The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360)

There is only one type of gamer that comes close to being as lonely as the fan of the point and click adventure and that is a fan of the humble platformer. In the days of the Megadrive, Amiga and Super Nintendo you could not move for top quality platforming games. Such iconic heroes as Mario, Sonic and Zool ; ) all have their origins here. Even the Playstation 1 had its fair share of the genre with 'Medievil' and 'Ape Escape' to name two. However, sine the PS2 and Xbox the number of platform games has dropped dramatically with the First Person Shooter dominating the market. Even platformers such as 'Jak and Daxter' have morphed into more action games. Therefore, ...  Read the complete review

The 360 seems to lack any light hearted games. Sure, there’s Kameo, but that’s really it. That’s changed when The Simpsons Game hit stores last week. The Simpsons is one of the best cartoons ever made, but that’s never seemed to make a good game for them. Lame boxing sims, mediocre Crazy Taxi rip-offs and terrible skateboarding games starring the family are just to start with-the list doesn’t end. And licensed games aren’t exactly the greatest either, with lame movie tie-ins, mediocre comic book translations and other junk. But the first successful Simpsons game was released in 2003, with The Simpsons: Hit and Run. It took the GTA formula, added the Simpsons and was one ...  Read the complete review

Through the years, there have been many games based on the Simpsons and then finally, with the latest instalment, aptly named The Simpsons Game, has hit it right on the nail, with many hours of great game play with a unique story away from the series. Being able to play as the entire Simpsons family, you travel through the majority of Springfield, where you'll see all your favourite characters, plus some exclusive to the game. The aim of the Simpsons game is to save Springfield from videogame purgatory, as you travel through many different style of levels, and be able to meet some notable faces in the gaming world. With its' simplistic game play, wide variety ...  Read the complete review

Intro I never did have the high hopes for this game in the start having been disappointed by the newsiest Simpsons games that had been released. The Simpson road rage was meant to be their version of crazy taxi and was pretty bad game for it's own reasons. The Simpsons hit and run was much better than that but still was a bad game for it's own reasons but there seems to be some connection with these games since the Simpsons road rage was not very good and the Simpsons hit and run was slightly better but could not be considered one of the best games of all time. I said about their being a connection well there is it's because the Simpsons games over time are in ...  Read the complete review

Sitting here writing this review whilst wearing my Bart Simpson themed socks has made me realise what a phenomenon The Simpsons has become over the last 18 years. The very first Simpsons episode was aired in America during the year 1989, with the United Kingdoms first episode being aired on the 2nd September 1990; since this date, TV audiences world wide have been entertained with over 405 episodes of witty, comical series. A series as huge as The Simpsons, which is viewed by millions every year, would be the perfect programme to make a video game about right? Many have tried in the past, but failed to make a game that stands out in the memory of many. The latest attempt ...  Read the complete review