 - Play Your Favorite Characters - Battle enemies and save Springfield while playing as your favorite dysfunctional TV family
- The Real Simpsons - With the actual voice actors from the TV show and movie reprising their roles
- Unique Character Abilities - The Simpsons family members have general abilities that can be used to fight opponents, interact with environments and finish puzzles
- Looks Like The Simpsons - Using innovative 3D into 2D technology, the developers have been able to recreate Springfield and the entire cast of The Simpsons as the most visually authentic Simpsons game to date
- Featuring Favorite and Original Springfieldeans - The Simpsons Game features over 100 of your favorite Simpsons characters from the show along with 50+ new characters that were inspired by the fiction
List Price: $29.99
Lowest Price: $20.40 
Product Description: The Simpsons Game features a hilarious, sprawling, and mind-busting storyline crafted by the TV show's Emmy Award-winning writers. For this action-comedy, the full cast of voice actors from the TV show and movie reprise their roles to lend the ultimate in authenticity and realism to the game. In The Simpsons Game, Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa use exciting, all-new powers to save Springfield from rising chaos. To help the Simpsons, gamers must journey through their home town as well as vast worlds beyond, vanquish an amazing array of villains, and fight their way through parodies of multiple popular games. An Original Episodic Adventure - Features a 100% original script from the writers of the show with 4 distinct acts divided into 16 episodes and over 8,000 lines of dialogue Springfield Hub - The open-world Springfield was designed as a central locale to jump into episodes with iconic locations to visit, characters to be visited and interact with, and hundreds of collectibles to be found Parodies and Satire - With parodies of the video game industry, pop culture and current events, the game has the same gut-wrenching hilarity as the show Co-op Play - With two members of The Simpsons family involved in each episode, all episodes can be played cooperatively in addition to being played in single-player mode Collectibles - Roam throughout the episodes and Springfield itself to discover custom video game clichés, and unique collectibles for each member of The Simpsons family Time Challenges - Every episode can be replayed Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-03
Suprisingly, an amazing game!
In the past, all games based on T.V. or movies have been horrible, so approaching this game with caution makes sense. That said, this game stands on its own as a fun, innovative, and quirky game that isn't just for die-hard Simpsons fans, but for anyone looking for a quick laugh and some solid, fun gameplay.
Perhaps the game's greatest asset is the clever humor, which often pokes fun at ever-present video game cliches and has all the Simpsons style and wit without making you feel trapped in endless re-runs of shows you've already seen. Everything is creative and feels pertinent to the game and its characters rather than "stealing" from the humor of the television series.
The animated cutscenes that appear in different parts of the game feel like a reward for advancement, and are always worth whatever trial it took to earn them as they really immerse you in the simpsons world.
The gameplay is the game's next huge asset. Though the quirky humor and funny story keep you interested, the gameplay is addictive and fun. Each simpson character has different powers, and these powers are used to solve various puzzles. Indeed, each segment of the game is basically a different type of puzzle, and figuring out how to use your characters together to solve tasks can be challenging but is always rewarding. These puzzles are always within reach, so with a little trial and error you will be able to solve them without needing to consult a team of geniuses or the internet. Also within the game are various mini-games that pay homage to video game classics like Gauntlet or Asteroids, and they fit perfectly with the game's style and plot without feeling forced.
Though the gameplay is amazingly addictive and the story is fresh and funny, the game has some faults. Like many platformers, the camera angles are sometimes frustrating, though through the entire game this was only a complaint a few times, and even then a minor one. Perhaps the most noticable fault is that the game is short, though getting all the collectibles and getting within the target time would certainly keep you busy for a while. Also, the enemies are sometimes annoyingly tough while bosses are shockingly easy. Though the puzzles are fun, the actual combat system isn't all that great, which makes the enemies feel like "filler" between one puzzle and the next.
Still, this game is a good buy, surprisingly good as its own game, regardless of the often over-used Simpsons franchise. Any Simpsons fan should buy it, and anyone looking for a quick, fun game will enjoy it too. Rating:
Date: 2008-04-26
Good mindless fun
I'm a busy 40 year old who was looking for a game that I could jump into for 20 minutes before bedtime for some relaxation. The Simpson's game fits the bill for the PS3.
The good:
-balanced gameplay-not too easy or hard
-good puzzles
-well written story with lots of 'inside' gags
-cell shaded graphics looks just right for the Simpson's world
The bad:
-Several of the cut scenes had some PG language that disqualifies it from being a kids game (can't turn them off).
-people under 30 probably won't get some of the gameplay gags. Not to ruin the surprises but there are some 80's arcade homage's to be found.
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Date: 2008-04-20
Short
I am not a hard core gamer, so I thought this was a fun game. Well laid out and the sounds, cut scenes, and animations were excellent. my only complaint is that the game is soooooo short! I finished it in one day. I guess you could go back and do all the extra stuff to make gameplay last a little longer, but for me it's not going to happen.
Recommended for casual gamers and/or Simpsons fans. Rating:
Date: 2008-04-05
Great job EA, awesome game.
The Simpsons haven't found their place in the video game world. But this time around, the
Simpsons Game will deliver for the Playstation 3 with the best Simpsons experience ever.
I loved the graphics first off, they make you fell like you're in the show and the character models and enviroments look awesome esspecialy in the cutscenes that look excactly like they were pulled from the show. However, the in-game cutscenes look a little off. However, still a great looking game.
The sound is perfect. The actors from the show are here and do a perfect job at reprising their role. The sound effects and the noise of mobs screaming also sounds like heaven to your ears. The sound is perfect.
The gameplay is great, but not perfect. The facts that you can play as all the Simpsons family is great and they have great special moves. Homer can turn into a giant ball and ram people, Bart does the Bartman, Lisa can use the power of god to solve puzzles, and Marge can attract angry mobs. In addition, Maggie can crawl into small tight spaces to solve puzzles. Homer is easily the funnest character to play as because he can also burp and turn into gummie Homer, but the other characters are still fun to play as. The combat is to repetitive but fun, the combat does feel a little broken though. There is co-op to which is great. The gameplay in the Simpsons is great and there are also lots of unlockables to get, however the game could have more levels and a better camera system.
The lasting appeal is good, but not great. The game is only 5 hours long but you might want to play it again because it is fun. However the unlockables are worthless and could be recycled. The game will be there to play for a while but it will eventualy get boared if you are an old school gamer.
The Simpsons Game in general is awesome. Sure it is short, but the awesome humor and sound, inspiring graphics, and an awesome gameplay makes this Simpsons game a huge hit. Buy it, it is the best Simpsons Game ever.
Rating: 
Date: 2008-01-14
I expected better.
All in all i expected more from the Simpsons. Granted, they haven't had a real good video game since the old arcade ones, but i still though this would be the one to turn it around.
I read good reviews of it, but when i bought it and played about half way through i got tired of it, and haven't had the desire to put it back in.
The graphics seem like they're not using the PS3 to it's full potential, the controls are surprisingly sloppy, and the cell-shading can make the terrain trickier than it should be.
The stories and characters are funny, i'll say that much. It's a very well written game. But hours of sub-par gameplay can bring it down.
The shoddy controls and the semi-decent graphics make the simplest of things (Say jumping off the edge of something to get a secret item) impossibly hard. Seriously, there are a lot of packages you need to find for each character, the hard part should be finding them, not jumping a hundred times to make sure you land on it properly. |
