I love the Simpsons. So when few months ago I saw that EA have a game with my favorite cartoon characters I couldn't skip the opportunity to play the game and review it. The hardest thing about it was objectivity - let's face it: every true fan will love the game just for the opportunity to play with Homer and hear his "Doh" a couple of times...
So the story is simple - our all favorite idiot will have to stop an explosion at the nuclear powerplant he is working at and save all the little houses and people in virtual Springfield from total annihilation. The only problem is that Homer has to get to the powerplant first...
The audio/visual level of the game is good - you won't see anything spectacular, but the characters are nice and true to the original... I really like the idea of the picture dialogues and we have Spiderpig which is always a plus in my book.
Sadly, the gameplay is quite unremarkable - it has traveled in time and stopped somewhere in the era of the 8 bit computers. Not only that but the concept of a real time game - both in real life and in game you have 30 minutes to prevent disaster - although somewhat original, sucks! No replay value is something I can live with but half an hour of gameplay (and the game can be completed for half of that) is not my idea of a good bang for the bucks.
Graphic and sound 7/10
Gameplay 5/10
Value for money 1/10
Novelty 5/10
Total 5/10
The bottom line - Disastrously short . If you're a fan of the series though you might find an excuse to buy this game.
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