R.U.S.E. is a new strategy game developed by Eugen Systems and published by Ubisoft. It's a world war 2 game being released for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 next march, and it is looking seriously cool. The main catch of the game is it's deception element. At the beginning of a battle, each player is dealt a hand of cards with different tactics meant to mislead your opponent. Through out the battle, you are allowed to play these cards to trick up your enemy and try to lead them into a trap. In the trailer (linked below), one player uses a group of decoy landers to draw out a cocky enemy's tanks, which he then destroys by launching a flight of bombers that had been previously hidden. In addition to this, the game has an innovative new interface based on the "iriszoom" engine, which allows the player to seamlessly zoom in from a birds-eye view to being practically on the battlefield. These zoom levels are divided into 3 types of zoom, each with their own contextual controls, allowing for an unprecedented level of control over your units. This sounds like a very complicated system, but Eugen Systems promises it will be incredibly intuitive and easy to learn.
Eugen Systems was previously responsible for the act of war series, "The Gladiators: galactic circus games", and "Times of Conflict". For a more detailed look at the game:
http://gdc.gamespot.com/story/6206612/
For more on Eugen Systems, check out their official website at:
http://www.eugensystems.com/
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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