Summary
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindhas been revealed atSummer Game Fest2024. The new game urges players to “Go back to the beginning” and seems to be packed with 90s nostalgia for fans of the original series.
The new reveal trailer shown atSummer Game Fest2024 showed the original 90s Power Rangers returning with 2D animated cutscenes and retro gameplay consisting of side-scrolling beat-‘em-up combat with all five rangers on screen at once, hinting at arcade-esque 5-player co-op as the teenagers with attitude fight Rita Repulsa’s forces.
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The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind Trailer Also Teased Other Kinds Of Retro Gameplay
With The Power Rangers’ Vehicles And Zords
While most of the trailer’s gameplay was the aforementioned beat-‘em-up style combat as the Power Rangers take onwaves of Rita’s minions, it looks like this won’t be the only kind of level players will get to experience inMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind.The latter part of the trailer shifted to show some third-person on-rail gameplay with two chase sequences involving the Red Ranger’s motorbikeand a twisted roller-coaster-type level.
The iconic Zords will also be making an appearance, with further cutscenes showing them in action, but it seems like players will also be assuming control of them at certain points in the game, likely after defeating a boss as the five rangers, much like how episodes of the TV show would play out.There was a sequence hinting at some first-person combat from the perspective of the Megazord, covering various different iconic aspects of the original series.
A release date forMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindwas not confirmed, but it is available to Wishlist now on Steam. With the ’90s vibes on display, this should certainly fit in with other returns to the genre with characters from that era such as the acclaimedTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.The 90s had severalPower Rangers-themed games, from the SNES’ side-scroller to the"full-motion video" tie-in on Sega CD, and the 2D competitive 1v1 fighting game when the original series first released, andMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindcould be a nostalgic trip back to this era of the franchise.
