Scott Pilgrim Vs the World: The Game: No, Not The Movie...

   Scott Pilgrim Vs the World: The Game (Which from no on will be shortened to Scott Pilgrim The Game), is a PSN and XBLA title that was released by Ubisoft Montreal in 2010. It is a side-scrolling beat 'em up, with minor RPG elements thrown in.

   Straight up sales were not to horrible considering Scott Pilgrim The Game gained a good amount of attention from the already large Scott Pilgrim fan base. The game did loosely follow the original graphic novel, so some fans bought it even though they might not usually play this style of game. Scott Pilgrim The Game also had a feature that fewer and fewer games have these days; local co-op.  The problem however is that it did not have online multiplayer like most games are leaning towards lately.

   Co-op is incredibly fun and helped balance the somewhat inconsistent difficulty, but there was no way to play with other people online. A DLC pack came out two years later that added an online feature but even then is cost an additional five dollars, rather than simply coming with the game. Not to mention the fact that people who had not purchased the game already, probably did not notice that the pack added online capabilities. Most of the advertisements put more focus on the playable character that came with the pack, Wallace Wells.

   Although online play came out a little too late to garner any new attention from potential consumers, at least the Scott Pilgrim The Game got another round of attention after its initial sales burst. Scott Pilgrim The Game is still available for download on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, as well as two additional characters, Knives Chau, and the previously mentioned Wallace Wells.

   Until next time.



Sources:

   Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game. [ONLINE] Available at: http://scottpilgrim.wikia.com/wiki/Scott_Pilgrim_vs._the_World:_The_Game. [Last Accessed April 18, 2013].

   Matt Helgeson (2013). Oft-Delayed Scott Pilgrim DLC Out Now, Adds Wallace Wells And Multiplayer. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/03/11/oft-delayed-scott-pilgrim-dlc-out-now-adds-wallace-wells-and-multiplayer.aspx. [Last Accessed April 18, 2013].

   Scott Pligrim vs. the World: The Game. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Pilgrim_vs._the_World:_The_Game. [Last Accessed April 18, 2013].