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- Apr 12, 2001 Metacritic Game Reviews, The Simpsons Wrestling for PlayStation, In the end, wit and charm are the two most redeeming features of The Simpsons Wrestling, as it simply can't survive on its gameplay alone.
By Aldo
But, this article isn't about WCW, or the WWF for that matter.
This page does have to do with wrestling, but it's more about consumer protection. Allow me to explain.
Let's say you're walking down the street and you end up meeting me by chance. I tell you that a new wrestling game is coming out for the Sony Playstation, and if you had to pick between that and WCW Nitro, you'd want to pick Nitro. Naturally, your reaction is to laugh and call me a blithering idiot.
May 17, 2008 It wasn't a particularly popular game then (like most Simpsons games) and it will be even less on now. I suppose this will be a short guide as the game is also short.
Well, a new wrestling game has come out by Fox Interactive, and it's called Simpsons Wrestling. If you couldn't tell by the title, it's professional wrestling, Simpsons style. And guess what? If you had a choice between this and WCW Nitro, you would probably be better off with Nitro!
Okay, if you haven't played Nitro (or its bastard offspring, WCW Thunder), let's just say that as a wrestling game, it makes a great drink coaster. Everyone has the same moves and animation, the game slows down with more than two people on the screen and you can literally win matches in less than a minute. So, why am I saying that Simpsons Wrestling is worse than Nitro? Read on.
(Note: ratings for each category are done using the DDT Digest Spice scale, with DUD being the low score and five Spices being the highest.)
GAMEPLAY
You get to select from Springfield's finest, with several hidden characters that have to be unlocked. The matches are one-on-one, with no tag team option. You do get to select how many falls you must win to take the match, though.
After some loading time, you finally get to play. You'll note that not only do you have a life bar, but a stamina bar as well. I'll explain this in a bit.
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Anyway, time to wreck havoc on your foe! Unfortunately, your character cannot do much in terms of wreaking havoc. You get a ground attack, which differs per character. For instance, Homer can punch, while Groundskeeper Willie swings a mean rake. There is a special move that can be done with the 'O' button, but you must have full stamina or you can't pull it off. Again, this differs per character. So, if you're Barney Gumble you'll belch at your enemy, leaving a cloud which does damage. Krusty The Clown swings a mean mallet, but is hard to control while doing so. Oh yeah, you lose stamina when you punch as well, so after about ten or so swings, you're blown up like The Warrior and have to not attack in order to raise your stamina. Maybe if they gave the characters Blow Away or something..
In addition to the above, you can grapple your opponent, but the only thing you can do is whip him to the ropes. No headlocks, takedowns, suplexes, etc. And it's not like you can throw a dropkick or a clothesline on the rebound. Another drawback is that even though you're inside a ring, you can't climb the turnbuckle for an aerial attack. You can jump from the mat, but all you can do is bounce over and over on your opponent's head. No planchas or hurricaranas here, not even a flying axehandle.
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So, your moveset is limited to four or five moves, or to be more accurate, less moves than Lex Luger has in his arsenal. But, that's okay because I'll just go outside, grab a chair, and.. no wait. You can't exit the ring. And you can't grab foreign objects, so you're limited to what your character possesses, and even then the damage output is the same. Thus, that rake of Willie's does no more damage than an attack from Bart.
There are also random power-ups that will increase your speed, stamina or life. Furthermore, you can collect items that spell out the word 'TAUNT.' Once this is fully spelled, you basically throw the script out the window and no-sell your opponent's moves for a short period. Oh, I'm sorry, I meant you become invunlerable. :-)
What it boils down to is that you have to basically punch your opponent enough times to bring his/her life bar down to nothing. Then you cover your opponent for the pin. But, there are two problems here:
- Like most wrestling games, there are no visible referees. In Simpsons Wrestling, this is alleviated by having the pinning wrestler count the fall. Why the characters count normally instead of giving themselves the ol' fast-count is beyond me.
- The characters in Simpsons Wrestling fall down one way — on their stomach! You can't turn them on their back, so despite the fact that your opponent is laying face down, you can still cover for the pin. Folks, there was a REASON why Reverend Slick would tell Kamala to turn his opponent's body over after splashing his back in 1993.
And there within lies the problem. There is absolutely NO strategy to this game whatsoever. You run up to your opponent and punch away, and when you get low on life, you stay back, hope for a life power-up and attack with your special move when there's an opening. Vince Russo's WCW had more wrestling than this pile of garbage in a box. Yes, this is supposed to be a parody on wrestling games, but there's no wrestling to speak of! None! And the brawling is not only horribly done, but almost non-existant, as well!
GRAPHICS
Graphics is a mixed bag, really. On one hand, the graphics are not very sharp, and other wrestling titles such as WWF Smackdown!2 look much better. But, we're trying to recreate The Simpsons here, so in that aspect the graphics are good. The backgrounds are okay, but not fully three-dimensional. The characters are well done, though, and they look almost exactly like the TV show. Each character gets their own background, so if you're fighting on Krusty's turf you're in a circus tent, and you fight Apu in front of the Kwik-E-Mart. However, there are no moving objects, and the people in the crowd are drawn two-dimensionally, so they look like cardboard fold-outs.
SOUND
Much like Flair vs. Steamboat being the only good thing about WrestleWar '89, the sounds are the only thing worthwhile about this title. While the background music is rather generic, and the effects bland, the voice acting is superb here. The people who do the voices for the TV show supply the voices for the game, as well. So, when Lisa speaks, you're hearing Yeardley Smith, not some cheap imitation. There are supposedly 250 different phrases supplied by all the characters put together, and some of the phrases are specific towards certain characters. Because of this, you may hear the same phrase mentioned twice within five minutes, though. Kent Brockman (the news anchor) does some light commentary, but it is nowhere near as in-depth as WWF Warzone.
WRAP-UP
Usually, whenever you see a video game based on a license from pop culture, you can be assured of total crap. (See any THQ game prior to their wrestling games for PSX and Nintendo 64 for the precedent.) Well, Simpsons Wrestling delivers this and more. Easily one of the worst games I ever played, with no gameplay or strategy whatsoever. You can tell by the lack of moves and the not-so-great graphics that this title was an obvious rush job by Fox Interactive to cash in on the Simpsons brand name while it lasts. It's a shame, too, because had the developers taken some time to outfit each character with different moves and changed the game engine to allow out of ring fighting with goofy weapons, we could have had a winner on our hands. Sadly, Simpsons Wrestling is just a weiner.
Don't bother with this game unless you eat, breathe and shit Simpsons. Even then, stick to renting this drivel.
OVERALL RATING:
The Good: Voice acting.
The Bad: Everything else.
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The Ugly: Had I bought this title instead of renting it with a friend, I'd be out another $40.
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Developer: Big Ape Productions Publishers: Activision (US), Electronic Arts (EU) Platform: PlayStation Released in US: April 12, 2001 Released in EU: March 22, 2001 This game has unused areas. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused cinematics. |
The Simpsons Wrestling is a licensed wrestling game with bad graphics and mindless button mashing. Its only saving grace is the voice acting.
To do: Examine this compendium of audio clips. |
Unused Video
DUMMY.STR is the FOX Interactive logo, albeit with a watermark for the shareware version of VideoFramer.
Unused Levels
To do: See if there are any other unused oddities relating to this level such as music. |
There is a full but unused arena based on Springfield Elementary School. It can be seen by swapping the text krusty.s3d with school.s3d in the BIG.BIN file, which will cause the game to load the school level instead of the Krustylu Studios level.
There is also an arena with a picture of the developers and mascot of Big Ape Productions as Simpsons characters. It can be loaded with the same method as the aforementioned level but with the text bigape.s3d.
Simpsons wrestling tv tropes series.
There is also an arena with a picture of the developers and mascot of Big Ape Productions as Simpsons characters. It can be loaded with the same method as the aforementioned level but with the text bigape.s3d.
Simpsons wrestling tv tropes series.
Development Text
There are two .txt files with short development notes, titled DUMMY.TXT and DUMMY2.TXT.
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File | Text |
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DUMMY.TXT | Inserted to mark end of SLUS file. |
DUMMY2.TXT | To comply with TRC 4.1 |
Build Date
Pause the game and press Square, Circle, L1, R1 to see a build date, which is the same in both versions of the game.
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The Simpsons series | |
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Arcade | The Simpsons • The Simpsons Bowling |
DOS | The Simpsons • Bart's House of Weirdness |
NES | Bart vs. the Space Mutants • Bart vs. the World • Krusty's Fun House • Bartman Meets Radioactive Man (Prototype) |
Sega Master System | Krusty's Fun House |
Game Boy (Color) | Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly • Bart & the Beanstalk • Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness • Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror |
Genesis | Bart vs. the Space Mutants • Virtual Bart • The Itchy and Scratchy Game |
SNES | Krusty's Super Fun House • Bart's Nightmare • Virtual Bart (Prototype) • The Itchy & Scratchy Game |
Game Gear | Bartman Meets Radioactive Man |
PlayStation | Wrestling |
Windows | Cartoon Studio • Hit & Run |
Game Boy Advance | Road Rage |
GameCube | Road Rage (Prototypes) • Hit & Run |
PlayStation 2 | Road Rage (Prototypes) • Skateboarding • Hit & Run (Prototype) |
Xbox | Road Rage (Prototypes) • Hit & Run |
PlayStation Portable | The Simpsons Game |
Nintendo DS | The Simpsons Game |
Android | Tapped Out |
iOS | Tapped Out |
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