Ludography
83/100
Players44 ratings
72/100
Critics7 reviews
More scores
Metacritic21 critic reviews
75/100
Metacritic usersuser score
81/100
GameFAQsJust Right
3.64/5
Player reviews
95% positive2,930 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
US$3.74

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2015 · Behold Studios · Adventure · Indie

Chroma Squad

Chroma Squad is a tactical RPG about five stunt actors who decide to quit their jobs and start their own Power Rangers-inspired TV show! Cast actors, purchase equipment and upgrades for your studio, craft weapons and giant Mechas out of cardboard and duct tape.

Released
30 April 2015
Platforms
AndroidLinuxNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OnemacOS
Genres
AdventureIndieRole-playingSimulationStrategyTactical role-playingTurn-based strategy
Developers
Behold Studios
Publishers
Behold Studios
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
ActionFantasyComedy
Country
Brazil
Age ratings
ESRB TPEGI 7
Languages
English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
13hmain story32hcompletionist

About

Chroma Squad is a tactical role-playing video game developed by the Brazilian development team at Behold Studios. The game is influenced by tokusatsu TV shows, particularly the Super Sentai and Power Rangers franchises. The game's development was funded via Kickstarter.

The game was released on April 30, 2015, for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. com. Chroma Squad was released in early 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS and Android mobile devices, being published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. A PlayStation Vita version was planned, however was ultimately cancelled.

›Story

"Chroma Squad is a tactical RPG about five stunt actors who decide to quit their jobs and start their own Power Rangers-inspired TV show!

Cast actors and purchase upgrades for your studio, craft weapons and giant Mechas out of cardboard. Once the cameras are rolling, you will control your cast of five colored-jumpsuit-clad warriors in dramatic turn-based battles!"

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Gameplay

Once the studio is established, the player must assign the actors, each with their own special traits, to their respective roles in the team and their suits' colors. Other features can be changed as the game progresses including the team's name, the name of their robot and their catchphrases. Each stage in the game is a different episode of the show in which the heroes fight a group of villains, sometimes followed by a battle between the team's giant mecha and an enlarged monster, and their performance during the episode take a direct impact on the show's ratings. High ratings increase the show's fanbase and revenue, which can be used to improve the studio and upgrade the team's equipment and mecha. The episodes are grouped into seasons and failure to complete the goals set by the sponsors at the end of each season will lead to a game over.

The battles follow the heroes fighting initially in their normal selves, but later gaining the ability to transform, recovering their HP and obtaining special abilities. The "teamwork" function allows heroes to help each other during battle, be it reaching longer distances, dealing powerful attacks together, or combining their powers into a special attack that increases ratings when used to destroy the monster of the week.

Story

The game follows a team of stunt actors that tired of their previous job, decide to start their own Tokusatsu company, assisted by a mysterious artifact they find known as "Cerebro".

Reception

Chroma Squad received mixed to positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the game holds scores of 75/100 for the PC version (based on 21 reviews), and 74/100 for the PlayStation 4 version (based on 7 reviews).

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows30 April 2015Worldwide
Linux30 April 2015Worldwide
macOS30 April 2015Worldwide
PlayStation 419 May 2017North America
Xbox One19 May 2017North America
Nintendo Switch31 July 2019Europe · Worldwide 1 August 2019

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