A total of 20 playable characters make up the game’s roster. The Simpsons Wrestling is an atypical wrestling game, with light beat-em-up elements. The game was developed by Big Ape Productions and published by Activision. Akin to the issues that plagued the NES platformers.īart in the “Bad Dream House”, lifted from the first Treehouse of Horror episode.įans didn’t have to wait long for their next dose of The Simpsons in video game form, following the release of Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror in March, The Simpsons Wrestling released in April of 2001 exclusively for Sony’s Playstation. Unfortunately the control system feels significantly dated. While there are some pleasant nods to the show, such as a boss battle against Count Burns. The game utilises a beautiful art style and the sprites are wonderfully animated. Each family member has their own level, though Homer has a total of three!

Though oddly, she takes Bart’s role as the Fly in a level which is based on the short “ Fly vs. The game is notable in that it sees Maggie make her sole appearance as a playable character (along with each of the other family members). Following a handful of Windows games published by Fox Interactive, and a Bowling games released by Konami exclusively for the Arcade, The Simpsons made their return on the Game Boy Colour in March of 2001. Side scrolling platformer consisting of 7 levels loosely based on 7 shorts from the popular Halloween themed Simpsons episodes. Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror was developed by Software Creations and published by THQ, it was a Please make sure you revisit the first and second parts before you delve into the third and final Simpsons games retrospective! The Simpsons Games: A History & Retrospective Part 3

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