![]() ![]() You’ll travel through streets, clubs, and movie sets beating up crowds of goons as you go. But more importantly, it feels like Scott Pilgrim. In terms of how it plays, Scott Pilgrim is a definite throwback: it feels like River City Ransom, Turtles in Time, and Streets of Rage. And like RCR (or more recently, Castle Crashers) you also level up your character - earning new powers, greater strength, and more incentive to keep going, the further along you go. Miniscule background animations and character details ensure that, even when you’re just wailing away on clones of enemies you’ve seen in every other level, they all look distinct. ![]() to Akira) with levels and playstyle created to remind you of games like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and River City Ransom. The game effortlessly weaves together nerd-culture references (from Super Mario Bros. If you’re already a fan of the books then you already know what happens if you have no interest in the story, the game doesn’t force it down your throat. This set-up gives the game a much broader appeal. You’re treated to an opening cinematic that briefly explains the events of the game-that Scott needs to defeat Ramona’s seven evil exes in order to date her-and there are brief story sequences in between each level. Smartly, the game puts little focus on its story. But it still manages to stand on its own as a solid side-scrolling beat ’em up, one that just so happens to feature some incredible pixel art and an amazing chiptune soundtrack. Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game is, like the series of books it’s based on, a love letter to video games. If you ever tried to imagine what a Scott Pilgrim game might look like, chances are it looked a lot like the recently released PlayStation Network (and eventually Xbox Live Arcade) game from Ubisoft. And, for a game that celebrates the simple pleasure of button-mashing, it’s highly effective. ![]() A beat-em-up in the vein of old 8- and 16-bit classics with a purposefully pixelated art style, your mission is simply to get from one end of the map to the other while beating the crap out of everyone who gets in your way. Scott Pilgrim: The Game is made to appeal to your sense of nostalgia. ![]()
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