Scott Pilgrim EX Review - The Final Verdict

At a time when the beat 'em up genre wasn't exactly bustling with standout entries, Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game made a significant impact. Far from simply cashing in on the hype from Edgar Wright's film, it captured the art style of the comics and delivered excellent gameplay. Scott Pilgrim EX, which follows the 2023 Netflix series, looks to bring that same energy, and given Tribute Games' experience with delivering some of the genre's best entries, you would expect a well-rounded successor. The results are a little more muddled than that, however. While Scott Pilgrim EX still packs a surprisingly deep combat system like its 2010 predecessor – not to mention the incredible aesthetic – it falls short in more than a few areas. It can still be a fun beat 'em up in its own right, but this isn't 15+ years ago. Plenty of worthwhile alternatives exist and deliver more than their fair share of compelling gameplay experiences.