The simpsons game published by EA at its core can be a fun a game.
Gameplay
The single player campaign is pretty good. The story in the game is top
notch and really displays the work of great writers working behind the
scene. Not only is it origional simpsons material, but it is also
geniunly funny. One of the greates quotes in any game appears in the
simpsons game "Flava Flav whats up with the clock.
The controls for the game are also simple which is a good thing. Each
of the charecters have different abilities which use different
controls, but the buttons you will be using the most are X...B...and
The Right Trigger. Overall the control sceme is good.
What disapoints me about this game is that the gameplay itself is quite
bad. The camera control is horrible and really gets in the way of the
game. Some of the overal mechanics such as jumping, combat, and each
charecters special abilities can be frustrating and you will find
yourself doing basic things over and over again when your charecter
doesnt want to move or jump right. On the first playthrough of the game
you will probally not really notice these flaws too much because of the
strong storyline. On my 2nd playthrough the flaws became very apparent
and I could barely finish it again. The game is also insanely easy with
the last boss fight being a joke.
Besides the basic story there are also a few othe rthings to do. The
actual campaign will last 6-8 hours depending on how good you are. The
extras that come with teh game do add replayability and are somewhat
enjoyable. In every level there are different things to collect for
each charecter which unlocks trophies. getting every collectable and
video game cliche can be very tedious, especially in springfield where
there are 75 collectables for each charecter to get. I did mange to
find everyone. You can also replay the missions in time trial form, and
these are both fun and rewarding alon with soem being very difficult.
There Is no xboxlive for this game, and coop story should have been on
xbl. The achievment difficulty is a 8/10 for me because some are really
tough.
Gameplay: 6/10
Graphics:
The graphics and art style is very good, and it does a great job of
capturing the simpsons atmosphere. All of this is steady as there are
no technical issues such as framerate drops or graphical glitches. I
really enjoyed teh style this game had to offer.
Graphics 9/10
Presentation:
The Presentation is also very slick and easily manuverable menues. This
kind of goes hand in hand with graphics. The HUD when playing is very
good but is standard fare
Presentation 7/10
Sound:
The sound is excellent. The origional simpson charecter voices are all
here, and soem of the background voices such as in the Muesuem level
are downright hilarious. The sound really helps create an atmosphere
around the game. This cannot be said for many games.
Sound 9/10
Lasting Appeal
Like I said teh core game will only take about 7 hours, but I ended up
acculmilating 23 Hours just by doing teh time trials and collecting
everything. I rented this form gamefly, and I would say to definetly
rent the game with a buy only if you could get it for 19.99 somewhere
down the road.
LA 6/10
Overal if the story hadnt been as good as it was this game would get a 5-6...but teh story does save it
7.4 rounded to 7.5
