Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind Review

the Power Rangers The franchise is in a strange place right now. The impact of the rights trade from Haim Saban to Hasbro is well felt, with the new season of television struggling to attract as much interest as the older one, even the ongoing one. . Super Sentai that franchise Power Rangers is based on. Meanwhile, love Power Rangers' the past is still alive, and is reinforced through projects like Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid SY Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind. That's all right Rita's Rewind focuses on the period of the series, because a less visually polished version would not be out of place.

Beat-'em-ups and fighting games are among the first Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'90s or so, but how Battle for the Grid is a new warrior for a new era, Rita's Rewind unmistakably modern, and more committed to the genre than its predecessors. Featuring the original Rita Repulsa teaming up with Robo Rita in the 2023 Netflix anniversary movie Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Alwaysthis side scrolling game finds the original Power Rangers team fighting through remix highlights of their original adventures. The result is an afternoon that may be small, but full of fun.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Replays Are Nonstop Fun

First of all, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind is a love letter to MMPR. The hand-drawn pixel art is mind-blowing Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game SY Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revengeeven so Rita's Rewind was developed by TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection's Digital Eclipse and not a Tribute game. It's amazing if the game runs through one of the VCR filters, because the picture is clean enough to look better without it. The rest of the presentation is also great, with a rocking soundtrack that draws from the famous MMPR numbers, and new moving sounds, including familiar ones X-Men '97 sound, which brings back the original Rangers.

Speaking of which, the cast fills the colorful shoes of the original Power Rangers Rita's Rewind. As mentioned earlier The Shredder's Revengethere are six player slots for offline friends to include the whole team, although online play will only support two players until an update is promised to add more. Also, only five slots are available until the Green Ranger, Tommy Oliver, is unlocked after the first game. Sadly, it's full Mighty Morphin Power Rangers squad can not unite first, but Rita's Rewind Admittedly, there needs to be a reason to return to racing beyond simple collection and how to go fast.

First of all,
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind
is a love letter to
MMPR
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Multiplayer is the biggest incentive to play Rita's Rewind again, especially the player count changes the experience. Solo, MMPR: Rita's Rewind is a back-to-basics brawler with frequent gameplay changes to keep things interesting. Solo players can enjoy a streamlined experience as they master different play styles, even if they can't compensate for the usual small gestures. In a group, combat turns into a chaotic mess with action all over the screen, but that's what makes it fun. Rita's Rewind keeping the chaos flowing with the species change, even turning the Megazord around Punch Out fight the artificial “pass the controller” case that attracts everyone. Despite the occasional unclear hitbox and mood swings, it's a blast, even during the off-season.

The popular Angel Grove Youth Center returns as an in-between level center to provide this, and brings double the amount of help. MMPR fanservice. With the Rangers assuming citizenship, Bulk and Skull tagging along in the background, and even a playable arcade cabinet with a simple quarter muncher game, this hub represents the love that went into the rest of the smorgasbord. Rita's Rewind. References to the first season, fandom-jokes, and even Power Rangers Production trivia is scattered throughout the stages, and can take as long as a full playthrough to point out all the Easter eggs.

Despite the Season Season, MMPR: Rita's Return Has No Time to Eat

This work is unfortunately more likely than it seems, like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind It's only 2-3 hours, which is short even for a $34.99 USD game, but it borders on excessive for a typical arcade beat-'em-up. Multiple shooting galleries, driving mini-games, Dinozord episodes, and full Megazord battles spoil everyone. MMPR: Rita's RewindBeating Putty Patrol, and boss fights show some Power Rangers' the most famous monster in the best light, but it is for each player if it is enough to justify the price.

Another area of ​​division is likely the underlying mechanism. Rita's Rewind is a serviceable modern beat-'em-up, but bucking the recent 2D brawler trend means this game won't turn the heads of genre fans. Avoid the Scott Pilgrim the game's problems by keeping the usual enemy AI reasonable and allowing the player to create with the weapons they have, especially in multiplayer, but the lack of The Shredder's Revenge SY Scott PilgrimCharacter development and deeper gameplay speak to Digital Eclipse's lack of experience in this genre. The worst part of the regular game, however, is the consistency of the Rangers outside of the final attack that destroys everyone, although at least it feels good.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind It's a small, but well-rounded package Power Rangers Fans should love, and can enjoy with them unusual friends. Rita's Rewind may have been popular in the arcades of the late 90s, and his skill and love of the source means that he should find an audience today with Once & always specifically emerged from. Even if its competitors are doing better, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind it's still a good rolling time that one won't regret experiencing.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind released on December 10 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Game Rant was provided a PC code for this review.