by Dave
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
2:56 am in Comics, Featured, Games & Toys, Manga, Modern Games by Dave
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
OH LOOK. MORE SCOTT PILGRIM NONSENSE.
Screw you pal. Actually, it’s vidya game review time. $10 on either your PS3 or your XBL will get you this hum dinger of a game.
Now…why is it special? If you read the comic, you will nerdgasm. That is a given. But are you a River City Ransom/Double Dragon/Final Fight/ TMNT Turtles in Time or Arcade Game fan? Then you will double nerdgasm. Beat people up, collect money, buy stat builders. Repeat. True to the comics, there are references to other video games everywhere in this game. Evenmoreso, Edgar Wright even shows up in the Hollywood stage to remind you that there’s a movie of the same name.
Nitty gritty: the controls are haphazard, especially the dash. It’s set on a hair trigger, and if you toggle it, you may as well write a novel before you actually hit forward twice (It’s not responsive this way). Also, the difficulty is exactly like Ye Olde Flog-Them-Propers: cheap. The enemies will corner you, they will spam you with projectiles, and they will be cheap mother lovers. Also, no online play? I’m not butthurt about this option because back in my day (when wearing an onion on your hip was the style) online gaming was reserved for Doom, not arcade games.
The animation is wonderful (Paul Robertson, Google him your damn self), the music (Anamanaguchi, a chiptunes punk band) is authentic, and the multiplayer? Perfect. Also, there are references to Bryan Lee O’Malley’s solo band Kupek, who I also recommend you looking up but be warned: some of his music is sappy boo-hoo.
Why are you still reading this? Go buy this game if you liked what I just babbled about. Here’s some more nerd reference for you:
Like I said, nerdgasms. 4.6 of 5 healthy Guatemalan Burros.
Agreed this game is kick ass. I’ve only played the demo so far, but it was awesome. I need to buy it, and for only $10. I think I can afford that.
I think you can. And will.
Dude, This game is freaking awesome! I played the demo and I can’t get over how similar it is to the classic arcade games like TNMT and double dragon. So naturally I love it.