nWay Announces A Power Rangers PvP Fighting Game For Mobile

You may or may not nWay, the developer of mobile brawler Chronoblade, but the company announced today that it is working on a new "real-time multiplayer PvP fighting game" based on the new Power Rangers movie entitled "Power Rangers: Legacy Wars." The game is set to be released in March on both Android and iOS.

While the game is based on the Power Rangers movie, the game will feature Power Rangers from throughout the franchise's history. The game is described as follows.

In Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, Rita Repulsa, evil space witch, will step into and corrupt the Morphin Grid. As she manipulates reality in an effort to implode the Grid from within, Rita will create virtual monsters and Ranger clones programmed to fight on behalf of evil marking the first time players will experience Power Ranger against Power Ranger game play. To beat Rita at her own game, Zordon will give players special powers and the ability to curate their own team of legendary Power Rangers and villains from the multiverse.

From the small bit of gameplay we can see in the trailer embedded below, it looks as if the game will blend hero collecting elements with side-scrolling brawler gameplay and allow players to pit their teams against other players' teams in head-to-head PvP combat.

Here are a bunch of quotes from various people that are involved in the project.

nWay CEO Taehoon Kim had the following to say about the announcement.

Power Rangers: Legacy Wars will be a game of many firsts for the expansive Power Rangers universe. In collaboration with Saban Brands and Lionsgate, and with our vast experience in matchmaking player vs player games over networks, we have created the first synchronous multiplayer fighting game allowing Power Rangers fans all over the world to battle against each other in real-time.

Lionsgate President of Interactive Ventures & Games Peter Levin stated the following.

Our mission is to create unique and immersive gaming experiences for the fans of Lionsgate’s content allowing them to become more involved with their favorite characters and nWay has developed a technology that does just that. The Power Rangers brand has always been about being a superhero with your friends and we worked with Saban Brands to bring that philosophy into a Power Rangers game for the first time by applying a multi-player mechanic with a mashup of characters that spans decades of Power Rangers storytelling.

Saban Brands CEO Janet Hsu was quoted stating the following.

Power Rangers: Legacy Wars will be an interactive game providing the Power Rangers’ global fan base with an experience unlike any they have seen from the franchise. With nWay, we are combining the best of the Power Rangers’ 23-year legacy with the reimagined Power Rangers from Lionsgate’s feature film with Saban Brands.

It is likely that more information will be revealed as the March release approaches. In the meantime, you can get a brief look at gameplay in the teaser trailer below.