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Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
Developer(s)Mass Media (N64)
Climax Studios (PS)
Natsume Co., Ltd. (GBC)
Red Sky Interactive (Mac/Win)
Publisher(s)THQ
Bandai America (Mac/Win)
Platform(s)Game Boy Color, Macintosh, Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Release
June 1, 2000
  • Macintosh/Windows
    • NA: June 1, 2000
    Game Boy Color
    • NA: June 2000
    • PAL: November 24, 2000
    PlayStation
    • NA: September 27, 2000[1]
    • PAL: December 1, 2000
    Nintendo 64
    • NA: September 27, 2000[1]
    • PAL: December 8, 2000
Genre(s)Platformer, action, beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue is a video game based on the 8th season of the TV series Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. Four very different versions of the game were produced for the Game Boy Color, Macintosh/Windows, Nintendo 64[2] and PlayStation by various developers and publishers.

Nintendo 64 version

The Nintendo 64 version features 3D action-based gameplay of the Rangers, their Vehicles, and Mega Zords.[3] It supports for 1 or 2 players simultaneously.[3] Villains from the show such as Diabolico act as the antagonists and the game features voice clips by the actual Power Rangers Lightspeed actors and actresses.[3] The game is also compatible with the Nintendo Controller Pak to save games in progress.[3]

PlayStation version

The PlayStation version is similar to the Nintendo 64 one in terms of graphics but gameplay was quite different. It features the main five Rangers as playable characters with the Titanium Ranger as an extra unlockable character. The game can be played as one or two player mode and also features voice clips by the actual Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue actors and actresses.[2] Once chosen, the player/players stay as the chosen ranger/rangers for the whole game. For the Megazord Battle, the player on controller one can use the Supertrain Megazord. For the final stage, it's replaced with the Omega Megazord. Another special feature for the game is a password system, where special cheat codes can give the rangers infinite health, lives, continues and powered up attacks, as well as access to an art and picture gallery, the option to begin the game on any of the first six of the seven levels and the Titanium Ranger. The Final stage of the game can only be accessed if the player saves the game on the PlayStation Memory Card after completing the penultimate one.

Game Boy Color version

The Game Boy Color version is a side-scrolling platformer. It featured all five rangers as playable characters and utilized a password save system.

Reception

Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue received “generally unfavorable reviews” according to the review aggregator Metacritic.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "THQ SHIPS POWER RANGERS LIGHTSPEED RESCUE FOR PLAYSTATION AND NINTENDO 64". thq.com. September 27, 2000. Archived from the original on August 8, 2001. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "THQ SHIPS POWER RANGERS LIGHTSPEED RESCUE FOR PLAYSTATION AND NINTENDO 64". Archived from the original on April 3, 2002.
  3. ^ a b c d e Casamassina, Matt (October 2, 2000). "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue". IGN. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue – N64". GameRankings. Archived from the original on June 11, 2003. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue – PS". GameRankings. Archived from the original on May 4, 2003. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  7. ^ Woods, Nick. "Saban's Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Woods, Nick. "Saban's Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Ethan (January 2001). "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 1. p. 201. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  10. ^ Ethan (January 2001). "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 1. p. 206. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Nash, Joe. "Powe Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue – Playstation Review". GameRevolution. Archived from the original on December 15, 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  12. ^ Nix, Marc (July 13, 2000). "Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". IGN. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  13. ^ Green, Mark (March 2001). "Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". N64 Magazine. No. 52. p. 43. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue". Nintendo Power. No. 139. December 2000. p. 152. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". Official Nintendo Magazine. No. 101. February 2001. pp. 28–31. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  16. ^ "Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". Video Games (in German). February 2001. p. 117. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  17. ^ "Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". Video Games (in German). February 2001. p. 73. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  18. ^ "Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". Video Games (in German). February 2001. p. 70. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  19. ^ Gannon, Paul (February 2001). "Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". 64. No. 50. pp. 60–63. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  20. ^ Osborne, Ian (2000). "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue". Game Boy Power. No. 5. p. 43. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  21. ^ "Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". PlanetStation (in Spanish). No. 28. p. 62. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  22. ^ "Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue". Play Time (in German). March 2001. pp. 42–43. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

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