Saban's Power Rangers Megaforce

 3DS
Metascore
30

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 6 out of 7
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  1. Digital Chumps
    Nov 7, 2013
    64
    The game functions well and looks all right, but it’s ultimately too freaking easy to recommend to anyone who’s serious about gaming and looking for a good value.
  2. Gamers\' Temple
    Nov 20, 2013
    45
    It's the same Power Rangers game that you've played before, and before, and before.
  3. Nintendojo
    Nov 12, 2013
    42
    Power Rangers is all over the place in terms of gameplay and presentation, and thus suffers accordingly.
  5. GamingTrend
    Dec 9, 2013
    30
    This game needs to go-go back to the drawing board.
  6. Worth Playing
    Jan 17, 2014
    25
    Power Rangers: Megaforce is a bad game.
  7. Cubed3
    Jan 13, 2014
    10
    Unlike many other games of its kind, it has no redeeming factors whatsoever and should be avoided at all costs.
  8. Nintendo Life
    Nov 22, 2013
    10
    Power Rangers Megaforce isn't just a bad game — though it most assuredly is a bad game — it's downright broken in places.

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#60 Best 3DS Game of 2013
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#35 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2013
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#33 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2013

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User Score
4.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 7 out of 12
  1. jdizzy
    Feb 6, 2014
    10
    One of the most under-looked games of our generation. Ask not why the red ranger doesn't register the kinect gestures but ask instead why doesOne of the most under-looked games of our generation. Ask not why the red ranger doesn't register the kinect gestures but ask instead why does the green stranger struggle with his blatant homosexuality. Serious layers underneath lie beneath the cel-shaded surface. Why do the rangers treat the yellow one differently, why are they judged by uniform color? The game focuses mostly on narrative rather than gameplay. Do not miss this diamond in the rough.… Full Review »
  2. Ert0426
    Jun 11, 2023
    2
    A licensed game that may even be lower quality than the standard for licensed games of the era. It is a repetitive, overly annoying, laughableA licensed game that may even be lower quality than the standard for licensed games of the era. It is a repetitive, overly annoying, laughable excuse of a video game, especially as a game made to celebrate the power rangers franchise's 20th anniversary.… Full Review »
  3. WWD2
    Oct 6, 2021
    2
    Power Rangers Megaforce is a cash grab. It feels soulless and uninspired by the source material. It’s a repetitive hack and slash withPower Rangers Megaforce is a cash grab. It feels soulless and uninspired by the source material. It’s a repetitive hack and slash with fighting mechanics that never should have made it out of the alpha testing phase. Don’t waste your time or money on this one.

    I did not watch Power Rangers as a kid, but I’m pretty familiar with the story. I can’t say the same about Access Digital or Digital Works. The characters are completely devoid of their personalities from the show, even in the cutscenes. There’s a menu option which gives brief descriptions of each character, and while they’re relatively accurate, none of it shows in the game. Jake never drags Noah into anything, Gia and Emma’s relationship is nonexistent, none of that. Also, here seems to be the best place to pose this question: if the show emphasizes friendship and teamwork, why is this not a co-op game? In each stage you can switch between Power Rangers using the L and R buttons, but that’s it. Sure, sometimes one Ranger comes out of nowhere and kills enemies, but it feels like the Mighty Eagle in Angry Birds more than actual teamwork.

    There is a metric ton of superfluous garbage thrown into the game. Take Gaori coins, for example: scattered throughout the level, yet there’s no way to spend them. Also throughout the level is random commentary from the inactive Power Rangers. I never thought I would say this, but I desperately need the Power Rangers to shut up. Every two seconds or so, one of them will say one of a few lines of dialogue, sometimes pertaining to what you have to do in a certain section, but most often it’s not. The constant chatter adds nothing to the game, it adds nothing to the story, and it is never used to develop the characters into what Saban originally intended. Another tacked on addition to the game is photo morphing. Take a photo of your face and watch a cheap animation play over the photo, turning you into one of the Power Rangers. Not only is this cheap and stupid, but it’s also contradictory to the story. In the game, you have agreed to fight alongside the Power Rangers against the forces of evil. But then in that animation, you become one of the pre-existing Power Rangers. So am I one of the established Power Rangers or am I an ally of the Megaforce? The face photo thing detracts from the game more than it adds to it.

    My primary issue with combat in Power Rangers Megaforce is that the Power Rangers “lean into” their attacks. What I mean by this is that the animations are slow, each strike carries the Power Ranger forward a little bit, and it is very difficult to turn around. And when hordes of enemies drop in to surround you, your attacks make your six extremely vulnerable. Or at least they would with competent enemies, which leads me to my secondary issue with combat: the enemies are all the same. I mentioned that this game was a repetitive hack-and-slash, and the reason for that is largely due to the fact that throughout the entire game you won’t see much more than green ninja guys coming at you. Sure, there are blue ones and red ones sometimes, but they don’t provide much additional challenge. I went through entire stages without taking one hit. Sometimes the enemies don’t know which way to face and beat the ever-living crap out of a wall that I was standing on for a brief moment. To quote Jakes only combat dialogue line, “The bugs are too much for me, man!” (There are no bugs for the Power Rangers to fight throughout the game. Maybe a voice actor saw the gameplay and blurted that line out?)

    I mentioned earlier that this game was a cash grab. And I don’t mean that in the sense that it’s a rushed game based on a popular franchise, no. I mean it’s a cash grab in that it takes a page from the HyperScan’s book and uses cards you can scan into the game. Power Cards are integral to experiencing the full game, and you can find them in certain parts of the stages. But apparently the only way to use the Power Cards was to buy them in stores. I haven’t been able to find any Power Rangers Megaforce card packs online, and I know that the game was bundled with a few cards, but it doesn’t change the fact that the game operated heavily on physical dlc, which is the epitome of a cash grab.

    Fans will hate this game because of how distanced it feels from the Power Rangers Megaforce TV show. People who are indifferent to Power Rangers (such as myself) will hate it because the bad fighting mechanics and messy presentation make it a bad game at its core. Either way, this game is not worthy of its space on your game shelf.    … Full Review »
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