PC & console game reviews
BOTH FAITHFUL AND INCONSISTENT.
The graphic novel’s plot lays the perfect foundation for an old-school beat-em-up, and it’s one that this game shakily builds on. Whatever character you initially choose – you’ve got a choice between Scott, Ramona, Stephen Stills, Kim Pine, and included DLC extras in Wallace Wells and Knives Chau – has the same basic moveset and stats, which you level up by beating chumps up and buying stat boosts from stores dotted around the places you wander through. It’s a rudimentary system that wants to add depth to the experience, which it eventually does, but not without introducing a fair amount of grinding to begin with.
The main issue stems from what your fighter can and can’t do at the start of the game. While you’d hope for a natural evolution of your powers to take on all-comers, instead the early hours seem like you’re fighting with one hand tied behind your back, forcing yourself through levels so you can get abilities that dramatically improve your chances.
★★★★☆
While it’s great that fans news and old have a chance to rediscover its quirks, it’s by no means a forgotten masterpiece.