Scott Pilgrim EX Is Beat 'Em Up Cotton Candy I Can't Stop Eating

Scott Pilgrim EX Is Beat 'Em Up Cotton Candy I Can't Stop Eating

A crowded field of retro beat 'em ups makes room for one more

Scott Pilgrim EX Review - Sex Bob-Omb’s Future-Shock Sequel

Scott Pilgrim has long been a popular cult classic series, and it has only recently expanded into other media, like video games. Ubisoft previously worked on a side-scrolling beat ’em up set in the Scott Pilgrim universe, but it never received a follow-up or sequel. Tribute Games, who have worked on several gorgeous pixel-art style games, including Marvel Cosmic Invasion, TMNT Shredder’s Revenge, and Mercenary Kings, have taken on the task of re…

Scott Pilgrim EX Review - A Decent Beat 'Em Up, But With So Much Going For It

With its great hero roster and creative team, Scott Pilgrim EX should be a knockout, but this beat 'em up sequel is less than the sum of its parts.

Scott Pilgrim EX Review — I'm not in lesbians with you

Scott Pilgrim EX is the latest beat em up in the multimedia franchise, although this one feels a bit too style over substance.

Scott Pilgrim EX Review - Pixels, Punches, and Poor Life Choices

Scott Pilgrim EX Review When Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game dropped in 2010, it perfectly captured a specific era of arcade nostalgia. Following the renewed hype from the recent Netflix anime, expectations for any follow-up would be reasonably sky high. Enter Scott Pilgrim EX. Beat Me Up Scotty From Tribute Games, the pixel-art maestros behind TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, Scottsdale EX is almost 6 hours of pure nostalgia. By ditching traditi…

Scott Pilgrim EX review

Normally, I’d be first in line to defend a beat-em-up’s honor on a gameplay level. Beat-em-ups tend to be severely misunderstood and disparaged in the wider gaming discourse, so I try to explain their depth whenever I cover one. Yet even as the #1 beat-em-up apologist, I can acknowledge that the masses tend to enjoy these games for very different reasons than I do.For the average person, a beat-em-up won’t be a vehicle for mastering simple yet e…