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Nintendo Switch fans looking forward to playingMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindare going to have to wait a little longer than originally thought, as the Switch version has just been delayed until December 19. While 2024 has been a relatively dry year for thePower Rangersfranchise, Hasbro and developer Digital Eclipse announcedMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind, a retro-style beat-em-up starring the original Teenagers with Attitude, during June’s 2024 Summer Games Fest.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindfeatures all the side-scrolling action and pixel artwork of the classicPower Rangersbeat-em-ups of the mid-90s with a few modern twists like 3D Megazord battles and rail shooter segments. The plot of the game also ties into last year’sMighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Once and Alwaysreunion special, with the evil Robo Rita going back in time to assist her past self in destroying the Rangers once and for all. With not much else planned for the legendary franchise for the foreseeable future,Power Rangersfans are naturally excited to jump intoRita’s Rewindwhen it launches on December 10.
Unfortunately, it has been confirmed thatMighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindwon’t be released for the Nintendo Switch on thepreviously announced launch date. Earlier this week, developer Digital Eclipse revealed that the Switch version ofRita’s Rewindhas been “slightly delayed” until June 12, 2025 due to “unforeseen” circumstances.
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Additionally, online play won’t be available on the Xbox and Nintendo Switch versions ofMighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewindfor at least a few weeks due to unspecified “technical issues,” though this won’t affect two-player co-op on the PlayStation and Steam versions or offline multiplayer on all platforms.Rita’s Rewindfeatures local co-op play for up to five players, allowing friends to team up as the core Power Rangers team membersor the unlockable Green Ranger.
Fans of the long-runningPower Rangersfranchise have been waiting for almost half a year to playMighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, which promises to deliver a blast of nostalgia for both the original series and the side-scrolling beat-em-ups of old. Some of these fans hope to see games based onlaterPower RangersseasonsshouldRita’s Rewindprove successful when it launches next month across all current gaming platforms, even if Nintendo Switch players have to wait a few more days to jump into the morphinominal action.
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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…
