Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Game-Complete Edition (PlayStation 5)
Play as your favorite characters – Scott Pilgrim, Ramona Flowers, Knives Chau, Stephen Stills, and more. Level up and learn new awesome abilities, unlock secret items and modes, summon powerful allies, and more.
Pros:
- Decent modern pixel art graphics.
- 1.11GB download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- PlayStation 5 compatible.
- Can rebind controls.
- Dash can be quick or double-tap.
- Friendly hits-on/off.
- Modern Chiptune inspired soundtrack.
- How to play section.
- Includes all DLC.
- 3 difficulties-average Joe, rough and tough, and supreme master.
- Side-scrolling beat-em-up gameplay.
- Online and offline play for 2-4 players.
- Online-private or public room creation.
- Full online leaderboards.
- Extra game modes-Boss rush, survival horror, battle royal, and dodge ball.
- Ubisoft Connect support.
- Six characters-Scott, Kim, Stills, Ramona, Knives, and Wallace.
- Each character has their own rank, exp, and stats.
- World map level select.
- Defeat enemies for coins.
- Streets of Rage inspired gameplay.
- Can bring up your characters move list.
- Earn EXP and level up to learn new attacks.
- QTE events and combos can be triggered.
- Big boss fights.
- Slick animations.
- Can enter many shops to buy items to boost exp, money, or even stats and exp.
- Hidden bonus levels.
- Old school boss fights where when they take damage they start to flash more and more.
- Standard beat em up rules and controls but with a block button thrown in.
- Ubisoft Connect has your game stats.
- Can pick up weapons and people and use them as a weapon.
- Combo counter.
- In Co-op, you can revive each other.
Cons:
- No in action tutorials or pop-ups.
- Can be hard at times to judge attacks.
- Not as fun in solo play.
- Levels can go on too long.
- No new content.
- Music choice will not be to everyone’s taste.
- No reason for Ubisoft Connect as it has no challenges or rewards.
- The music can go properly high pitched which can be unpleasant.
- Dodge all mode is just a case of a button-mashing the ball around a court.
- No replay value.
- The enemy can do a lot of unblockable attacks.
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Graphics - 9/109/10
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Sound - 8/108/10
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Accessibility - 8/108/10
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Length - 8/108/10
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Fun Factor - 9/109/10
Summary
Back to the original release we all knew that the Scott Pilgrim Vs The World game had something special. It revived a genre and did it with a game based on a successful film which in itself is a huge deal. The game is a homage to beat em ups like Streets of Rage or Final Fight, you go around a screen bearing up dudes and throwing shit at them. It’s all very straightforward but they add in a Catchy soundtrack, smooth animations, and the ability to walk into nearly any shop and buy new stuff! Here we get to do that all over again except now we have all the DLC like new characters and modes which is good but anyone who was a fan would have played them in the last game. Re-releasing the game is great as it does introduce it to a new generation and the game is still a lot of fun to play but it really doesn’t offer anything new to anyone familiar. It does have online co-op and the Co-op does make the game infinitely more fun but once you beat the game once, the desire to replay is small, the game modes are OK but again won’t keep you hooked. Overall I found Scott Pilgrim Vs The World game to be the exact same game that I played all those years ago, it’s a great game but it’s a game that has had no new additions and is o ly for new players or those of us that wanted the nostalgia or just love the film and want to relive it violently at home.
