If you pull the camera all the way back in the World War II strategy game R.U.S.E.: The Art Of Deception , the scenery fades into miniature, revealing that the entire battlefield sits on an old-fashioned war-room planning table. It's a cute nod to the fact that R.U.S.E.

Great fun single player game but once again a mistake by ubi soft claiming coop. so just to warn anyone which buys for a fun with friends offline aint possible but on the flip side great fun for single player nd online is just as fun

Back in the day when someone mentioned the word space and computers, one would grasp their copy of Elite close, hoping secretly that one day they'd look down on earth from their battle cruiser.

Ruse is an ok game i was really looking forward to it cause its a strategy game but when i first played it i didn't like it cause of the controls and really annoying AI in it i just cant get the hang of it so i say this game isn't for everyone tht like strategy but for some its good but for me not...

The game performs well, letting you zoom in and out with ease without any noticeable slowdown, though it would seem that some compromises have been made to accommodate the overall scope. Neither the terrain nor the units are all that detailed when viewed at relatively close distances.

Ruses provide a nifty and original strategic element; Slick tabletop interface makes it easy to stay organized; Recon; ambushes; and other elements make for lots of flexibility; Online and skirmish matches are really fun

Bland story characterized by poor cutscenes and inferior voice acting; Campaign is boring and badly paced

RTS on consoles are typically hard to play well due to the control limitations vs PC. ruse has got around this fairly well so that it doesnt make it harder than it actually is to progress in the game.

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

For years the real-time strategy genre (RTS) has been mired in the turgid, tiberium soaked legacy of Command & Conquer. Once a pioneering game, it's regular as clockwork sequels have done little to improve the series beyond the occasional graphical overhaul and a handful of new units.

Developed by: Eugen Systems Published by: Ubisoft RUSE, set in good ol' world war 2 that most abused and celebrated piece of history in the gaming world. You play Joe Sheridan, an American Commander with the mission to find a particularly nasty spy/entity that has caused the deaths of thousands of...