Deal of the Day: The Simpsons Game for $30

by Majed Athab { Apr 9th 2008 at 2:00PM }

The Simpsons is one of television's best and longest running cartoon comedies. While the show is a true pop culture classic, the videogames on the other hand are not so memorable. While not stunning, most Simpsons games were actually all right ... with the exception of the horrendous Virtual Bart back on the Genesis. The latest in Simpson sims simply titled: The Simpsons Game, is not a bad addition to the lot. For 30 bucks, it's a not a bad deal either. Might be worth picking up.

Tags: deal, dealoftheday, ea, simpsons, the-simpsons-game

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Rated-G @ Apr 9th 2008 2:12PM

This is probably the greatest Simpsons game I've played. It makes fun of it's own wonky camera and sub-par controls, and the way that Simpsons merchandise has spread faster than AIDS.

The voice acting is good as you'd expect from the Simpsons cast, and the script is great, this game is worth it for the commentary on video games and the parodies.

mccomber @ Apr 9th 2008 2:22PM

This was definitely a decent title, a few control issues but it was funnier than most episodes of the show have been for years now.

RSly @ Apr 10th 2008 4:59PM

Hell, I thought it was even funnier than the movie

Justin @ Apr 9th 2008 2:39PM

$24.99 at Target

koehler83 @ Apr 9th 2008 2:39PM

Sweet! That's a good price!

Wait.. wait... It still says EA. They're gonna have to keep coming down.

Morpheus @ Apr 9th 2008 3:01PM

HEHE, nice one mate

dtom2444 @ Apr 9th 2008 2:40PM

lol wow i remember virtual bart! that game was amazing! you got to choose different "minigames" to play, of which most were pretty decent. my favorite was the one where you had to throw tomatoes at the students passing by to cross them off the class photo. you even got to hit principal skinner while he bent over to tie his shoes. classic game!

mccomber @ Apr 9th 2008 4:18PM

They should re-release it on the Wii and make a fortune...

WiiSports Machine...Fernandos in disguise PSN: Killjebus @ Apr 9th 2008 2:51PM

Screw the Simpsons. That show lost its luster a decade ago.
Family Guy FTW

Schoolimangooli @ Apr 9th 2008 2:57PM

shut up

Popfrogs @ Apr 9th 2008 3:26PM

Yeah the Simpsons are nothing but predictable now. I remember about a decade ago when things surprised me on the show. And back then it was funny.

baby sea tuna @ Apr 10th 2008 9:50AM

Oh, so the family guy is where you get your sense of humor from, killjebus (nice *SIMPSONS* reference, by the way). It definitely explains why you're not very funny...

drdre74 @ Apr 9th 2008 2:55PM

man this game is wack. The camera is just so bad it makes it not worth playing.

xFenixKnightx @ Apr 9th 2008 3:34PM

Is it $30.00 everywhere now or just a certain place?? My kids really want this since I downloaded the demo for them. Wait someone said $24.99 at Target. Im on it!

never$$hort @ Apr 9th 2008 5:01PM

Did anyone else get stuck in the demo?? I could not for the life of me get past that freakin robot!! it was sooo frustrating and I really wanted to like it but the irritation won that battle and I just gave up ...

baby sea tuna @ Apr 10th 2008 9:57AM

You have to distract it with Homer and have Bart hit it in the back with a slingshot shot (do it from a rooftop). Then, a trapdoor will open on its butt, and you have to fly down and do the context sensitive move. Rinse, repeat.

It's kind of a shame that they used this level to showcase the game, because it it kind of hard and the camera is a little unwieldy. If you played from the beginning though, you should have the controls and everything down by the time you get to this level.

never$$hort @ Apr 10th 2008 2:18PM

Yeah I kinda was doing what you said... but wow, your explanation didn't make it sound any less frustrating!! Thanks for the reply though :)

never$$hort @ Apr 10th 2008 2:20PM

I got past the 1st door but the 2nd was too much stress for me!! haha

rainking187 @ Apr 9th 2008 5:11PM

Just for reference I'm pretty sure it's on sale this week at Circuit City for $30. So it's not that great a deal. Plus I played the demo for this one and I've got the DS version and I was surprised to discover I liked the DS version a lot more.

chillski @ Apr 10th 2008 1:22AM

WELL MAJID, u have a horrible taste in games...... HORRIBLE

did u really think virual bart, one of the only REALLY GOOD if not the best simpons game ever was the rotten apple of the bunch.... wow dude i'll be sure to never ever listen to ur opinion ever again but apparently its crap...