With Lord Zedd's release, Power Rangers - Battle for the Grid is finally what it should've been from the start. 15 characters, including a Blue ranger, a decent Story-Mode, voices(including actors from the original show) and even spark hit effects when getting hit. Now THIS is a release I can get behind, which will make Limited Game Run's release all the more worth it.
Lord Zedd is a fun character to use, he has great reach, and is easy to combo with. His super involved a Putty running from behind an enemy's back which can be a great mind-game tool. And, for a change, he's actually got a pretty decent gold-colored alt, which makes my Gold Team(Jason, Trey and Zedd) complete.
Whether you purchased the DLC or not, the game also got patched with a bevy of balance changes, a few involving comboing and magic-series, which gives the game a slightly different feel with a few characters, nothing us casuals should get concerned with, however. It also includes the conclusion to the Story Mode. It has brand new cutscenes, and the conclusion is satisfying even if it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. That said, the game pits you as and against Mighty Morphin' Pink Ranger and Lord Drakkon Evo II, y'know, paid DLC skins, which is rather lame of the developers. I'm a sucker and I pre-ordered the complete edition so I actually own those costumes, but I can't help but feeling like it's rather lame.
All in all, Battle for the Grid is finally on the state it should've been released in. The game is fun, there's finally a decent amount of characters(Even if it panders WAY TOO MUCH to Mighty Morphin' fans) and you can get quite a bit of mileage out of the Story Mode. For future updates, I hope we get more Options(like a flippin' difficulty setting) and more color palettes for each character.
8.0 out of 10
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