I put Messages Aren't Positive for one reason: Religion is mocked. Product placement also occurs in the fact that entire segments of the game are devoted to mocking other games by placing "The Simpsons" characters in the middle of the game being made fun of. Product placement is obvious, especially in the ending of the game where Matt Groening places his characters from "Futurama" in the game as well as other consoles such as Playstation, Xbox 360, and the Wii. Language is a bit stronger than in the series, but just like a TV show the characters do get bleeped (this happenes 2 times in the game) what is not bleeped are words such as "d*mn", "h*ll", "bi*ch" and in an extended sequence making fun of "Grand Theft Auto" the words "h*" and "pimp" can be heard several times. ![]() Also, there is one scene where Bart and Lisa are inside a factory that makes video games and there is an extended sequence where they are inside the "blood factory" and everything is covered in blood as well as blood shooting out of pipes like waterfalls. Violence is very cartoony and funny sometimes (ie: Homer eats living chocolate bunnies, the bunnies let out bloodcurtling screams of confusion and horror). Things to look out for: References to alcohol and drug use are very mild and just might go over a kid's head. The jokes appeal to adults and older teens more because of the references to games that kids may have never played nor would they have interest in playing. The humor in the game will attract older fans more than kids because the jokes are aimed toward them, but not because of adult themes. ![]() It is an original story and very creative. The game is just as good as the TV show because it is just one long game mocking video games and other media such as "Batman", "World of Warcraft", "Metel of Honor", and "Pokemon". ![]() "The Simpsons Game" is as good as a game based on a TV show gets. The DS version is accessible for gamers of all ages, however, younger children may struggle with the flunky controls of the Wii/PS3/PS2/360/PSP versions. One level, which parodies the Grand Theft Auto series of games, features cat and mouse pimps and prostitutes, however, sexual innuendo is fairly minimal and is likely to fly over the heads of younger gamers. There is also some very mild language throughout the game which is unlikely to cause concern, and the game contains two uses of mild coarse language in the form of "b-tch", which is used in two cut-scenes in the console versions of the games, and just once in the DS version. If you can, give the DS version a try as its technically, the most refined version of the lot.Ĭontent wise, there is frequent hand-on-hand and projectile combat in The Simpsons Game, however the violence is cartoonish and is unlikely to cause concern (although some may be concerned by violence directed at child characters, which can be perpetrated by adult characters). The DS version however, which was designed separately from its console brothers (even though the storyline and level locations are largely the same), is a side-scroller which plays a lot better than the meatier console versions. I've also played the PS3 version, and the controls are only slightly improved over that of the Wii, however the poor controls seem to be universal across all platforms. ![]() The Wii version suffers from clunky, unrefined controls which make the game a real burden to play and had the game not have had the Simpsons brand backing it up, then I probably wouldn't have bothered persisting with this game which was obviously rushed out in order to meet its deadline.
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