They manage to start their own all girls team, the 8-Bits with Wheelchair bound influencer Jenna (Lolita Milena), an eccentric Lilly (Madison baines), and flatulent Diane (D. J. Mausner) with ‘History of Video Games’ professor Parker (Ruby Rose) serving as their coach. They obviously have to compete with the boys to become tournament winners and ensure the continuation of their scholarships. It’s not an easy ask.

It’s an entirely predictable story that tends to  depict unidimensional, over-the-top diversity stereotypes, as part of its anti-sexism strategy. The performances are gung-ho, exaggerated  and the humour based on genital and bawdy jokes doesn’t go down well enough to be entertaining. The old fashioned comedy tropes lack thematic or emotional resonance. It’s a lowbrow representation and poorly developed on the gaming front too. The gaming sessions are entirely boring and the competitions don’t raise the bar either.

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1Up sounded like a good idea on paper but as revealed on film, it’s a wash-out. Ruby Rose as Parker with her tragic past  is the only character that resonates here. Her story might have made a better movie but that was not to be. Lazy writing, lack of originality in the various scenarios and stereotypical characters plague this effort.