Digital Eclipse pays tribute to the past of Power Rangers by crafting a beautiful tie-in beat-em-up that is retro, faithful, and fun. Go, go, Power Rangers! To most these might just be four words from a popular 90s TV show theme song, but to diehard fans like me, it gets the pulse racing. This was exactly the case during the Summer Game Fest showcase earlier this year, where developer/publisher Digital Eclipse unleashed the reveal trailer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind.
I was in the room when that presentation took place, and the atmosphere after seeing those five spunky teenagers kick putty butt in 16-bit form was electric. Now I’ve had hands on with the game during a short, 30-minute preview session at Gamescom 2024, I’m excited to say that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind is the real deal. As cliché as it might sound, the best way to describe Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind is that it does for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers what Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge did for those heroes in a half shell back in 2022; both are 16-bit beat-em-ups developed using gorgeous pixel art and animation, and both show a true affection for the franchise in which they’re based through a truly nostalgic retro lens.
If you ever played the two Power Rangers games available on Sega Mega Drive back in the day, you’ll have some clue as to what to expect, but mechanically Rita's Rewind plays satisfyingly like a modern release. Taking.