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- Platform: Nintendo Wii
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Suitable for 12 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 12. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 12 years of age or over. - Media: Video Game
- Item Quantity: 1
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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.
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Great Games and Accessories for the Nintendo Wii from Gamesbuyer.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By P. Barber
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It is about time a good one was made, and this one is great fun! The voice acting uses all the real actors and the lines had me in stiches. What makes this game great for me is the fact that it is 2 player Co-operative with lots of Wii mini games that are good fun to play against a friend. In all, this is well worth the money in my eyes.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Appallingly unplayable in many places, a hugely disappointing, criminal waste of fantastic graphics, vocal and writing talent.
Several sections, even in so-called 'easy' mode, can only be passed by the brute force application of tedious hours spent repeating the same task literally hundreds of times until by accident you succeed. And since you can't bypass them, you will be tearing your hair out in frustration as you watch your character slowly die yet again, putting you back to the start.
Sometimes puzzles are simply incomprehensible and you will often need to resort to walkthru guides to progress.
You run back and forth in front of a vital lever (button, helium point etc.), frantically pressing the 'use' button as the 'pull' icon appears and disappears, but it's a mystery to the game - "He's getting shot to pieces running around there, what CAN he be trying to do? He must want to jump on top of it" (where it becomes unuseable).
To picture this control system you need to imagine getting so utterly wasted you can barely stand, so blind drunk you've smacked into a lamp post without even noticing, then attempting to stagger home. It's like walking on a tray held by a sadistic giant, as he tips you randomly and you lurch off in different directions. Added to this, he twists your head around crazily so your viewpoint veers away from what you want to look at, constantly disorientating you. This is the game's maddening camera placement, and since the joystick moves you in relation to the camera, not the direction you're pointing, your steering is completely compromised. Other times, when you need to view something, it will simply refuse to give you the viewpoint. There might be some scenery in the way but why not make the adjustment?... Read more ›
Several sections, even in so-called 'easy' mode, can only be passed by the brute force application of tedious hours spent repeating the same task literally hundreds of times until by accident you succeed. And since you can't bypass them, you will be tearing your hair out in frustration as you watch your character slowly die yet again, putting you back to the start.
Sometimes puzzles are simply incomprehensible and you will often need to resort to walkthru guides to progress.
You run back and forth in front of a vital lever (button, helium point etc.), frantically pressing the 'use' button as the 'pull' icon appears and disappears, but it's a mystery to the game - "He's getting shot to pieces running around there, what CAN he be trying to do? He must want to jump on top of it" (where it becomes unuseable).
To picture this control system you need to imagine getting so utterly wasted you can barely stand, so blind drunk you've smacked into a lamp post without even noticing, then attempting to stagger home. It's like walking on a tray held by a sadistic giant, as he tips you randomly and you lurch off in different directions. Added to this, he twists your head around crazily so your viewpoint veers away from what you want to look at, constantly disorientating you. This is the game's maddening camera placement, and since the joystick moves you in relation to the camera, not the direction you're pointing, your steering is completely compromised. Other times, when you need to view something, it will simply refuse to give you the viewpoint. There might be some scenery in the way but why not make the adjustment?... Read more ›
22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By C. S. Toon
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Okay, straight to the point. The Simpsons Game is not a fantastic game. It doesn't have the depth or challenge or originality required for it to be considered a great game. Take away the license and judge the game on its own merits and it is a strictly mediocre, seen-it-all-before, by-the-numbers platform game with weak puzzle elements.
However, it is still very much worth at least renting. The game looks like it was ripped straight out of the cartoon and is very funny throughout. The game actually used the real characters' voice actors in the game rather than just sound-a-likes and they even had the show's animators to draw some of the cutscenes. This game thrives on its humour and image, and they're both done beautifully and it almost makes up for the lacking gaming experience. Almost.
It is definitely worth a play if you're a Simpsons fan, which you must be or you wouldn't be looking at The Simpsons Game, right? I wouldn't say it was definitely worth a full price purchase, but if you could rent it for a week, borrow it off a friend who did buy it, or pick it up cheaply second hand, then you will have a good few hours of fun.
However, it is still very much worth at least renting. The game looks like it was ripped straight out of the cartoon and is very funny throughout. The game actually used the real characters' voice actors in the game rather than just sound-a-likes and they even had the show's animators to draw some of the cutscenes. This game thrives on its humour and image, and they're both done beautifully and it almost makes up for the lacking gaming experience. Almost.
It is definitely worth a play if you're a Simpsons fan, which you must be or you wouldn't be looking at The Simpsons Game, right? I wouldn't say it was definitely worth a full price purchase, but if you could rent it for a week, borrow it off a friend who did buy it, or pick it up cheaply second hand, then you will have a good few hours of fun.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Mr Astley
Fun:
3.0 out of 5 stars
I loved the game but in some levels it really gives off the wrong impression. This game is normally focussed on younger audiences. Grand theft scratchy where you go around shooting cats and mice is fine but not really suitable for kids and the worst one has to be the level where you kill 100's of Dolphins and electricuting one of them which i feel is inappropriate for younger kids....although its only cartoon gives off impression that killing animals is fun.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By ddd433
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The game is great. The controls take a short time to et used to but after that are easy. I don't see what other people are complaining about, because the levels are good and the idea is great.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Jenna Self
Fun:
3.0 out of 5 stars
The word that can simply describe this game for me is 'Meh'.
As the title says this could have been an epic game. unfortunatly i was slightly let down. The graphics aren't great (although this doesnt bother me to an extent, but I know it will for some people), but the real problem i have with this is the controls. The instructions are very small and don't stay on the screen for a great deal of time, therefore it was common for me when i started playing this game to only realize that there was instructions just in time to see them disappear again.
There also seemed to be times when i was doing the controls but nothing happened with the charactors.
On the upside there is some new clips of the show and the plot is relatively okay from what i've played so far (although the alien invasion plot is hardly original)
Overall, this game will give you somethig to do. It will keep you busy and entertained and will certainly give you a few laughs, but those with little patience will certainly hate this game. I personally think that this game has nothing on the Simpsons Hit and Run game from a few years ago. I would certainly reccommed buying that instead of this game. And I certainly wouldn't recommend buying this game for full price (I think i got this for £18)
As the title says this could have been an epic game. unfortunatly i was slightly let down. The graphics aren't great (although this doesnt bother me to an extent, but I know it will for some people), but the real problem i have with this is the controls. The instructions are very small and don't stay on the screen for a great deal of time, therefore it was common for me when i started playing this game to only realize that there was instructions just in time to see them disappear again.
There also seemed to be times when i was doing the controls but nothing happened with the charactors.
On the upside there is some new clips of the show and the plot is relatively okay from what i've played so far (although the alien invasion plot is hardly original)
Overall, this game will give you somethig to do. It will keep you busy and entertained and will certainly give you a few laughs, but those with little patience will certainly hate this game. I personally think that this game has nothing on the Simpsons Hit and Run game from a few years ago. I would certainly reccommed buying that instead of this game. And I certainly wouldn't recommend buying this game for full price (I think i got this for £18)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Impressive for being 2nd hand
This game was purchased 2nd hand but nevertheless is playable. It judders occasionally but this has not stopped the game.
Published 2 months ago by Kuno
5.0 out of 5 stars
very good
my son is 9 years old, he loved and play lots with it!!
not difficult to understand what to do!!
not difficult to understand what to do!!
Published 3 months ago by Claudia
2.0 out of 5 stars
I'm Annoyed!
Well the game was dispatched with in the first 2 days but it has been 2 weeks and 4 days and I have still no received the game! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Rachel E Crouch
5.0 out of 5 stars
simpsons
This is a great game for all the family. You get to be different characters and can help each other to solve the various problems. Very entertaining.
Published 3 months ago by babypink
5.0 out of 5 stars
great
brill item, hrs of fun for the whole family, and disc was in good condition. would definately buy again. tyvm
Published 8 months ago by sarahkay1983
1.0 out of 5 stars
DONT BUY
This is a very good game lot's of fun but it is glitched/bugged, I had an xbox360 one and kept freezing glitches etc till marge's character wouldn't do what she's supposed to and... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Sunny
1.0 out of 5 stars
Simpson's game wii
Delivery was fast and reasonably priced. We were unable to play the game as it broke the wii console, looking at other reviews this appears to be a common problem.
Published 22 months ago by Jen03
1.0 out of 5 stars
Family WII
I'm not a WII user but the rest of the family had a go....can't say I've seen it out much
Published on 2 Jan 2011 by Ms. Kathryn Bellard
5.0 out of 5 stars
simpsons game
i bought this game for my brother and he realy enjoyed it. you can play this with 2 people to make it even more fun. you go through stages of, battling, searching, and snooping. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2010 by E. Smirnova
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!
Great game, the young people loved it at our simpsons night! and the seller was great too sending it almost immediately when i needed it at short notice. Hooray.
Published on 7 Jun 2010 by Claire Farley
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