The Simpsons Game
- Action-comedy with hilarious, sprawling, and mind-busting storyline crafted by TV show’s Emmy Award-winning writers
- Full cast of voice actors from the TV show and movie lend to the ultimate authenticity and realism of the game
- Play as all members of your favorite dysfunctional TV family as you battle to save them from video-game purgatory
- Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa use exciting, all-new powers to save the world from rising chaos
- Journey through all of Springfield, vanquish an array of villains, and fight through parodies of multiple popular games
The Simpsons PS2
List Price: $ 19.99
Price: $ 7.80
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Josh Reinholds "Uber Geek" on October 24, 2011
Awesome!,
As an avid gamer I’m always hesitant about licensed games but the Simpsons fan in me overrode my common sense, and thank god it did. While the game falls under fairly traditional platform game fair the puzzles are actually really well thought out. Using the two characters available to you per level you will be tasked with harnessing each member of the Simpsons family skills to advance. Something I found to be a lot of fun on my own but quickly became extra awesome with a friend. The comedy is spot on and all of the voice actors loan their talents to make the game feel like an episode of the TV show. The only major gripe I have is the typical platform game camera that rarely points in the right direction without your hands on control. Definitely worth the d’oh!
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|N. Durham "Big Evil" on October 24, 2011
Unpolished game that nicely captures the atmosphere of the show,
The Simpsons have ventured into the world of video games before, with largely unsuccessful results. Now that EA has acquired the video game license rights, we get The Simpsons Game, which puts you in the shoes of America’s favorite animated family. The first thing you’ll notice is how good the game looks. Remember that this is a late in life PS2 game, but it looks surprisingly sharp and wonderfully captures the look and atmosphere of Springfield and it’s inhabitants. The game also features voice work from the cast of the long running show, and they’re all great as well, while the game’s story and dialogue are frequently funny, and more than frequently spoof popular video games to boot. What really stops The Simpsons Game from being something special are the many technical problems that plague the game. First off, the in-game camera is schizoid to say the least, and will more often than not seem to work against you. Not to mention that the game’s controls are pretty loose and unresponsive, combined with the somewhat shallow gameplay and repetitiveness, and the fact that the game can be finished in one sitting. If you can look past all these negatives though, you’ll find one of the few licensed games that actually does it’s license justice, but falls short in the gameplay department. That aside though, for any and every fan of the long running show, The Simpsons Game is definitely worth a look at the very least, and maybe next time EA will put on a finishing polish that will give us something really special.
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|B. E Jackson on October 24, 2011
d’oh!,
Look, I love the Simpsons. I’ve been watching it for over 19 years now. I’ve been playing their games since the early 90s on the NES and playing games like “Bart vs. the Space Mutants”. The games are really not that good. The game companies just milk and overkill the Simpsons name in an attempt to make money. It happens all the time with other games as well. This game has some positive things going for it such as really spectacular graphics and some fun puzzle games, but don’t expect the game to stand the test of time. That’s the difference between the animated comedy we see every Sunday night and the video games. The TV show rules, the games don’t.
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