Power Rangers Wild Force (video game)
{{Short description|2002 video game}}
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|image = Power Rangers Wild Force (video game).jpg
|developer = Natsume Co., Ltd.
|publisher = THQ
|title = Power Rangers Wild Force
|release = {{vgrelease|NA|August 19, 2002{{cite web|url=http://www.thq.com/Corporate/PressReleases/press-458.asp|title=THQ SHIPS POWER RANGERS: WILD FORCE™ FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE|date=August 19, 2002|website=THQ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040416014134/http://www.thq.com/Corporate/PressReleases/press-458.asp|archive-date=April 16, 2004|access-date=December 28, 2024}}|EU|September 13, 2002}}
|genre = Action
|modes = Single player, multiplayer
|platforms = Game Boy Advance
}}
Power Rangers Wild Force is a video game based on the television series of the same name, developed by Natsume and published by THQ for the Game Boy Advance in 2002.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/04/power-rangers-wild-force|title=Power Rangers: Wild Force|last=Harris|first=Craig|date=September 4, 2002|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518172452/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/04/power-rangers-wild-force|archive-date=May 18, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=December 28, 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20009_GBA.htm|title=Power Rangers Wild Force Review|last=McElfish|first=Carlos|date=September 16, 2002|website=GameZone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210223145/http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20009_GBA.htm|archive-date=February 10, 2008|access-date=December 28, 2024}}
Gameplay
The player plays as one of six Rangers. Back up Rangers can be summoned for additional attack power throughout each level. The player fights Putrids until encountering the final boss in each level. After defeating the boss, the boss grows to giant size, and the player selects a Megazord combination to fight the large monster, in a series of Quick time Events. The game is played across 12 levels.{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38524|title=Power Rangers: Wild Force - Overview|last=Marriott|first=Scott Alan|website=AllGame|publisher=All Media Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114175718/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38524|archive-date=November 14, 2014|access-date=September 11, 2016}} Passwords are provided at the end of each level, allowing the player to resume a specific level by entering the correct password. A Battle Mode allows for up to four players to compete against each other.
Reception
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| MC = 55/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/power-rangers-wild-force/|title=Power Rangers: Wild Force|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717214728/https://www.metacritic.com/game/power-rangers-wild-force/|archive-date=July 17, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=December 28, 2024}}
| NP = 2.6/5{{cite magazine|title=Power Rangers Wild Force|magazine=Nintendo Power|publisher=Nintendo of America|volume=164|date=January 2003|page=176}}
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The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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External links
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