Power Rangers: Battle for the Gridwasnot very goodwhen it launched. While the core of a solid fighter was definitely there, the game seemed pretty rushed and it was clear that nWay had overpromised what would be presentinitially. That being said,Battle for the Gridhas been improved massively in the year since its launch. Almost one year after launch, the game has received some visual enhancements, tons of new characters, a story mode and more. Today, nWay revealed some new features that are coming to the game soon and is claiming that these updates make the game “exactly what we had envisioned when we started creating the title.”
The major additions in update 2.0 are related to multiplayer and will definitely be appreciated byPower Rangers: Battle for the Grid’sdedicated fans. The first of these is online lobbies for up to eight players. Four matches can run simultaneously in these lobbies, though players will be able to spectate other players if they are waiting. This is a hallmark of the best online fighting games, so it’s nice to see it finally added toBattle for the Grid. This feature will also be embellished by the fact that cross-play is now finally supported on PS4.
Sony has been notoriously strict when it comes to cross-play, but have been budging over the past year. In regards to PS4 cross-play, nWaytold DualShockerslast year that they’d “love every player to play with each other. The more the merrier for sure.” Unfortunately, Sony was not playing ball at the time. That finally changes today, so players can battle each other and carry over progression across the PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch versions of the game.
These improvements come just in time for a Stadia release, which is poised to happensometime this year. In the meantime, nWay found Taehoon Kim is stressing that the developers have finally achieved their true vision forPower Rangers: Battle for the Gridafter almost a year of post-launch support.“We are proud to be able to offerPower Rangers: Battle of the Gridplayers more content and features over the past several months,” he said. “With the latest update, the game is now exactly what we had envisioned when we started creating the title knowing that players will enjoy all of the competitive features, immersive story-lines and wide range of characters and arenas that make the game one of the best fighting games available.”
While it would’ve been nice to have all of these features at launch, at least nWay had the chance to improve their game and become a sleeper hit within the fighting game scene.Power Rangers: Battle for the Gridis available for PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch and will be coming to Google Stadia soon.
