The Simpsons video games feature characters from the well-known animated television series. The Simpsons animated show has been one of the longest running television series of all time. It is a rare example of an animated series that appeals to both kids and adults. The show revolves around the potbellied, beer chugging, chronically lazy Homer Simpson and his dysfunctional family.
Soon these popular, jagged haired, yellow cartoon characters were packaged into several action-packed video games. While critics were not impressed with the first few versions of the video games, most Simpsons video games have been commercially very successful.
The Simpsons video games feature some of the craziest and most hilarious story lines seen in the TV series. The video games have spanned all kinds of video game consoles and genres and include Bart Vs the Juggemauts, Simpsons Skateboarding, The Simpsons Road Rage, The Simpsons Hit & Run, Krust’s Super Fun House and Virtual Springfield .
The first Simpsons game was designed and released by Konami in 1991 and was called The Simpsons . It was based on the “beat ‘em up” genre of arcade games. In the game, the Simpsons family must stop the billionaire Mr Burns and his sidekick Smithers from stealing a giant diamond from Springfield jewellers.
Again, in the same year, the game The Simpsons: Bart Vs the Space Mutants was released. In this single-player game, Bart is the only kid on this planet who knows the secret of the Aliens. Bart must collect points and objects including purple hats and radio active rods, before he meets and fights the boss at the end of each level.
The Simpsons Hit & Run video game belonged to the action-adventure genre and was released in 2003 for advanced gaming consoles such as the Xbox, the Nintendo GameCube and the PlayStation 2. The game is based on the sand box format in which, instead of restricting the player with strict goals, the gamer is given the liberty to explore the city of Springfield and find his own adventures. To make the game more realistic, the story and the dialogues were written by the writers of the TV show.
In 2007, EA Mobile released The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown , a 3D action-adventure game for mobile phones. In this game, Homer Simpson has to save the world from being destroyed by a nuclear meltdown. It is yet another enjoyable game that is loved by critics and gamers alike.
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