R.U.S.E. (XBox360)

72%
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R.U.S.E. (XBox360) (2010)
genre: strategy

score: 72%

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'If you can stand the time period, then this serves as a perfectly adequate medium between Hearts of Iron's grand strategy, and Men of War's more tactical focus.'
Read more » Strategyinformer
'The story might be forgettable, the cut scenes are unimpressive and the first few hours are extremely slow. Get over these faults however and Ruse reveals itself to be an intuitive, complex but nevertheless accessible experience.'
Read more » AceGamez
'I'm hoping that with patches (and some more players) that most of those can be corrected, and the basic concept of the ruses is solid and very enjoyable. It really is an RTS that plays like no other, and it deserves a second look on that basis alone.'
Read more » Game Over
'This intriguing real-time strategy game overcomes its feeble campaign by encouraging a different approach to battlefield tactics.'
Read more » Gamespot
'A good amount of multiplayer value rounds out a substantial single-player portion. There's a good amount of game for your dollar here, but some of that is due to how slow moving the game can be at times.'
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'Like any standard RTS, R.U.S.E. is an exercise in balance. The difference here is that this game tries to simultaneously balance the interests of the console and the traditions of RTS. What's surprising is how well it actually manages to do this.'
Read more » Video Gamer (Pro-G)
'Unfortunately, the only place this intriguing design has a place to shine is in multiplayer. The campaign is laughably awful, with a tepid story told through awkwardly acted cutscenes surrounding poorly scripted scenarios.'
Read more » GameInformer
'It's brave, and manic, and fun to play, and that's everything it needs to be.'
Read more » Eurogamer
'RUSE takes a while to warm up, but once it does, it's cracking stuff, as the game's unfailingly proper British generals would no doubt put it. It makes real-time strategy accessible with pad controls without sacrificing either complexity or challenge.'
Read more » IGN
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