Simpsons Game for Wii Reviews by Gamers

While this game has many flaws, as most platformers of this era do, I've never laughed out loud as hard and as many times while playing any video game, pretty much ever.

A good platformer is hard to come by. This one falls short in a lot of areas. The jumping is pretty awful- I don't think performing a double jump has ever been so agonizing. The fighting system is pretty basic and enemies don't stagger when you hit them, so expect to get beat up if you get surrounded. There use of the Wii Remote to execute special moves is nice, though nothing too exquisite. It serves its purposes well enough. The camera is absolutely atrocious, particularly when you play 2-player split screen.

I think others have described the rest of the game's flaws in sufficient detail... now on to why this game is worth playing despite all the negative aspects.

It's freakin' hilarious. While some people don't care for it, Simpsons humor is rampant in this game and leaves very little to be desired. Each level is full of witty spoofs and hilarious dialog voiced over by the masters themselves. The references to the show and to other popular video games (not just EA games which makes it even more shocking and entertaining) left me dying thorough the entire game. (both literally and figuratively) Finally, there's a game that's 2 player co-op that is MEANT to be 2 player co-op, not just allowing a 2nd player to join in and get in the 1st player's way and serve no real purpose. Need more of that!

As if predicting that people would complain about the game mechanics, the game CONSTANTLY makes fun of not only itself, but the entire gaming industry as a whole, past and present. Music to my ears.

Marge's stages left me wanting more anti-GTA gameplay, and the appearances of Will Wright and Matt Groening was the icing on the cake. I wish more games exuded the type of humor produced in this Simpsons game. It's definitely worth a shot if you like to laugh.