DOH!
Today the EA announced that The Simpsons, the longest running Prime Time Animated Series in history, is going mobile on the iPhone and Touch. Gamers will join Homer on a hilarious chase through Springfield in drooling pursuit of frosted fried dough. Clueless and hungry, he has no idea that his desired doughnut is the key to a devious scheme hatched by sinister Springfield forces…
About The Simpsons Arcade
“DOUGHNUTS. IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN’T DO?”
Play as Homer to help him avoid catastrophe and achieve his doughnut-driven destiny. Use touchscreen controls to punch, grab and flip, kick, butt slam, jump, pick up and throw objects, belly flop, and dodge enemies. And Homer’s not alone!
WOOHOO! REAL VOICES & SOUNDS
Authentic sound effects and famous character voices by the real, live actors from “The Simpsons” give the gameplay a true Springfield accent. And if the combined talents of artists, writers and actors doesn’t do it for you… then who needs you, get bent! Or, simply add your own personal touch.
OUR FAVORITE FAMILY FRENZY
Earn and activate “Family Frenzy” power-ups to summon help from Marge, Maggie, Lisa and Bart, who can come to Homer’s rescue. He’s gonna need it!
A MULTI-LEVEL GLAZE OF GLORY
A hungry fat guy’s work is never done. Help Homer race through 25+ levels in 6 different environments including Krusty Land, Channel 6, and Downtown Springfield, and run into favorite characters like Krusty,Bumblebee Man, Chief Wiggum, Squeaky Voiced Teen and The Rich Texan before the sinister plan is exposed… or EATEN. All this and fancy-named doohickeys too!
MINI-GAMES ADD A TOUCH MORE DELICIOUSNESS
Use touch and accelerometer controls to “Slap Homer” back to life, indulge in “Doughnut Dreams,” or engage in a hilarious “Inflato-Head” balloon blowing up contest. Can all this be real? Of course not, jerk, it’s a video game played on a cell phone. But it’s pretty close!
SPRINKLE IN YOUR OWN TUNES
Listen to your own music as you play this daring and sugary arcade adventure. Suuure. Your music is much better than ours. We only do this for a living.
The packaging is definitely awesome, as well as the character-menu interface. Seeing the spotlighted characters and their subtle nuances while they wait on line is a joy. I’m not sure if the box packaging would hold up if they ever do decide to release the seasons on blu-ray; my guess is that the HD upgrade is sometime off since they only recently released season 12 on DVD. It’s sad that it takes so long to see the seasons make it to DVD.
We love the Simpsons and anticipate the release of each season. Wish they would release more than 1 or 2 seasons a year. You can’t see these episodes too many times. Love the charactor packaging. We try to guess who will be featured on each year’s release.