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The Simpsons Game

In the end, what you are presented with is a very solid Simpsons title. Its humor, as stated, goes beyond just pleasing regular and hardcore Simpsons fans. The self references mixed with cultural ones are worked out brilliantly, and hopefully it spurs the show’s writers to step up the effort and return it back to its roots. So aside from the camera, the game is just find-diddly-ine to go on out and pick up. Woo hoo!

The Simpsons Game doesn’t quite stack up to its current gen counterparts in term of visual beauty, but the fun is definitely still there despite the fact that the camera can be cumbersome during hectic action scenes. The main feature of The Simpsons Game that will draw fans in is the humor and we’re happy to report that the bevy of lines and the hilarity that those lines bring is still in full force on PSP. Now if only they’d included some exclusive portable system content and fixed the rampant camera issues that plague the game then we’d have a real winner on our hands.

Despite its shortcomings, The Simpsons Game is actually pretty good fun. At times it's frustrating and at times it's so funny that you just don't care. If you're a fan of The Simpsons then it's worth a look, but if not then the seven I've given it becomes a six, because the frustrations here will probably overwhelm everything else and there are better PSP platformers out there.

Fantastically funny and an unwavering faithfulness to the source material help make this rather average 3D action adventure worth a furtive glance – it's just a shame that it's over so quickly.

Despite the fantastic writing, graphics, and sound, The Simpsons Game, manages to flop where it counts: the gameplay. It’s simply too short, un-creative, and lacks any kind of replay value. If you’re a die-hard Simpsons fan, it won’t hurt to cough up the money to buy the game. For everyone else however, and only because of the stellar presentation, the game easily warrants a rent.

Though an enjoyable romp, there's no way to recommend the PSP version over one of the console iterations of The Simpsons Game. The humor is what fans game to see, and you'll find it easier to get to all the enjoyable parts if you aren't constantly fighting with the camera. If you do need your Simpsons on-the-go, this is as competent a port as one could have hoped for on the PSP, and has most of the goodness present in its bigger brothers. Fans of the show will not be disappointed, but realize that you're coming for the jokes, the gameplay is merely a vessel to get you there.

Grosse déception que cette version PSP des Simpson Le Jeu. Proposant un contenu similaire à celui de la mouture PS2, la jouabilité problématique, principalement liée à des soucis constants de caméra, énerve trop pour qu'on prenne du plaisir en y jouant. On regrettera aussi que le multijoueur soit absent sur la portable de Sony, ce qui montre bien que le développement de ladite version n'a pas dû prendre bien longtemps.

On the presentation side, with colorful, cartoony graphics and contributions from the voice actors, it should satisfy the legions of Simpsons fans. But as a game, it's decidedly mediocre-at-best fare, with levels that vary in quality and pedestrian platforming and beat-em-up action. If you have the option, go with the superior 360 or PS3 version: This one makes with the funnies, but not so much the fun.

The Simpsons really does go to show that you can't take a turd, paint it gold (or yellow) and expect it to be worth a million. The presentation values are immense, but the whole inner workings of the game are nothing short of a disaster. Here's hoping the next game fares better; after all, from here, the only way is up.