Summary
Power Rangersgames don’t come around too often, and greatPower Rangersgames are an even rarer occurrence. According to most fans,Power Rangers: Battle for the Gridis the best video game experience the franchise has to offer, and that came out five years ago. It’s about time the PowerRangers got another video game the franchise could be genuinely proud of, and hopefully the recently announcedMighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindcan be just that.
Revealed at Summer Game Fest 2024,Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindlooks to be a loving throwback to arcade days long gone. Sporting a vibrant and colorful 16-bit pixel art style,Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindlooks suitably frenetic, especially when all five co-op players are on-screen at once, and even more so when the game starts switching genres seemingly partway through a mission.
Every Genre That Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind Is Embracing
Beat ‘Em Up
Focusing on the very original iteration of the iconic spandex-wearing team,Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindwill see players take control ofthe Pink, Red, Yellow, Blue, and Black Rangeras they face off against the titular villain once more. However, this time Rita Repulsa has been joined by a robotic future incarnation, and the two are wreaking havoc on the timeline, something that will cause classic enemies from the first few seasons of the show to appear and will cause remixed versions of iconic sequences.
Based onPower Rangers: Rita’s Rewind’s announcement trailer, it seems as though a good portion of the game will have players punching and kicking their way through a classic arcade beat ‘em up. Iconic enemies will flood the screen, and it’s up to the five Rangers to take all of them down before moving on to the next screen. But that’s not allPower Rangers: Rita’s Rewindhas in store.
Shooter Genre
A celebration of the entire medium ofvideo games in the early 1990s,Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindis bringing forth a few different genres from the era, all of which have a very arcade-y feel. Based on the trailer, there will be certain sections of gameplay inPower Rangers: Rita’s Rewindthat will see players shooting at the enemies on-screen while the camera moves forward through the stage automatically. Players will also be able to control the beloved original version of the Megazord, which seemingly turns the game into a first-person brawler.
Combat Racer
The final genre thatMighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindseems to be tackling is old-school combat racing. Here, players take control of a Ranger on a motorbike or Dinozord as they speed towards the screen’s background. Players will be able to move the vehicle horizontally across the screen to avoid oncoming projectiles and environmental hazards, as well as shoot at enemies that happen to line up with the on-screen crosshair.
The trailer shows players speeding through a bustling downtown area, shooting at cars and jumping off maintenance ramps, as well as zipping down a rocky canyonon the back of a Dinozordas lasers shoot upwards from underground. It looks likePower Rangers: Rita’s Rewindis going to be a game packed to the brim with fan service, Easter eggs, and references, and this impressive array of gameplay styles should keep players invested for the whole duration.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind
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InMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind, the team faces off against a robotic reincarnation of the Power Rangers' long-time nemesis. Robo Rita has conjured a portal to send herself back in time so she can finally vanquish the Power Rangers by forming an alliance with her younger self. Working together, Robo Rita and Rita Repulsa rewind, rewrite, and remix the past in an attempt to stop the very formation of the Power Rangers, altering the course of history.Will the two Ritas and their army of monstrous enemies from across the MMPR timeline finally succeed in destroying the Power Rangers? Or will these teenagers with attitude learn to work together and counter this catastrophic chronological collaboration?Players will be able to experience the origins of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers again – for the first time! The past will never be the same…
