RUSE “Time is everything,” said Horatio Nelson. “Five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat.” Ruse Risky move It's a war quote repeated several times in RUSE's loading screens. But it could just as easily apply to game release schedules. Arriving just a few weeks after Starcraft II on the PC, and almost …
there is a demo on the PSN, so its well worth giving it a go.... but basically you use a combination of the move controller and either the navigation controller or the left side of the six-axis controller... its a little tricky, but onve you get the hang of it, almost as quick as a mouse, possibly quicker with practice (ive only been playing the demo)
basically the move controller is used to zoom in and out and select units, while the six-axis/nav cintroller pans the screen about and selects units... I was unsure how it would tie together, but its very quick, selecting units or points on the field, you just point the controller and your there!
and I must say I am impressed, its was a Pick up and play RTS, and I am one of those who only just managed to get to grips with C&C Generals :)
very engaging, I would hope this gets a good multiplayer following
its on my Christmas list, and knowing Steam will be at an awesome price for pc during December at some point :)
It might be worth a mention that the PS3 version supports Move controllers and apparently makes the game a whole lot better for doing so. And I think thers a demo on PSN.
Also, any word of DRM? It is a Ubisoft game afterall....Would I get kicked out of the game if my ps3 loses it's internet connection? Or what?
...while I personally consider it the best thing since sliced bread, and while that means that even if you buy it in the shops you can re-download it onto any computer you have access to, and don't need the disk, some people consider steam a "DRM" implementation. and you _will_ need internet the first time you play it, at least (steam's offline mode only works on up-to-date games that have been run at least once)
With the imminent release of Microsoft's Kinect I'm wondering how a game such as this could be played using Microsoft's new Controllerless system.
I don't think it can, using gestures is only going to work to a certain degree. Sure you can wave your hands about until the cows come home but how are you going to select a bunch of tanks when you don't have any buttons to press.
Think about it. The lack of any buttons to press with Kinect is going to be a real hinderence to game playing beyond basic hand swipery and gesture making.
This works really well with the Playstation Move and Navigation controller. It did take some getting used to since I had been playing the game for about a week with the normal controller before the Move came out. However, I really wouldn't want to go back to using the normal controller now that I have experienced the benefit of the Move with this game.
As for the game itself...it's very enjoyable. I played the demo and wasn't so sure about buying the game because I found the demo was very limited and linear. This is really due to the demo consisting of a tutorial. The full game gives you full freedom to do what you want when you want.
Enjoy. :)
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