Except, Menace goes far heavier on both detail and scale than that pared-back spinoff did.

In my mind, anyway.

50% is a rubbish chance, but orange is fine, right?

A squad of marines huddles behind cover in Menace.

Id take a punt on orange.

Ever-present in these battles are the barks and bantz of your (fully voiced) recruits.

Theres loads of canned dialogue, obviously, but its the interactions between these units that sounds most interesting.

An allied mech lets loose a rocket in Menace.

The price of that momentary valuation of black comedy over intelligent positioning?

But in blending a tactically rich turn-based game with some meaty role-playing elements, its ambition is already impressive.

Marines line up in a treeline in Menace.

A tank blows up defences in a snowy Menace battle scene.