Despite the fact that Tom Clancy's EndWar, Ubisoft's voice-activated, military strategy game fell short of its ambitions, the publisher has bravely returned with R.U.S.E, another attempt to reinvigorate the genre. Set during the second world war, it follows the rock-paper-scissors format whereby armoured vehicles outgun infantry but are vulnerable to anti-tank weapons etc. Success relies upon engaging with weaker enemy units. That is until you or your enemies deploy one of 10 available "ruses", revealing false information about your position, hiding your true location, placing decoy units or even influencing enemy morale. Using the right one at the right time is crucial. It's a clever and effective conceit. Accessible and entertaining, R.U.S.E is a console-based, real-time strategy game that really works. Ubi has definitely succeeded this time.