12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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Hilarious Simpsons quotes/characters
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Videogame in-jokes are great
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Parody in your pocket
Cons
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Some jokes fall flat
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Camera isn't forgiving
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Needs more Milhouse
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Oct 30, 2007
Not so much a cohesive game as a series of "episodes" with co-op play in mind, The Simpsons Game is nonetheless consistently funny, occasionally inspired, not too taxing and diverse. A bit like your average episode of the TV show then, which is why this is head and shoulders above the spin-off games that have clouded Springfield's finest down the years.
It starts with a typically bizarre Homer dream involving chocolate rabbits, and from there goes all post-modern when Bart discovers a manual for The Simpsons Game that gives his family superpowers.
More info
| Genre | Action |
| Description | Ralph: Hi, Super Nintendo Chalmers! |
| Platform | "DS","PSP","Wii","Xbox 360","PS3","PS2" |
| US censor rating | "Teen","Teen","Teen","Teen","Teen","Teen" |
| UK censor rating | "","","","","","" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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