Go go Power Rangers Online! For real!

Because we miss the '90s and the wonderful fads that it introduced to our culture, Korean developer Ntreev has announced the return of the fabled Power Rangers -- this time in MMO form. Officially unveiled on Friday in Seoul, Power Rangers Online is prepping for its first Korean closed beta, which should begin November 3rd with extremely limited numbers.

The game is designed to be a side-scrolling action MMO based on the Power Rangers Mystic Force series. Player will make their own unique character but choose an iconic color (i.e., "class") from the show. As they level up, players can outfit their characters with gear other than the Power Rangers classic spandex-slash-biker motif.

So far the beta consists of two "acts" with 14 stages and storytelling comic book-style sequences. If you're fully secure in who you are and have no compunctions about friends and family members questioning your viewing habits, you can look at some of the first screenshots in the gallery below and watch the teaser trailer after the jump!

Power Rangers Online

Reader Comments (35)

What is this I don't even.

@JuliusSeizure

No Megazords: Fail.
And where the hell is the black ranger???

Finally! If only this was a higher budget game and released for retail, would I really be pleased.

Sadly, it seems it is nothing more then combat so I will look this over and forget about it by tomorrow.

If this is being made by Korean developers then why isn't this a Super Sentai MMO? I doubt the Power Rangers license is easier to get than the Super Sentai one.

@(Unverified)

If you notice the character shots of the red ranger, he does look quite asian. Thus, I'm left to believe that this game is actually based on Mahou Sentai Magiranger, though Americans will only know it as Mystic Force.

That said, I'm totally going to be the Pink Ranger.

@(Unverified)

Good question. A quick search produced the following sites:

http://henshingrid.blogspot.com/2010/10/power-rangerssuper-sentai-combo-in.html
http://henshinhead.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/goseiger-to-air-in-korea-power-rangers-miracle-force-no-i-didnt-make-this-title-up/

From the looks of it, the road of Super Sentai to Korea is not as simple as importing it over the Korea Strait from Japan. For years, South Korea got their Sentai fix via Korean-language dubs of the American Power Rangers shows, not of the Japanese originals. As such, the series became popular under the brand name "Power Rangers," and the distributors have stuck with that name even after they switched to localizing the Japanese Sentai shows directly.

@Arashikou

I'll add more into this cauldron by saying in some Asian territories, like Taiwan, they show BOTH the Japanese show AND the Power Rangers version at the same time!

Kids tend to be more flexible and treat each show differently from what I saw/remembered. I think they may've also shown the American-dubbed Power Rangers in Japan, too.

@(Unverified)

Also, like Arashikou said, what sort of Super Sentai you want? There are various shows owned by various studios and even within that, there are various deals, mostly traditional, on what they offer and not. Put is simply, they'd either have to make a "generic" Super Sentai MMO or one such as this or one that probably only involves three properties/shows (since I've known Japan to hedge such 3 property deals and two of the properties would not be too popular or hard-sells).

It's just simpler to get one property and market it, even though it's possible for them to perhaps create a "Power Rangers Generation" type of MMO to put various groups into.

shocked and not shocked, but the it thing is using 80's - 90's ips as mmo's

waits for big bad beetleborgs and vr troopers mmos

@ndessell

Robotech MMO, please. No, not Macross, I want all something that combines all three series of Robotech.

@JuliusSeizure
There was only one Robotech series. It is garbage compared to Macross.

My body is ready

Cool!

Power Rangers might be easier if it is older Saban Entertainment IPs for past ones rather than the new PR Samurai series.

From the costumes in the video it looks like a mix of the Mystic Force series and some older ones rather than Samurai.

Eh, I grew out of Power Rangers after a few seasons... The original few series (and movies) were awesome during my childhood! I have no clue about the later series though, including this one (which was released in 2006), so yeah... not sure if I really want...

checks calendar, not april 1st. hrmmms.

Looks like TOR is going to have some stiff competition now.

@Nef

...no, but it could rival Marvel Universe Online though. :)

@Nef
You made me lol.

Something we all have waited for, finally gets delivered. Bless you God of Gaming!

It probably is super sentai but they probably have long term plans for a global version and Like Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, Power Rangers is more well known globally than it's Japanese counterpart.

But what I want to know is why only the magirangers showed up thus far.

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