The Simpsons (Nintendo DS)

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The 2D side-scrolling game features scenes of witty dialogue from the actual Simpsons actors (no crappy voice-overs, hoorah) and an amusing take on various handhald pet games: Pet Homer. Top brands like Apple, Samsung, Sony, PlayStation, and Xbox are all available at Gadcet and come with 12-month warranty. You'll see one or two (or maybe more) references to the things you love or hate in The Simpsons Game.

In 2006, Nintendo released the DS Lite, which is a slimmer and lighter version with brighter screens. There are several hubs in which these can be picked up: the Simpsons house, the backyard of the house, and the game engine.

The DS version is an ambitious side-scrolling affair that centres on a Springfield-based hub, and includes 12 unique episodes and something like 2000 lines of dialogue. Eventually, using Bart's gliding and Homer's helium abilities, they reach the top and take Private Burns into custody.

It has four trailers, one with "Grand Theft Scratchy" based on Grand Theft Auto, one with "Medal of Homer", a parody of the Medal of Honor games, "Big Super Happy Fun Fun", a parody of Japanese culture and anime, which includes Milhouse with two tubes coming out of the sides from his head (a reference to Katamari Damacy), and "Neverquest" a parody of Everquest, Legend of Zelda, and Lord of the Rings. In the case of games that use cloud streaming technology, only the free launcher application can be downloaded. As of June 30, 2010, the combined sales of all the versions of the DS had reached 132 million, making it the best-selling handheld console in history.The Simpsons, along with several other characters from the games, escape to Springfield, where the aliens are still attacking. These include finding all the collectibles for each character, [1] finding all the video game clichés, [6] and in the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS versions, completing a certain task related to each episode's plot in a time trial. After saving him from a giant gorilla, Frink gives them The Simpsons Game 's player's guide to teach them how to better use their powers as well as gain new ones, and the Simpson family sets out to stop the alien invasion.

Eurogamer praised the involvement of people from The Simpsons television series with the game's development [11] and GameZone enjoyed the two-character mechanics of the game and had fun collecting unlockable items. In the Xbox 360 and PS3 version, Homer's shield item is a hot-pepper to turn into "Lava-Homer", a big lava ball that can walk on hazardous terrain, like barbed wire and defeat enemies and destroy things by touching them, although he can't use any abilities other than the aforementioned ones.It’s a shame that more content couldn’t have been included here, but we can’t imagine it was easy to pack the game with this much humour. However, Homer uses his ball form to roll up a slope and break the catwalk that Groening stood upon. It's not a hard game by any means and it's a little straightforward and short, but it offers some great chuckles all the way through. As they prepare to enjoy a level without the kids, three hobbits (being Rod Flanders, Todd Flanders and Ralph Wiggum) pass them fleeing from a two-headed Patty and Selma dragon.