Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #8787 in Digital Video Games
- Brand: Ubisoft
- Model: 40522R.U.S.E.3
- Released on: 2010-09-10
- ESRB Rating: Teen
- Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP
- Format: Download
Features
- Developed by Eugen Systems, R.U.S.E is set to refresh the strategy genre, introducing deception techniques that will let you bluff your enemy in order to lead your nation's army to victory.
- Camouflage your troops, lure your opponent with decoy units, sabotage his logistics: strategy is intuitive and carefully thought out at the same time.
- Features cutting edge graphics and effects, the outstanding IRISZOOM Engine, immersive combat and a simplified interface that allows you to determine your nation's strategy to defeat your enemies.
- Dimension is one of the fundamental aspects of R.U.S.E. The IRISZOOM Engine displays maps a hundred times larger than in traditional RTS games.
- Deception is the essence of R.U.S.E.'s gameplay, just as it is the core of warfare.
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Product Description
R.U.S.E is a Real-time Strategy (RTS) game utilizing a revolutionary deception gameplay mechanic that adds a whole new dimension to its classic faction and resource collection based battlefield action. This mechanic allows and encourages players to engage in elaborate tactics of misdirection, which are as important as any other battlefield tactic to overall success in-game. Additional important features include six historically accurate Allied and Axis nation factions from the conflict, each with specific units, huge maps magnifying the importance of strategy and multiplayer support up to eight players.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
19 of 23 people found the following review helpful.
By NeuroSplicer
The RTS genre had become pretty much saturated for some time now. The addition of more on-screen units and richer environments (with the consequent increase in hardware requirements) did little to invigorate it. In RUSE, although you will recognize several classic RTS components, they are skillfully combined together and blended with a number of new ideas so that the end result seems fresh and innovative.To say that RUSE was over-hyped would be an understatement. Nevertheless, it is one of the rare games that manages to live up to its hype and deliver hours of solid fun and enthusiastic immersion.Strategic placement of your units will determine their line of sight and their range - but also their vulnerability to enemy units. Concealment and ambush are essential parts of the gameplay. For a game that presents units as oversized board-game tokens when zoomed out, battlefield realism is kept high with vehicles permitted to move only on roads (and thus cannot claim the advantage of higher ground) and nested units having to either be pummeled with artillery or circumvented in order to advance. Unlike tactical decisions, resource gathering has been simplified and kept to a minimum.However, the real strength of RUSE lies elsewhere. What you will enjoy the most are, well, the...ruses. Whether you create a spectral decoy army that will divert the enemy or ask Bletchley Park to break his communication codes for you to be waiting for his units at the right location, those battlefield ruses are what make this game so great and immensely replayable.Now, the good news is that UBISOFT has finally abandoned the idiotic DRM used in their latest games which required an always-on connection to their servers to play your game. The bad news is this game comes with mandatory OnLine STEAM activation, which makes it a piece of rentware it never becomes yours. This is what prevented me from giving this game a 5th star. Whether this bothers you or not, you can now make an informed decision.RECOMMENDED.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
By PrinceofRussia
It seems like most of the RTSes which are created around multyplayer have a mission: to increase you mouse dexterity as seen in the crazy Star Craft 300+ APM player's videos. Well news flash, I am lazy. So if you are like me, and interested in a little slower game, a game where you have time to think: RUSE is finally here!The game is obviously created around multyplayer so don't expect much from the single player's campaign, but multyplayer is done beautifully. The game is all about strategic placements, secret reserves and knowing what your opponent is doing. Sometimes 10 minutes will pass before the 1st engagement, both players hiding their actions, carefully using terrain making sure that the advancement is not noticed.Imagine: your tanks snuck up to the enemy lines with out being noticed, but all of a sudden an anty-tank cannons fire - 5 of your tanks lay in a pile a burning wreckage... But then you open your hand - the tanks were a decoy - the real assault are the large collection of planes quietly circling above your base... The opponent thinking he took care of your main forces and is on the move attacking the unprotected flank - your planes make a run for it - shooting across the map toward the base... AA Fires hidden in the forest, but you got enough bombers to take a few casualties. Opponents base is no more, but he pushes further on the unprotected flank only to be picked off by the planes one by one - this for you is RUSE.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By D. Lamarche
I have over 600 hours of playing r.u.s.e only 3 months after my purchase.There's cheaters but they are easily spotted by experienced rusers. You can save every game and watch replay. Frustrating moments is when players lost connexion right in the middle of a great battle. It will happen on a regular basis if you play everyday. The only thing I hate about this game is when one of your teamates quit the game, you have his money but you don't have more ruse to defend his territory, which is unfair. Hopefully they will fix that.Here's the nations available: Italia, Russia, France, British, Germany and USA. At some point you may think one nation is better than another but at the end of the day they are all strong if you know how to play with them. Must be many videos on youtube where you can see what's the game is all about and that's my suggestion before you buy it.R.U.S.E is the great game. Winning will boost your ego. Loosing will teach you how to get better.
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