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Scott Pilgrim EX Adds Lucas Lee And Roxie Richter As Playable Characters

by admin August 30, 2025

Scott Pilgrim EX, the beat-em-up inspired by the popular graphic novel series, is getting two more playable characters. Roxie Richter and Lucas Lee, two of the series’ iconic Evil Exes, join Scott and Ramona Flowers in their fight against the vegans, robots, and demons that have taken over the city. You can see them in action in the gameplay trailer below:

As you’d expect, both playable exes use abilities seen in their past appearances. Lucas Lee uses a skateboard as a weapon and summons his crew of stunt doubles, while Roxie Richter wields a katana with ninja-like agility. Their announcement brings Scott Pilgrim EX’s playable roster up to four, but developer Tribute Games has previously announced the game would have seven total playable options, so there are still three fighters we don’t know about yet.

Scott Pilgrim EX was announced at Summer Game Fest 2025. While it’s not a direct sequel, it continues the legacy of 2010’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game, which was infamously de-listed from digital marketplaces in 2014, but was re-released in 2021. Scott Pilgrim EX features a soundtrack by Anamanaguchi (who composed for this game’s predecessor) and an original story written by Bryan Lee O’Malley, the series’ original creator. EX’s developer Tribute Games is also known for its work on TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge and the upcoming Marvel Cosmic Invasion.

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August 30, 2025 0 comments

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15 years later, Scott Pilgrim EX proves that Toronto’s most problematic bass player has what it takes to become beat-em-up royalty in 2025

by admin August 28, 2025

You know why a bass line is important in a good rock song, right? It’s the whole foundation, the beating heart of the music that underpins everything else the song has to offer. That slick riff that comes in before the chorus wouldn’t land as well without some nice syncopated bass notes to make it soar. The drum fills wouldn’t feel as at home in the transitions without the bass to glue them to the rest of the beat. Even vocal melodies, when orchestrated properly, are elevated by a nice, recognisable and reliable bass line.

Yes, that may be a clunky metaphor, but go with me on this. That’s what the combat is in Scott Pilgrim EX. The original beat-em-up from 2010 – that’s the clumsily-titled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game – had an absolute solid foundation that, sometimes, was weighed down by everything else. To continue the bass analogy, it was like listening to Primus: one of the best bass players in the world surrounded by musicians that are perfectly fine, but nowhere near the level of Les Claypool.

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So, in Scott Pilgrim EX, Tribute Games has set to work correcting that imbalance. Now, it feels like all the other stuff that kept the original game at ‘Battle of the Bands’ level, rather than ‘sold out amphitheatre shows’ level, is being refined. I only played a 30-minute demo at Gamescom, but it’s like listening to the lead single off a band’s comeback album: it sets the scene, gives a sense of what’s to come, paints the sonic landscape for you, and gets you hyped.

The combat – that bass line – is as driven and insistent as ever. It’s smooth, buttery, and compelling. I wanted to keep playing. High praise during a packed Gamescom show where my next appointment was Silent Hill f. To give me a true sense of how it should be played, two devs joined me in my session, and the frantic melee on-screen as we hopped around the beaches (!?) and boardwalks of Toronto remained as itchy as ever.

In fact, it’s better than the first game. The devs and I chatted as we played, and many of the original game’s talent has returned for this one, brining new inspirations with them. Streets of Rage 4 and River City Girls were named-checked. Fights are more fluid, and given I’d never met the people I was playing with before, I was thrilled to see impressive multi-enemy juggle combos connect frequently: playing as one of two new playable characters (Roxie Richter), I juggled enemies right into the hands of Lucas Lee, who would keep them airborne for a brief thrashing until main man himself Scott unleashed a special move to finish them off. Pump it into my veins.

Lucas Lee and Roxie Richter join the fray.

In true side-scroller fashion, the various environs are littered with intractable elements: skateboards to dash in on, volleyballs you could charge and throw to ricochet violently between the fretting goons on-stage, dropped weapons you could wail on vegans with until they broke. It’s all there, and as intuitive and delicious as any of its genre rivals. I actually think I enjoy the fantasy violence on show here more than I have in recent stablemates like Battletoads (2020) or Streets of Rage 4. But that could be because of the killer pixel art or the face-meltingly good music from Anamanaguchi.

I didn’t see enough of the game to know whether it addresses complaints about pacing that hamstrung the first title. Nor did I get enough time with it to see whether the power curve is a bit more generous. But in the slice I did play, sneezing out hadokens and whipping enemies into the air with Roxie’s sword felt powerful. More enemies with less life makes everything feel hyperactive (positive), and when bosses do appear you have to figure out their gimmicks and respond with brains and brawn to succeed. It takes the themes of the source material and applies it mechanically to the game. Delicious.

It’s funny, too. Scott has grown up in the 15 years since the first game, and even some of the more… regrettable… themes in the original material have been massaged here to be a bit more palatable. Scott doesn’t come off as (as much of a) privileged chauvinist in this game. That he can team up with Ramona’s exes, this time, shows personal growth: a willingness to let things slide, and forgo his ego in favour of the greater good. Good work, Scott.

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I think, maybe, that’s the driving narrative here: Scott may be trapped in a microcosm of Millennial angst – which is now as nostalgic for Gen Z is as the 80s was for me, terrifyingly – but that doesn’t mean he can’t grow and change. As his character learns to adapt, so to do the developers. This is a beat-em-up as relevant and adapted for 2025 as the original game was to 2010.

The genre has been through something of a renaissance over the past 15 years, and it’s clear that the assembled supergroup of Tribute Games has been keeping a keen eye on what players expect from a modern attempt. The result is something I can’t wait to play more of, a sharp, acerbic action game packed to the gills with pop culture references old and new. But is that a surprise, really, coming from the team that made Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge?

“Hey, those green shells look familiar,” I joke as I skid a green turtle-like shell into a demon wailing on Lucas Lee. Even the spinning animation of it looks like something straight out of a 90s Mario game. “Haha, yeah,” jokes one of my dev teammates. “Just don’t tell those guys, yeah?” he winks, nodding over to the Nintendo booth across the Gamescom hall. We laugh. On-screen, a boss finally falls to the hands of a charged bomb blast that wipes out the huddled enemy masses.

Man, I think to myself, I can’t wait to do this at home.

Scott Pilgrim EX is scheduled to be released in early 2026 for PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.

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August 28, 2025 0 comments

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Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Box Set With PS2-Inspired Case Gets $150 Price Cut

by admin August 23, 2025

Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Graphic Novel Box Sets are on sale for 60% off at Amazon. Fans of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s superb series can get the remastered full-color or black-and-white collector’s edition set for only $100 (was $250). The full-color edition is temporarily out of stock, but Amazon is still letting customers purchase the deal (for now).

Both of these deals are shipped and sold by Amazon. If you’re interested in the full-color version, you probably should pick it up soon. Amazon often turns off the ability to buy out-of-stock products. There are a bunch of reseller listings on Amazon for these collections, but with such a pricey set, it’s wise to ensure it ships from Amazon, just in case you have an issue when it arrives.

The 20th Anniversary Box Sets were revealed back in 2023 and released at Amazon and select bookstores in the US last August. Barnes & Noble is still charging $200 for the color edition and the full $250 for the black-and-white set.

Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Box Sets:

Available in full-color or black-and-white
All 6 Volumes of Scott Pilgrim, redesigned with new artwork by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Clamshell Collector’s Box with new artwork by Bryan Lee O’Malley
“Making of Scott Pilgrim” comics compilation and other comics
Collectible sticker sheet
Mystery collectibles from the world of Scott Pilgrim

Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Graphic Novel Box Sets

More Graphic Novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley

If you love Scott Pilgrim, we highly recommend checking out O’Malley’s other two graphic novels. Notably, you can get the hardcover edition of Seconds: A Graphic Novel for only $13.55 (was $30). Written and illustrated by O’Malley, Seconds was a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller in 2014. Another great one to check out is Lost at Sea, which O’Malley wrote before Scott Pilgrim. It was published months before Scott Pilgrim’s debut. Lost at Sea’s 10th Anniversary Edition is available for $18 (was $25) in hardcover.

To help you compare Scott Pilgrim’s 20th Anniversary Box Sets to other editions, we rounded up all of the Scott Pilgrim hardcover, paperback, compendium, and box sets Oni Press has published over the years. We focused solely on Scott Pilgrim editions that are still in print and readily available for retail price or less.

Scott Pilgrim: Color Collection Paperback Compendiums

In 2019, Oni Press published the Color Editions as paperback compendiums with two volumes each. The Color Collection is in print today, but the slipcase box set edition is only available from resellers. All three compendiums would cost you roughly $72 (was $90) right now.

Vol. 1-2 (368 pages) — $17.69 ($30)
Vol. 3-4 (414 pages) — $24.22 ($30)
Vol. 5-6 (430 pages) — $30

Scott Pilgrim: Precious Little Slipcase Collection (B&W)

Scott Pilgrim Precious Little Slipcase Collection

If you’d like to read Scott Pilgrim’s black-and-white editions in their original format, the Precious Little Slipcase Collection is a great choice. Oni Press published this box set way back in 2010, but it has remained in print ever since. This one pairs well with the 20th Anniversary Color Edition Box Set, because it’s cool to compare O’Malley’s original pencil sketches to the remastered Color Editions. This set comes with an awesome slipcase with exclusive case art and an exclusive poster.

Scott Pilgrim’s original black-and-white digests are still in print and retail for $15 each. With Amazon’s current prices, all six volumes would cost you about 10 bucks more than the Precious Little Slipcase Collection.

Scott Pilgrim B&W Editions (Paperback)

Precious Little Life (168 pages) — $12.49 ($15)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (200 pages) — $10 ($15)
Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness (192 pages) — $12 ($15)
Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together (216 pages) — $15
Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe (184 pages) — $6.81 ($15)
Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour (248 pages) — $10.46 ($15)

Scott Pilgrim Print Collection (2004-2024)

Scott Pilgrim Print Collection 2020-2024

Shortly after publishing the 20th Anniversary Box Sets last year, Oni Press released the Scott Pilgrim Print Collection 2004-2024. This commemorative collection includes 21 full-color art prints measuring 9 x 12 inches each. All of the illustrations are printed on cardstock and are designed to be displayed with or without frames. Amazon has the Scott Pilgrim Print Collection for $23 (was $30).

More Graphic Novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley

$16.36 (was $25)

Scott Pilgrim’s 2010 movie adaptation is available for cheap on 4K Blu-ray, 1080p Blu-ray, and DVD.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Editions:

Like the graphic novels, Scott Pilgrim tells the tale of Scott and his quest to win the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers. The only problem? Her seven Evil Exes, former partners of Ramona, who stand in his way. Along the way, both Scott and Ramona come to terms with their past as their relationship grows stronger and they become more mature.

As usual, the source material is better, but Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a really well-made adaptation that captures the tone and aesthetic of O’Malley’s series. Directed by Edgar Wright with Michael Cera in the lead role, the 2010 movie has spectacular visual effects and cinematography. It’s one of the best examples of a movie that genuinely feels like you’re flipping through the pages of a comic book. There’s nothing quite like it, which also sort of explains why it performed so poorly at the box office.

The film has garnered a dedicated fan base over the years, and the same could be said about the tie-in beat-’em-up video game that released the same day as the movie. After the game was delisted in 2014, an outpouring of support from fans undoubtedly helped make the 2021 Complete Edition for modern platforms a reality.

Most recently, Scott Pilgrim was adapted into an animated Netflix series. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off tells a different story than the graphic novels and movie adaptation, but all of the actors in the movie voiced their characters in the show. The series was co-developed and co-written by Bryan Lee O’Malley. As a Netflix original, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off isn’t available on Blu-ray.

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