The Simpsons Game – WII – Preview

E3 2007 Preview

Nothing is
sacred. Not during the incredible run of The Simpsons on television and
certainly not in the forthcoming EA-published title. The Simpsons Game is a rich
journey through Springfield, lushly told in a graphical presentation that mimics
the prime-time cartoon show.

Play along
and you will see tributes to various television episodes, plus pot shots at pop
culture.

The game is
along the lines of an arcade adventure, with some minigames that are parodies of
popular titles like Frogger. Medal of Homer will have Bart and Homer parachuting
into a French village to stop the villagers from surrendering. You play as a
member of the family, with each character sporting unique abilities and attacks.
Lisa, for example, will use her saxophone for her attacks and can call down
Buddha powers.

The game is
also a mixture of puzzle solving and combat. And to add to the entertainment ,
you can change the geometry of the game world to help with moving through the
levels. As you hit a level that is a wharf, you may see signs mimicking SCEA’s
God of War franchise (appropriately titled “God of Wharf”), but in order to
traverse the level, you will need to knock down billboards to create a series of
ramps or bridges to cross the water. All in all, it is clever and entertaining.

This is
really a cooperative adventure that not only looks good, seems to play well, and
is really entertaining. The Simpsons Game will be published on all major
consoles, as well as the Nintendo DS, the PSP and other mobile devices.


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