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The upcoming brawlerMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindwill contain countless references to the classic franchise, including last year’sOnce and Alwaysreunion special by featuring Robo Rita as its main antagonist. One of the biggest surprises to come from Summer Games Fest 2024 was the announcement of a retro-style beat-em-up starring the original five Power Rangers.Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindwill offer five-player co-op, tons of enemies pulled from the first threePower Rangersseasons, and even 3D rail-shooter segments when it launches on PC and consoles later this year.
The past few years have been a roller coaster forPower Rangersfans, as the show itself has gone into limbo following the release ofMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and AlwaysandPower Rangers: Cosmic Fury. The formersaw theMighty Morphin Power Rangers team reuniteto stop a robotic reincarnation of their original enemy Rita Repulasa from traveling into the past and helping her younger self conquer Earth using her future knowledge. The special also contained plenty of Easter eggs and emotional moments crafted for die-hardPower Rangersfans, even ending with a touching tribute to deceased actors Thuy Trang and Jason David Frank.
Robo Rita will return from theNetflix specialMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Alwaysto serve as the main villain ofMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind. Digital Eclipse content editor Dan Amrich revealed during an interview withTime Expressthat the decision to use Robo Rita came about due toOnce and Alwayshaving the mechanical sorceress attempting to use a time portal to prevent the Power Rangers from ever existing. This gave Digital Eclipse an in-universe excuse to connect elements from across the franchise.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Revenge Pits Players Against Robo Rita
Dan Amrich also described how his team approachedPower Rangersowner Hasbro with the pitch forMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindafter hearing that the company was looking to expand upon its famous franchises. From there, both Hasbro and the developers drew inspiration from theclassic licensed 2D brawlersthat were all the rage during the heyday ofMMPR, as well as making sure there were plenty of fun Easter eggs for longtime fans to notice while playing.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindlooks to be a similar love letter to the long-runningPower Rangersfranchise, from its gameplay paying homage to the olderPower Rangersgames to its plot tying into more recent lore by bringing back the dreaded Robo Rita its main antagonist.MMPR: Rita’s Rewindisn’t set to launch until later this year, but fans of the original series cansuit up inARK: Survival Ascendedthanks to a recent crossover.
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…
