Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World The Game The Review

If you’re at all familiar with the source material, it’s more than apparent that Scott Pilgrim was begging to be made into a game. In fact, it was so steeped in video game culture that Ubisoft did just that, creating a retro-inspired side scrolling brawler. While it’s certainly not the only developer to play on our nostalgia for a simpler time in gaming, it is the most recent. So how does Scott Pilgrim perform?

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Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Odds are if you’re a gamer, at some point or another you’ve fantasized about some of your favorite moments in gaming come to life.  Maybe you had a mental image about firing off a hadouken at the guy in line at the supermarket who took too many items into the express lane, or wished when you found that $20 you forgot about in a winter coat pocket that Final Fantasy’s victory fanfare would accompany it.  If you’ve ever had a moment like that, Scott Pilgrim’s hyper-realistic interpretation of those kinds of daydreams will keep you sucked in throughout its entirety, chuckling all along the way.

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