The Simpsons Game

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• 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

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000QB059Y
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 30, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,418 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #79 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Action
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

Product Description

The Simpsons Game features a hilarious, sprawling, and mind-busting storyline crafted by the TV show’s Emmy Award-winning writers. In 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 the world from rising chaos. To help the Simpsons, gamers at home must journey through all of Springfield (as well as vast worlds beyond!), vanquish an amazing array of villains, and fight their way through parodies of multiple popular games.

Features:

• The Real Simpsons: You wouldn’t want to hear Comic Book Guy voiced over by an actual comic-book shop guy, would you? Neither would we! That’s why we got the actual voice actors from the TV show and movie to reprise their roles, so the characters in The Simpsons Game sound exactly as they should.
• Play Your Favorite Characters: play as all members of your favorite dysfunctional TV family as you battle to save them from video-game purgatory.
• It’s the Real Deal: Just like you want the game to sound like the show, you also want it to look like the show. And thanks to some really smart guys using innovative 3D into 2D technology, it does! Add in a huge cast of Simpsons folks and an amazing level of interactivity and you’ve got a Simpsons experience like no other.
• Haw-haw!: When The Simpsons aims its trademark wit at the video-game industry, nothing’s sacred! Pop culture and current-event parodies join the mix to deliver classic The Simpsons humor and then some!
• They’re Simpsons and Then Some: The Simpsons family have been given special video-game powers! From Lisa’s Saxophone Spin to Homer’s Power Burp, these special abilities give the Simpsons a fighting chance against the video-game baddies.

Product Description

The Simpsons PS2

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, November 4, 2007

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Josh Reinholds "Uber Geek" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Simpsons Game (Video Game)

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!

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unpolished game that nicely captures the atmosphere of the show, November 5, 2007

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Simpsons Game (Video Game)

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.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing, November 14, 2007

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Chucho - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Simpsons Game (Video Game)

I tried playing this game twice and will probably never go back to it. The controls and the camera are very sloppy and amateurish. Pointing out 'cliche' gameplay doesn't make it any better; it's still fairly boring. Maybe later levels would be better but I just cannot be bothered playing to them. I thought Hit 'n' Run a much better game.

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