Can the growing nerd passion for all things Scott Pilgrim conquer simmering geek antipathy for Ubisoft and their DRM? Time to find out.
Ubisoft launched Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game as a download for the PlayStation 3 Tuesday. Xbox 360 owners will have to wait until August 25 to grab the $10 game. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is a retro-styled brawler based on the universe of Scott Pilgrim — a six-volume comic book series by Toronto cartoonist Bryan Lee O’Malley that follows the travails of a videogame-obsessed, twenty-something slacker who must fight all the jerks that his new girlfriend once dated.
The comic caught on with nerds of all stripes thanks to its numerous, exactingly accurate allusions to classic videogames. The inevitable videogame version features retro pixel art by Paul Robertson and a soundtrack by chiptune rockers Anamanaguchi.
Check out the trailer below.
Edgar Wright, director of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, mounted a movie adaptation of the series starring Michael Cera that comes out this Friday.
If you don’t go see this movie (and read the comics, for Pete’s sake) you’re part of the problem.
As far as the game goes: let your heart decide.
Image courtesy Ubisoft
