Well the excitement continues to build. Yesterday I purchased the Scott Pilgrim Vs The World The Game. I'll do a full review of that once I finish but my opinion thus far… It is amazing! The folks at Ubisoft really capitalized on the retro feel and graphics, the soundtrack is great 8-bit, the gameplay is classic scrolling arcade with RPG elements and the over-world map made me Nostalgia hard.
A lot of people are complaining about the fact that there is no online co-op and while it is a bummer they didn't include that, it doesn't change my opinion at all. But I'll get into that in my full review. For now let's continue on with Scott's printed adventures in Volume 2: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World.
This book begins with a flash back. It's neat to see Scott in High School, and his first meeting with Kim Pines, the drummer of his current band the Sex Bob-ombs (yes, Mario reference). In the flashback we see Scott's "history of violence" as the first thing that happens when he arrives as a transfer student is get in a fight.
He makes quick friends with a girl who starts crushing on him but he falls for, wait for it, his english project partner Kim Pines. That's right, this flashback not only establishes Scott as a fighter, it shows that he and Kim P have a history. This begs the question of the fall apart, how this will affect future events, and why is Kim so bitter. Also, the other girl in the flashback leaves some questions un-answered…
So Scott has to fight pretty boy Lucas Lee this time around, and uses his brains rather than his fists. In classic literary style Scott tricks Lucas to attempt an insane skate boarding trick based. Pride gets the best of ol' Lucas and he fails. Hard. Hard enough, infect to dissipate into coins. Before the fight is the really interesting part though, as Lee basically contradicts everything Ramona told Scott. He says that Ramona cheated on him, broke his heart, and left him for the first pretty boy that came by (R. said the exact opposite). Lucas also explains the "League of Exes" and how he almost didn't make it in, but did because he was an important part of Ramona's past (because of the cheating thing). This could lead to an interesting development, perhaps the evil exes are really more of a psychological threat then a physical one. That often proves true in real life, and it would be a fun play on standards in Scott's world.
Another great scene has the recently heart broken Knives Chao chopping and bleaching her hair and picking up a pair of (what else) knives. She proceeds to *attempt* to kick Ramona's booty at the local reference library. The fight scene is fantastic and it was fun to finally see Ramona in action. Looks like she isn't the only one with homicidal baggage.
What started out as a very normal story is quickly taking a turn toward the surreal and fantastic and it's absolutely great! The quirky referential humor is pitch perfect and the story is continuing to flow at a brisk pace. This book certainly hasn't come down with "Manga syndrome" and I don't see it waring out its welcome at only six volumes, we're 1/3 of the way through it! Next up is Volume 3 Micro review, let's see if we can get some questions answered in Scott Pilgrims most exciting adventure yet!
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