Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

Developer(s)	nWay
Publisher(s)	nWay Limited Run Games
Release Date(s)
Nintendo Switch	NA: June 10, 2019 (Limited Run Games)
Nintendo Switch	NA: June 10, 2019 (Limited Run Games)
Nintendo Switch (eShop)	WW: March 26, 2019
Nintendo Switch (eShop)	WW: March 26, 2019
Platform(s)
Genre(s)	Fighting
Rating(s)
ESRB	05
PEGI	03

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is a fighting game created by nWay Games with characters from the Power Rangers franchise. It was released for the Nintendo Switch on March 26, 2019.

Gameplay

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is a fighting game in which players compete in battle using characters with different fighting styles and special attacks. Players select teams of three characters to engage in one-on-one combat, and can choose to switch between them at any point during the match. When all three opposing teammates have been eliminated a Victory is declared. Ultra attacks can also be performed, calling on Megazords to assist with the battle.

Roster

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
  • Jason Lee Scott - MMPR Red Ranger
  • Trini Kwan - MMPR Yellow Ranger (Dragon Armor)
  • Tommy Oliver - MMPR Green Ranger/White Ranger
  • Adam Park - MMPR Black Ninja Ranger II
  • Rita Repulsa
  • Goldar
  • Lord Zedd
  • Scorpina

• Power Rangers Zeo
  • Trey of Triforia - Gold Zeo Ranger

• Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
  • Mike Corbett - Magna Defender

• Power Rangers Time Force
  • Jen Scotts - Time Force Pink Ranger
  • Eric Myers - Quantum Ranger

• Power Rangers S.P.D.
  • Anubis "Doggie" Cruger - S.P.D. Shadow Ranger
  • Kat Manx - S.P.D. Kat Ranger

• Power Rangers Mystic Force
  • Udonna - White Mystic Ranger

• Power Rangers Jungle Fury
  • Robert "RJ" James - Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger
  • Dai Shi - Black Lion Warrior/Phantom Beast King

• Power Rangers Samurai
  • Lauren Shiba - Red Samurai Ranger

• Power Rangers Megaforce
  • Gia Moran - Super Megaforce Yellow Ranger

• Power Rangers Dino Charge
  • Poisandra

• Power Rangers (2017 film)
  • Cenozoic Blue Ranger

• Shattered Grid
  • Lord Drakkon
  • Kimberly Ann Hart - Ranger Slayer/MMPR Pink Ranger
  • Mastodon Sentry

• Street Fighter
  • Ryu - Crimson Hawk Ranger
  • Chun-Li - Blue Phoenix Ranger

Plot

The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are training in the Command Center when it is breached by Lord Drakkon, an alternate future version of Tommy Oliver. In his world, Drakkon sided with and trained under Rita Repulsa, before killing her and the other Rangers. Despite the arrival of Time Force Ranger Jen Scotts from the future, Drakkon manages to kill the younger Tommy and escapes. With his Chaos Crystal now charged by Tommy's green chaos energy, Drakkon and his forces begin travelling across time and space, using his Dragon Cannons to remove Rangers' powers and steal their morphers. Zordon sends a warning through the Morphin Grid and, with Jen's help, begins sending Rangers through time to protect other Rangers being pursued by Drakkon.

Kimberly Hart encounters the Ranger Slayer, a future version of herself from Drakkon's universe. Kimberly manages to free her from Drakkon's control, though Ranger Slayer continues to feign loyalty to avert suspicion. The Rangers regroup at Corinth, where Dr. K is working on a way to disrupt the Dragon Cannons. The city comes under attack by Drakkon's forces, including several Power Rangers placed under his control. Drakkon, who has powered himself up using the stolen morphers, arrives and overwhelms the Rangers, forcing them to retreat to the Command Center. Ranger Slayer arrives and reveals Drakkon's plan is to gain full control of the Morphin Grid and rewrite reality, using the morphers to increase his resonance with it. She suggests destroying his tower in their home dimension, preventing him from crossing dimensions and sharing his morphers' powers with his armies. Knowing they will be unable to do so alone, Zordon asks Rita to help stop Drakkon.

Led by Jason Lee Scott, a united group of Power Rangers storms Drakkon's tower. They are attacked by Drakkon and the Rangers under his control, but Mike Corbett is freed by the spirit of the Magna Defender and defects back to Zordon's forces. Rita infiltrates the tower and uses a Powerdraining Candle to weaken Drakkon, forcing him to retreat to stop her. Trini Kwan uses her Dragon Armor to grow and topple the tower's antennae, breaking Drakkon's control of the Rangers and causing his forces to lose their powers. Rita attempts to kill Drakkon, but his minion Finster-5 disarms her and the other Rangers. Finster-5 attempts to stop Drakkon from using additional morphers to restore his powers, believing the process will be fatal, but Drakkon kills him and proceeds. As he powers himself up, he is challenged by Tommy, restored to life through the Chaos Crystal's powers. Tommy defeats Drakkon, whose body has become unstable due to the morphers' power, and he escapes as Drakkon explodes, destroying himself and the tower. Zordon thanks all the Rangers for their help, and Ranger Slayer reassures Tommy that he will never become like Drakkon thanks to his bonds with his team.

Reception

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid has received mixed reviews, with reviewers praising the gameplay but criticizing the presentation and lack of content at launch. IGN gave the game a 6.8 rating, praising the fighting system and tag mechanics but criticizing the graphics, lack of modes and characters. Mike Fahey of Kotaku also criticized the launch roster but praised the accessibility of the fighting mechanics for players at various skill levels. Screen Rant praised the game for using the Marvel vs. Capcom tag-team fighting system while adding new features like the assist-takeover move. They too criticized the lack of characters, non-existent story and highlighted the fact that for a game that was celebrating 25 years of Power Rangers, it only featured characters from four series at launch.

External links

• Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid at GameFAQs