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Genre "Real-Time Strategy":
360 Video Game Deals, Top Reviews and New Releases

3 top deals for Sunday, February 12, 2012 (06:45AM PST)

R.U.S.E. (360)

Sale Price $18.99 SALE

(37% off) at Amazon Deal Factor 5.3 (details) Deal Factor for "R.U.S.E. (360)"
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For "R.U.S.E." the Deal Factor details look like this:

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Deal Factor 5.3 Review Average 7.8 (based on 2 critics) Genre Real-Time Strategy Publisher Ubisoft Release Date 2010-09-07 Description "In R.U.S.E.™, players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines ..." expand → R.U.S.E. (360)

In R.U.S.E.™, players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the game play.

Use deceptive strategies: Combine deceptive strategies to conquer the battleground.
Zoom in on the action: Quickly zoom from the tactics board right down to individual units.
Battle online adversaries: Outwit online adversaries in multiplayer and co-op modes.

Supreme Commander 2 (360)

Sale Price $13.56 SALE

(10% off) at Amazon Deal Factor 4.8 (details) Deal Factor for "Supreme Commander 2 (360)"
The Deal Factor reflects the value of a deal: it's a score ranging from 0 to 10 that is based on the game's average review score, the percentage of the price drop ("savings"), and the game's age. Deals with the largest savings on the best-reviewed and most recent games have the highest Deal Factors. Since we're snobs, we give more weight to the review score than the savings or age (a bad game doesn't get better just because it's cheap or new, and our goal is to help you find the most attractive deals, not just the cheapest or newest games).

For "Supreme Commander 2" the Deal Factor details look like this:

Weighted Review Score 4.0
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Deal Factor 4.8 Review Average 7.9 (based on 2 critics) Genre Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy Publisher Square Enix Release Date 2010-03-16 Description From Wikipedia: "Supreme Commander 2 is an upcoming real-time strategy video game developed by Gas Powered Games and published by Square Enix The story starts with the ..." expand → Supreme Commander 2 (360)

Supreme Commander 2 is an upcoming real-time strategy video game developed by Gas Powered Games and published by Square Enix The story starts with the newly-elected president's assassination. A trailer for the game released at the Entertainment Software Association's 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo indicates that the story takes place twenty-five years after the conclusion of Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, and centers on the breakdown of peaceful relations between the United Earth Federation, the Aeon Illuminate, and the Cybran Nation, implying that war has been instigated through a single bullet. Supreme commander 2 is more focused on conflicting characters rather than ideologies.

Endwar (360)

Sale Price $8.02 SALE

(60% off) at Amazon Review Average no reviews yet Genre Real-Time Strategy Publisher Ubisoft Release Date 2008-11-04 Description From Wikipedia: "Tom Clancy's EndWar is a real-time tactics game designed by Ubisoft Shanghai for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows platforms. The Nintendo DS and ..." expand → Endwar (360)

Tom Clancy's EndWar is a real-time tactics game designed by Ubisoft Shanghai for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows platforms. The Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable versions feature turn-based tactics instead of the real-time tactics of their console counterparts. Imp Rebs has confirmed 4x4 will be offered in the full version. De Plater confirmed the game to be a Real-time tactics strategy war-game. Units will gain experience as they are used in battle. The emphasis will be more on smaller scale battles rather than the overarching campaign.
Ubisoft also claims that the game is "completely controllable through voice commands." This is demonstrated on a handful of game play videos by de Plater himself.