I fondly remember playing with little green army men in the dirt when I was little, pitting the soldiers against all manners of horrors and nefarious foes, from the Ninja Turtles’ Shredder to Lord Zedd from Power Rangers, and more. I would often recruit the beat-up and battle-worn soldiers of my older brother’s G.I. JOE squads to help turn the tide of battle, with the likes of Duke, Snake Eyes, and Shipwreck – decorated heroes of the cartoon character wars in my backyard. When I saw that Renegade Games was bringing the forces of the JOEs and COBRA to the hexes of Heroscape, these long-dormant memories came rushing back, and I was ready to fight off the forces of evil with the familiar faces from my youth in this new battle arena.
Heroscape has seen a revival in recent years with entries like Heroscape: Age of Annihilation thanks to Renegade Game Studios, and the new G.I. JOE Heroscape: Rumble at the Rift set marks the first crossover content of this new generation. This latest release gives players not only prominent members of both the JOEs and COBRA to add into their armies, from the Greenshirt grunts and COBRA Troopers to the Baroness and Duke, but also fun JOE-inspired glyphs like the Jump Pack that lets a unit fly for a round. And for fans of the ninjas (and frankly, who isn’t), both Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow are here too.
