Nets for your base to building a dummy army to throw the enemy off guard.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Nice try, but...
The developers tried to make this game something special but sadly it has fallen flat. The main problem is the Xbox interface, which makes zooming, scrolling and selecting units a... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Dermie X
Pleased
My boy is very pleased, bought it out of his own pocket money so cheap enough he seems to spend hours on it.
Published 3 months ago by Amatuer
Excellent game, minor controller issues
First of all, I bought this game as soon as I saw the demo on the xbox. It wasn't wasted money, for a minute. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Joao Tiago Pincho
R.U.S.E
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Published 11 months ago by Jamie Howard
Nice take on the RTS
This game is an interesting take on more traditional real-time strategy games. Not overly dissimilar to the command & conquer series, you need to accumulate resources by building... Read more
Published 14 months ago by C. A. Gallagher
Pretty good.
I found ruse to be pretty good. The campaign mode though is a real let down. It's slow and boring.
The battle mode is where the real gameplay is. Read more
The battle mode is where the real gameplay is. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Tommo
Best (RT) sbtrategy game for consoles?
I really like this game. It has elements from the RT genre, but adds a historic perspective both to the campaign mode and different seperate scenarios. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Haredale
proper strategy game
This a proper strategy game, nothing like CandC but its more then that. You really have to think about the units and were is best to place them, its great fun, prety tense at times... Read more
Published 16 months ago by joe blogs
Very good game
I have played this game on the PS3, which I imagine is very similar to the XBOX 360 version and the game is brilliant. Read more
Published 17 months ago by jane
Best real time battle game i've played for a while, but...
I saw the advert for it on youtube where 2 guys are playing this game on a big glass touch screen table. My first reaction was this game is going to be superb to play. Read more
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