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EA is working on a new Simpsons title that parodies the likes of EverQuest, Grand Theft Auto and Medal of Honor.
Described as a 16-level "action comedy" with a storyline penned by the long-running TV show's long-running writers, the new Simpsons game is due out on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, DS and PSP this autumn.
It's being put together by EA Redwood Shores, and is full of touches that EA reckons fans of the series - now 400 episodes old - will find exciting, like individual title animations and stories for each of the 16 levels, which are being treated like episodes.
Players will get to control a pair of Simpsons family members in each one, allowing for co-operative play with a friend, and whether it's Homer, Marge, Bart or Lisa under their thumbs players will be able to employ special powers - with Bart transforming into Bartman and Homer into Homerball.
The show's familiar cast will all be around, and voiced by their respective actors, as players journey through Springfield and "vast worlds beyond", battling in comic recreations of familiar game settings.
"Our goal in developing The Simpsons Game is to create the most original game ever, which is a lofty goal and only possible given the close collaboration with The Simpsons' creative team," said Scot Amos, executive producer.
"We're also especially proud of the game's warm visual feel, which captures - for the first time ever in a game - the look of the TV show. As Comic Book Guy says, 'Best. Simpsons Game. Ever!'"
Meanwhile, the TV Simpsons' executive producer James L. Brooks said he was thinking of suing EA "for second hand exhaustion".
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asphaltcowboy
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"Our goal in developing The Simpsons Game is to create the most original game ever..."
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OH YEAH
About time. To the nay sayers, I say Get Bent, in the nicest possible way (to quote Bart) it's a Simpsons game. We need more Simpsons/South Park/Futurama and Family Guy games, I admit most are ok at best but who cares, there is always a chance a good one will come out. I loved H&R and the Futurama game. Also we need a King of the Hill game, not too sure what about but we need it, could be Cotton killing fidy nazies or whatever. |
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-- "EA is working on a new Simpsons title that parodies the likes of EverQuest, Grand Theft Auto and Medal of Honor."
-- "Our goal in developing The Simpsons Game is to create the most original game ever, which is a lofty goal and only possible given the close collaboration with The Simpsons' creative team," Is it just me or do these seem like completely contradictory statements. How can they produce a parody of other game formulae and yet claim originality. For that matter I do hope their claims to produce the most original game ever prove to be justified. It's been a while since anybody's tried to beat - as for instance - Pong (or whatever the first iteration was called), Spacewar, Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda, or Super Mario 64 in innovation. |
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