R.U.S.E. is not a complex game as far as RTS titles go. In fact, it is easily outshined in the unit management and depth arena by the recently released StarCraft 2 . R.U.S.E. boils things down managing only Supply Depots, which keep cash flowing to your base allowing you to build new units.

Streamlined RTS gameplay; Campaign tutorial is comprehensive; R.U.S.E.

Controls sometimes frustrate; Not granular enough for hardcore wargamers

The Good : Innovative game system that uses deception as key gaming element. Excellent multiplayer. The Bad : Difficulty finding multiplayer matches. Some significant unit imbalances. The Ugly : Single-player campaign sucks. Omaha Beach again ?

RUSE is something different, which is no guarantee that you will like it, but give it a chance and the depth and strategy will soon draw you in. RUSE is an RTS that works, and one that works well. Go for it soldier.

As you take control of General Arrogant American throughout the course of the campaign in R.U.S.E., you'll struggle to come up with any real reason why this guy is any better than the bad guy, General Generic Evil Nazi.

Feels different than other recent RTS fare; Engaging co-op and multiplayer; Simple control set-up that still leaves room for plenty of strategy

Campaign is a bit of a bore; Visually impressive and detailed; but it lacks any real identity

R.U.S.E. is the kind of game a real-time strategist might enjoy and be bored of at the same time. It's a game that relies on strategy and thinking ahead, rather than fast reflexes and actions-per-minute, but it manages to create problems for itself, at least on the consoles, due to the limitations...

Easy camera system; wide variety of ruses to use; good amount of strategic depth beyond throwing units at each other

Dull single player campaign; problems differentiating units from terrain; lack of granularity in unit selection; problems with controls

Up close, RUSE doesn't look like an interesting real-time strategy game. To make things worse, it's a game set in the tired territory of World War II of all places. That is, until you take the camera and start to zoom out until a battlefield stretching hundreds of miles can be seen.

From the outside, R.U.S.E. may look like just another World War II strategy game. You harvest resources from nearby supply depots, build up your base, create armies of troops, tanks and aircraft, and march them off to do battle. The truth is, it's anything but.

Smooth; intuitive controls; Neat system of deception; Fast-paced strategy

Campaign a bit slow; Unit models could use a polish; Could use more unit types

" R.U.S.E. " doesn't quite live up to my own personal expectations. Most of my annoyance comes from the annoying menu which skips around with the slightest touch, but the slowdown, dodgy animation and lack of particularly thrilling action at the lowest level all hurt the game to an extent.

The game performs with very little slowdown. Zooming in and out of the board is as smooth as silk and, even with a large number of units on screen, the game handles the chaos that can ensue, though it has been toned down compared to the PC version.

Ruses add a new layer of strategy; The game map is easy to use for all player types; A lot of fun online

Feels a bit too simple at times; The campaign is terrible; Lack of interesting units

There's 385 for campaign I believe, about 400 for online, and the rest are split between battles and operations. In summary, this is a good game. At its core it is a wartime RTS, and if you're not a fan of that sort of game there is nothing really to draw people in, but definitely worth a rent for...