Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

This article is about a/an video game in the Power Rangers franchise.

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is a fighting game developed by nWay for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia and PC.

Development[]

It was announced on January 17, 2019 to be released that April, but the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and European PS4 versions of the game were moved to be released in late March. It is part of nWay’s collaboration with Lionsgate Games and Hasbro. nWay used the Unity game engine to develop the game.^[2] It was released digitally for Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on March 26, 2019, for PlayStation 4 on April 2, 2019, for Microsoft Windows on September 24, 2019, and for Stadia on June 1, 2020. Limited Run Games released a standard physical version on the Switch and PlayStation 4 alongside a more expensive Mega Edition in November 2019.

On April 13, 2021, it was announced that Ryu and Chun-Li from Capcom's Street Fighter franchise would be added as playable characters via a "Street Fighter Pack", utilizing their designs from Power Rangers: Legacy Wars. The pack was released on May 25, alongside a digital "Super Edition" version of the game that includes all downloadable content up to that point. A physical release of Super Edition was released in August 2021.^[3]

Gameplay[]

Despite sharing some characters and basic design elements to nWay's previous Power Ranger game, Power Rangers Legacy Wars, the gameplay systems are vastly different. The gameplay uses mechanics more in line with traditional fighting games, and features 3-on-3 tag team matches similar to the Marvel vs. Capcom series, Skullgirls, Dragon Ball FighterZ and BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. The game features cross-play across all versions which allows the ability to compete against other players regardless of platform. Players can also call on Megazords to assist with the battle, via a meter that fills as their team members take damage.

On April 30, 2019, Update 1 was released with three new characters, two new stages, voice acting and the first part of the story mode. The story mode was written by Kyle Higgins, most notable for writing the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comics with Boom! Studios, and mirrors elements of the Shattered Grid event. Several cast members returned to voice certain characters, including: Jason David Frank, Austin St. John, David Fielding and Meghan Camarena among others. It was also confirmed on a livestream in 2019 that additional story content would be added, separate to the main game story and arcade modes.

Season 1 began on July 11, 2019, with the release of Trey of Triforia and Jen Scotts and the announcement of Lord Zedd through the Season 1 Pass. On this day, nWay Play was enabled, which featured the ability to play with users on both Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Lord Zedd released alongside the 1.4 patch and featured the final act of the story mode.

Plot[]

Act 1[]

The story begins in an alternative universe, where Lord Drakkon and Rita Repulsa are mid-exchange, as the two discuss their current plans of taking over the Morphing Grid. Once things become heated, Lord Drakkon stabs Rita in the heart with a Dragon Dagger, killing her in the process. Back in the main timeline, Kimberly, Jason and Tommy are in the midst of a training session at the Command Center. After Jason leaves, Tommy and Kimberly make plans to watch a movie that evening. Suddenly, Lord Drakkon followed by Mastodon Sentries, storm the Command Center. After a fight breaks out, Drakkon uses the Green Ranger power to kill Tommy, leaving Kimberly heartbroken. As Kimberly mourns Tommy's death, the rest of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers arrive back at the Command Center. Jen Scotts soon appears to save them all, informing the Rangers on Drakkon and the danger he poses.

Elsewhere, in the Mystic Forest, the Mystic Rangers are the victims of an attack by Drakkon's forces. With their powers and bodies stolen, Udonna is the only one left to fight back. After being defeated by an alternate version of Goldar, Udonna flees into the forest. In Harwood County, Drakkon targets the Mega Rangers and their powers. With Gia Moran as the last one standing, she is almost defeated by Drakkon until Kat Manx comes to the rescue. However, she is not successful, and is summoned back to base by Anubis "Doggy" Kruger. Drakkon puts Gia under a mind control spell. Meanwhile, Mike Corbett visits Lord Drakkon's Throne Room in an effort to thwart Drakkon's efforts. However, Drakkon defeats Mike as the Magna Defender, and puts him under the same mind control spell as Gia.

Act 2[]

In the Cenozoic Era, Goldar and the Mastodon Sentries travel to collect more Morphers. Cenozoic Blue Ranger is the next victim to these attacks, and like Gia and Mike, is put under mind control. Not long after, Trini wearing Black Dragon armor comes to defend against Goldar and the Sentries. Whilst she is able to subdue the threat, it is too late to save the Blue Ranger. Jen, along with Jason and Lauren Shiba regroup with Trini. The four of them each split up, with Jason and Trini's goal being to save as many Rangers as possible. Lauren and Jen travel to Corinth to stop another assault from Drakkon's forces. Jason and Trini travel to the Mystic Forest and meet Udonna, who at first mistakes the two as enemies. Once they settle their differences, a distress call comes from Corinth, as they are needed straight away. In doing so, the Battle of Corinth takes place. Despite their efforts, the resistance falls, Doctor K and the other Rangers are teleported to the Command Center. Ranger Slayer then announces to the resistance that in an earlier fight with Kimberly, a mind control spell over her was broken, once again able to think for herself. Ranger Slayer joins the Power Rangers against Drakkon.

The second act ends with Zordon and Doggy Kruger travelling to the Rita Repulsa of their universe. The two ask for help, as they fear Drakkon's interference with the Morphing Grid could destroy the whole of existence. As Rita laughs off the threat, Zordon informs Rita that Drakkon killed her in another timeline. Before she can give an answer, the screen goes black, with text on screen reading "to be continued".

Act 3[]

Jason makes a speech to all surviving Rangers - Phantom Ranger, Kat Manx, Lauren, Koda, Trini, Trey of Triforia, Jen, Doggie, Zhane, Zack, Wesley Collins, Udonna, among others - saying that they will never give up the fight against Drakkon, proclaiming "We... Are the POWER RANGERS". Trini, Kat, and Trey fight against Mike and Gia who are still under Drakkon's spell. The spirit of the original Magna Defender manages to help Mike break free of the spell and he joins the other Rangers in battling Drakkon's forces. Meanwhile, Doggie and Rita sneak into Drakkon's throne room where Rita uses a candle to drain Drakkon's powers. Drakkon then sees Ranger Slayer has betrayed him and joined the side of good. Using the Black Dragon Armor, Trini topples Drakkon's antenna tower, causing the Ranger Sentries to loose their powers. As the two Kimberly take on Drakkon, Rita plans to finish him off, but Finster 5 stops them using Zedd's staff to save his master, who kills him after trying to stop him taking in more energy from their Morphers he stole. As Drakkon is about to use the Morphers he stole to gain more power, Tommy appears and tries to talk Drakkon out of his plans. This fails, which leads to a battle between Drakkon and the Green Ranger.

Tommy tries once again to try and get Drakkon to listen to reason, to which Drakkon says "I'd rather die". Refusing to de-morph, Drakkon begins overloading from Grid energy. Tommy calls Alpha to get everyone out of Drakkon's world before he explodes. Mere moments after everyone teleports out, Drakkon explodes and takes his complex with him.

Battle for the Grid ending shot — Ending shot

In the main universe, Tommy reflects on Drakkon became evil and worries about himself possibly being weak enough to be the same. The Ranger Slayer tells him that Drakkon was always alone and trusted no one; Tommy has his friends with him to help keep his head on straight. As the rest of the Rangers join them, Tommy thanks his friends for being there for him.

Voice Cast[]

Returning Reprisals[]

Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver (Mighty Morphin Green Ranger I, Mighty Morphin White Ranger) / Lord Drakkon
Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott (Mighty Morphin Red Ranger I)
David J. Fielding as Zordon / Cenozoic Blue Ranger
Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar
Daniel Southworth as Eric Myers (Time Force Quantum Ranger)^[4]
Sabrina Lu as Scorpina^[5]
Kyle Hebert as Ryu
Laura Bailey as Chun-Li
Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park (Mighty Morphin Black Ninja Ranger ('95 movie version))
Barbara Goodson as Rita Repulsa (gameplay)^[6]

New Cast[]

Meghan Camarena as Kimberly Hart (Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger I, Ranger Slayer)
Carrie Keranan as Trini Kwan (Dragon Armor Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger I) / Jen Scotts (Time Force Pink Ranger (story mode)) / Rita Repulsa (story mode) / Poisandra / Sledge^[7]
Kyle Hebert as Anubis "Doggie" Cruger (S.P.D. Shadow Ranger) / Mike Corbett (Magna Defender II) / Finster 5 ^[8]
Kyle Higgins as Mastodon Sentry
Melissa Flores as Kat Manx (S.P.D. Kat Ranger) / Gia Moran (Super Megaforce Yellow)
Amanda Kruse as Udonna (White Mystic Ranger)^[9]
Laura Taylor as Jen Scotts (Time Force Pink Ranger (gameplay))
Troupe Gammage as Trey of Triforia (Gold Zeo Ranger I) / Robert "RJ" James (Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger)
Jeff Diaz as Lord Zedd
Tony Porter as “Jarrod”/Dai Shi^[10]
Angelica Porter as Lauren Shiba (Red Samurai Ranger II)

Characters[]

BattlefortheGridCurrentCoverArt — The current cover art showing most of the game's playable roster.

Heroes[]

Power Rangers[]

Mighty Morphin Red Ranger I
- Dragon Shield (Season 1 Pass Exclusive)
Tommy Oliver
- Mighty Morphin Green Ranger I (Default)
  - Version 2 (Pre-Order DLC)
- Mighty Morphin White Ranger (Seasons 2 Pass Exclusive)
Super Megaforce Yellow Ranger
Kimberly Ann Hart
- Ranger Slayer^[11] (Default)
- Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger I (Digital Collector's Edition)
S.P.D. Kat Ranger
Magna Defender II
Dragon Armor Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger I (Update 1)
White Mystic Ranger (Update 1)
Cenozoic Blue Ranger (Update 1)
Gold Zeo Ranger I (Season 1 DLC)
Time Force Pink Ranger (Season 1 DLC)
S.P.D. Shadow Ranger (Season 2 DLC)
- Formal Attire (Season 4 Pass Exclusive)
Time Force Quantum Ranger (Season 2 DLC)
Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger (Season 3 DLC)
Samurai Red Ranger II (Season 3 DLC)
Crimson Hawk Ranger (Street Fighter Pack DLC) - Guest
Blue Phoenix Ranger (Street Fighter Pack DLC) - Guest
Mighty Morphin Black Ninja Ranger ('95 movie version)) (Season 4 DLC)

Villains[]

Monster[]

Goldar
Lord Zedd (with Z Putty Patrollers) (Season 1 DLC)
Scorpina (Season 3 DLC)
Rita Repulsa (Season 4 DLC)
Poisandra (with Sledge) (Season 4 DLC)

Evil Rangers[]

Lord Drakkon
- Evo II (Digital Collector's Edition)
Mastodon Sentry
Black Lion Warrior (Season 2 DLC)
- Phantom Beast King Armor (Season 3 Pass Exclusive)

Mega Assists[]

Mighty Morphin Dino Megazord
Mega Goldar
Dragonzord
Delta Squad Megazord (Season 2 Patch)
Samurai Megazord (Season 3 Patch)
Gravezord (Season 4 Patch)

Non-Playable Characters[]

The following characters appear in the Story Mode. Characters such as the Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger I, Time Force Pink Ranger, S.P.D. Shadow Rangers (the latter being in his civilian form only), and Red Samurai Ranger II, first appeared as non-playable characters, but later appeared in the game as post-release fighters.

Stages[]

Command Center
- Base
- Destroyed (Available outside story mode in Update 2.6)
Mystic Forest
Lord Drakkon's Throne Room
- Base
- Destroyed (Available outside story mode in Update 2.6)
Harwood County
Zordon's Training Arena
Corinth (Update 1)
Planet Earth: Cenozoic Era (Update 1)
Planet Earth: Tower (Available outside story mode and Ranked in Update 2.0)
Delta Base (Season 2 Update)

Characters by Game Version[]

Character/Skin	Battle for the Grid	Battle for the Grid + Pre-Order DLC	Battle for the Grid + Season 1 Pass	Battle for the Grid + Season 2 Pass	Battle for the Grid + Season 3 Pass	Battle for the Grid + Street Fighter Pass	Battle for the Grid: Collector's Edition	Battle for the Grid: Super Edition	Battle for the Grid: Super Edition + Season 4 Pass
Mighty Morphin Red Ranger I
Mighty Morphin Red Ranger Dragonshield Skin
Mighty Morphin Green Ranger I
Mighty Morphin Green Ranger ver.2 Skin
Mighty Morphin White Ranger Skin
Super Megaforce Yellow Ranger
Ranger Slayer
Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger I Skin
S.P.D. Kat Ranger
Magna Defender II
Dragon Armor Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger
White Mystic Ranger
Cenozoic Blue Ranger
Goldar
Lord Drakkon
Evo II Skin
Mastodon Sentry
Gold Zeo Ranger I
Time Force Pink Ranger
Lord Zedd
S.P.D. Shadow Ranger
S.P.D. Commander Anubis Cruger
Time Force Quantum Ranger
Dai Shi
Phantom Beast King Armor Skin
Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger
Samurai Red Ranger II
Scorpina
Crimson Hawk Ranger
Blue Phoenix Ranger
Adam Park ('95 Movie version)
Poisandra
Rita Repulsa

Character Gallery by Season[]

Wallpapers[]

Other[]

Videos[]

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Announcement Teaser

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Announcement Teaser (Extended Cut)

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Gameplay Reveal

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Rise of Drakkon Trailer

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Official Gameplay Trailer

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Story Trailer (Free Update)

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Dragon Armor Trini

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Udonna

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Cenozoic Blue

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Season One Pass Trailer

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Lord Zedd

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - PC Release September 24

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Season Two Pass Trailer

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Eric Myers (Quantum Ranger)

Power Rangers- Battle for the Grid - Dai Shi

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Season Three Reveal

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Robert "RJ" James (Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger)

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Lauren Shiba (Red Samurai Ranger)

Power Rangers- Battle for the Grid - Scorpina

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Street Fighter Crossover Trailer

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Ryu, Crimson Hawk Ranger (Angel Grove Class of 93 Skin)

Power Rangers- Battle for the Grid - Official Chun-Li Gameplay Trailer

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - Super Edition Official Trailer

Power Rangers Battle For The Grid Season 4 Trailer

Power Rangers Battle For The Grid - Poisandra and Gravezord

Power Rangers Battle For The Grid - Rita Repulsa

Physical Release[]

Battleforgridmegaeditionps4 — The PS4 version of the Mega Edition.

The game received a physical release from Limited Run Games in November 2019 for the PS4 and Switch, as it was announced during Limited Run Games' E3 2019 press conference on June 10th, 2019. Pre-orders opened immediately on their website, and were limited to 2000 PS4 and 3000 Switch copies of the Mega Editions, while the regular release on PS4 and Switch was an open pre-order until July 5th. A small amount of PS4 and Switch stock also saw a release from Limited Run Games at select brick and mortar stores with an alternate cover.

A Super Edition containing all previous downloadable content was released digitally in May 2021 and physically in August 2021.