However, it has clearly been a goal of action games to catch up in this regard, with games as far back as the Dynasty Warriors series and 2005's Spartan: Total Warrior doing their very best to create that feeling of the player being one of many soldiers engaged in massive battles.

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is set to receive a number of new features, tweaks, and improvements in the future, with publisher Focus Entertainment breaking down what is (and isn't) coming, based on player feedback, in a recent Q&A.