By: Brandon Wolfson (The Campus Gamer)
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The newly released Scott Pilgrim game that just arrived on the PSN (AUG 24th on XBLA) is mostly based off of the original comic which was the inspiration of this week’s upcoming film Scott Pilgrim vs The World. The story is about a guy named Scott that is in love with this girl Ramona and must defeat her 7 Exes in a fight for her to win his love. Sounds perfect for a video game story.
What makes this game very special is that it is a throwback to retro video games of the 80’s and 90’s. Remember the good old days of Double Dragon, River City Ransom and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Now is your chance to get those nostalgic memories back with this throwback that is more “beefed up” for the next generation not only in terms of the excellent 2D sprite look but also in the combat where you have the ability to level up characters and learning new attacks which keeps the combat fresh.
Another feature that this game features is exploration. Players have the ability to enter stores and purchase food and special items with the loot that enemies drop upon defeat. This is a throwback to River City Ransom giving the game more of an RPG feel to it. Long time video game players will also notice all of the past video game/retro pop culture references that are littered throughout the game. Here are a few right off the bat:
Super Mario Brothers 2 – Character select screen
Super Mario Brothers 3 – Map and level selection
TMNT Arcade Game – Flashing bosses when they are low on HP
8 bit NES style soundtrack
There are many more.
Here are some classic codes that are references to old console games:
Street Fighter 2 (SNES) – Players can elect the same character – Down, R1, Up, L1, Triangle, Circle
Mortal Kombat (Genesis) – Blood code – X, Circle, X, Square, X, Circle Circle
There is loads of replay value to this game as well. It is 4 players which makes it a great party (and drinking game).There are extra characters to unlock as well as a Zombie Mode which is a survival mode to see how long the player can last against hordes of zombies and a Boss Rush which grants players to re-fight all of the bosses is the game. Scott Pilgrim will only set you back $10 on the PSN and I could not recommend this game enough. It is the most fun I have had with a game in months so check it out.