The Simpsons video games
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The Simpsons video games are a line of video games that use the characters from the animated television show The Simpsons.
The popularity of The Simpsons motivated the video game industry to turn to the characters and world of Springfield. While critical and public reaction has been mixed, several of the Simpsons games did very well commercially, most notably Konami's arcade game The Simpsons and Acclaim Entertainment's The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants.
Simpsons video games have spanned all sorts of video game genres and systems, including The Simpsons Hit & Run, The Simpsons Road Rage, Simpsons Skateboarding, Virtual Springfield, Bart vs. The Juggernauts and Krusty's Super Fun House.
The recent generation has been somewhat more well-received by the general public, starting with The Simpsons Road Rage (based on Crazy Taxi): While not widely considered an excellent game, Road Rage was generally conceded to be an improvement on previous games using the license. Perhaps the most well-regarded Simpsons game is another vehicle-based game (also released very close in time to ‘‘Road Rage’’) The Simpsons Hit & Run, which incorporated the free-roaming environment made popular by the Grand Theft Auto series as well as the involvement of The Simpsons writing staff, creating an authentic, interactive Springfield that was praised by critics and the fanbase alike.
There are at least two Simpsons pinball games; one released after the first season, and the other still available.
Vivendi Universal Games, the publisher of recent Simpsons games, announced shortly after the release of The Simpsons Hit & Run that there was a sequel in the works. However, no news or any development has been announced since then. The plans by Vivendi to create a sequel were no doubt cancelled when Electronic Arts announced in November 2005, that they would purchase the exclusive licensing rights to publish future Simpsons video game titles, including a potential tie-in to the upcoming Simpsons feature film, as Electronic Arts has successfully overseen many film-to-video game projects.[1]
In May 2007, EA announced the release of a new title, The Simpsons Game, expanding the franchise to consoles including the Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3. However, contrary to speculation, the game features an original storyline, and is not connected to the plot of The Simpsons Movie released the same year.[2]
Also in May 2007, Microsoft announced the release of a limited-edition The Simpsons Xbox 360. According to The Simpsons Channel, Microsoft only gave away 100 units of the promotional system. [3]
[edit] List of games
[edit] References
- ^ 'Simpsons' to become year's top-seller?
- ^ EA's The Simpsons Game Unveiled Alongside The Simpsons 400th Episode. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
- ^ Limited Edition Simpsons Xbox 360. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
[edit] External links
- The Simpsons games for each system
- Website for the new The Simpsons game.
- Official website for the Simpsons mobile game.
- CBG's video game collection
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