The Simpsons Game XBOX360
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
