Power Rangers Legacy Wars will be available on iOS and Android March 23, 2017.

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GameSpot describes the game as follows:

Called Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, it’s a multiplayer fighting game that will feature villains from the long-running TV series. The characters seen in-game will be based on the versions seen in the upcoming Power Rangers film.

But Jason Bischoff (Director of Global Consumer Products for Power Rangers & Saban Brands) corrects Gamespot:

Power Rangers: Legacy Wars launches on both Android and iOS operating systems in March 2017.

They’ve also announced a bundle entitled the “Morphenomal Pack“, allowing you to play as six bonus characters: Rocky, Aisha, Adam, Katherine, Tommy (alternate version) and Billy (alternate version).  That will be available on March 16, 2017.

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Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle provides a creative and modern re-imaging of the classic multiplayer beat-em-up genre. Level up your rangers, team up with friends, summon the Megazord, and fight your way through levels stylized after classic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episodes!

Classic Power Ranger DNA Intact: Morph, use weapons & martial arts, and summon the larger-than-life Megazord!

Intuitive and Deep Battle System: Includes light, heavy, weapon and projectile attacks. Players will be able to integrate weapon strikes into different combo strings!

Leveling and Customization: Players can level-up and unlock new moves, attacks and weapons.

Unlockable Characters: Unlock Tommy Oliver in his Green & White Ranger costumes as well as the human characters Rocky, Aisha, Adam & Kat from MMPR season 2!

Nostalgic: Each level is based on a classic episode from the TV series. The levels are filled with familiar dialogue, background details, cut scenes, and enemies pulled straight from the first two seasons of the show!

Developed by Bamtang, Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle will be available for Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One in January of 2017.

You can watch the gameplay below!

This analysis was conducted solely for European consumers by PEGI (Pan European Game Information), a video game decency-rating board similar to that of the ESRB (Entertainment Software Ratings Board) in the United States.  The following is the final conclusion of PEGI’s evaluation:

The content of this game is suitable for persons aged 12 years and over only.
It contains: Non-realistic looking violence towards human characters – Violence in a sporting context

As the game has not yet been announced officially, no release date is available at this time.

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The pop culture phenomenon Saban’s Power Rangers will soon be reimagined as a real time multiplayer mobile action game as announced today in partnership by Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, Saban Brands, the creator of the 23 year Power Rangers legacy, and cutting edge game developer, nWay. The game is slated to launch next year. Also next year, Lionsgate and Saban Brands will release the eagerly-anticipated Saban’s Power Rangers feature film in theaters worldwide on March 24, 2017.

“This alliance underscores our strategy of combining a world-class brand with a Triple-A game developer to create an exciting, high quality game with enormous upside,” said Lionsgate President of Interactive Ventures & Games Peter Levin. “With nWay’s ability to achieve console level play on mobile devices, the Power Rangers game will appeal to a broad spectrum of core gamers and Power Rangers fans alike.”

“For decades, the Power Rangers brand has provided new and engaging opportunities for fans to experience the iconic franchise and we are thrilled to continue that legacy by joining forces with Lionsgate, our feature film partner, and nWay to create a state-of-the-art mobile game,” said Janet Hsu, Chief Executive Officer of Saban Brands. “With these phenomenal partners, we will connect millions of Power Rangers and gaming fans globally with a mobile gaming experience unlike anything else.”

“Lionsgate and Saban Brands are the ideal partners and Power Rangers is the perfect property on which to base a game with player-to-player competition, epic battles and intense action that raises the bar for the genre,” said nWay Chief Executive Officer Taehoon Kim. “The Power Rangers global fan base provides a powerful foundation for the game’s launch, and the high quality of gameplay makes this a natural for the e-sports trend. Power Rangers is an incredibly beloved and recognizable property, and its deep and detailed mythology will enable us to create a rich, multi-layered world for gamers everywhere.”

nWay is an innovative San Francisco-based game company comprised of developers who have worked on some of the biggest intellectual properties in the world, including Star Wars, James Bond, Indiana Jones, The Godfather and Star Fox. nWay’s first game, ChronoBlade, launched in Asia and is coming to the U.S. this summer.

Haim Saban launched Power Rangers with “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” as a live action television series more than 20 years ago, and it quickly became the most-watched children’s television program in the United States. It remains one of the top-rated and longest running kids live-action series in television history and has grown into one of the world’s most popular and recognizable brands, with toys, apparel, costumes, video games, DVD’s, comic books and more.

The announcement is the latest milestone in Lionsgate’s creation of a diverse games business that includes: strategic investments in Telltale Games, Next Games, Mobcrush and Fifth Journey; the recent or planned launches of Orange is the New Black (IGT/DoubleDown Casino), Point Break (Payday), Mad Men (Zynga) and Kevin Hart mobile games; acquisition of rights to top gaming properties Borderlands and Candy Crush Saga to be adapted into films and television series; and virtual reality gaming initiatives built around the Company’s John Wick and Now You See Me film properties as well as a VR game partnership with Google’s recently-announced Daydream platform.

 

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This means nothing as far as what the movie would be about, or what elements it would entail.  Only that there are parties interested in the production of a new film.

Matt plays Johnny Cage in the trailer.  Alongside him are Michael Jai White as Jax and Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade.

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