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?
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.