The Power Rangers franchise is heading back to games consoles with a fighting title by the name of Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid.
Launching on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in April (with a PC version to follow), Battle For The Grid comes to us from Hasbro, Lionsgate and nWay. The developers at nWay previously worked on the mobile title Power Rangers Legacy Wars, and it will be interesting to see how they handle the leap onto consoles.
Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid has been described as an “easy to learn but hard to master fighting game.” It’s apparently “a modern take on the 25 year franchise,” which promises “stunning graphics with vivid details”.
You’ll be able to battle between “current and classic Rangers and villains like never before in team battles” with plentiful opportunities to test your skills online. If that sounds like your cup of tea, you can check out the official announcement trailer right here…
“Power Rangers fans have been asking for a high fidelity fighting game on console and PC that match up iconic Rangers and villains across the expansive Power Rangers multiverse for quite some time now,” noted nWay’s CEO Taehoon Kim, in a statement picked up by Variety.
He added this, making it clear that cross-platorm multiplayer is a big part of the game: “We wanted to deliver this to the fans and make sure it has cross-play and cross-progression capabilities as we believe playing with friends across multiple platforms at the same time is where the future of gaming is headed.”
We don’t have an exact date yet, but we know that Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid is aiming for an April 2019 release. Those who pre-order the game will be rewarded with a special Green Ranger V2 Skin.