This writer has seen at least one person make the argument about how Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge opened the door for all sorts of old-school pixel art beat-'em-ups based on '80s and '90s franchises, and they certainly have the evidence to back it all up. Last month alone saw the releases of The Karate Kid: Street Rumble and G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra, and the Toxic Crusaders beat-'em-up is still to come. But it would seem that the most likely contender for the throne is Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, possibly because it's coming from one of the biggest names in retro gaming right now, Digital Eclipse. And now we won't have to wait long to see how their attempt goes, as an early December release was just announced for the game, as revealed in the trailer below.
While Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind centers around the classic, original five-person Ranger team (plus Tommy, of course, as glimpsed in the cinematics and artwork), the plot actually involves an element from another modern throwback that the franchise had recently, that being the inclusion of Robo Rita from last year's Mighty...