He begins with the burp attack which can stun enemies, or kill them when charged up for a mega-burp, but then gains the Fat Homer transformation and Gummy Homer transformation later down the line. Some of the powered attacks are cooler than others though, and while the Simpsons family does gain new abilities throughout the game, it's clear that Homer was made to be the coolest of the foursome. Objects in the environment spit out power items, as do fallen foes, so you won't spend much of your time budgeting your power usage. There's a standard melee punch and there's a power-based attack which is governed by your power meter. The Simpsons family has two basic attacks. Burns are just a few of the characters to make the jump into the game. Sideshow Bob, Jeff 'Comic Book Guy' Albertson, and Mr. In between jumping from platform to platform you will of course be pitted against enemies, the bulk of which you'll recognize from the series. There are 31 throughout the game and they're all equally funny. It points out the fact that all videogames have crates, bosses with overly obvious weak points, and other things of that nature.

Even though the act of playing through the levels doesn't add anything new to the platformer genre, The Simpsons Game actually takes a new approach to tried and true gameplay by poking fun at itself through the use of attainable video game cliches. It's obvious why they designed the levels to only incorporate two characters as many of the obstacles can only be passed by certain characters, though we would have preferred to have the Simpson family as a whole at our disposal. You'll get to play as all four characters, though typically only two will be available in a level, and those two characters are predetermined by the game. As you'd expect, The Simpsons Game can largely be summarized by calling it a platformer. Luckily the gameplay isn't half-bad either. Yes indeed, the humor element is easily the game's strongest point. The series creator Matt Groening plays a hilarious role as himself, Will Wright is perfectly portrayed and exhibits signs of humor for the very first time, and then there's God Himself who makes an appearance and manages to drop an F-Bomb along the way. Not only does it bring its own episodes back to life, poke fun at tons of EA properties, and make fun of videogames by mentioning the Xbox 720 and PS4, but there are also some awesome cameos in the game. It would have been fine and dandy if the game simply reconstructed classic episodes and spit them out at gamers to play through but The Simpsons Game goes a step further and actually parodies tons of Hollywood and videogame properties as well.

The only thing really missing is a bona fide Treehouse of Horror tribute, though there are elements from the series of Halloween specials throughout the play experience. You'll see such favorites as The Land of Chocolate, Super Happy Fun Fun Homer, Lisa trying to stop lumberjacks from cutting down trees, and several others. Several of everyone's favorite Simpsons episodes are represented quite effectively. While the plot of the game is functional, the real star of The Simpsons Game is the hilarity that ensues. What's inside the manual? Why it's the guide on how to use the family's all-important powers against their captors, of course! Along the way they'll be pitted against villains from the show, EA higher ups (yes, you read that right), and their creator - in more ways than one.

The game brings the cartoon household knowingly into their own videogame when Bart stumbles upon a game manual that has seemingly dropped from the heavens.

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