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• The Simpsons Wrestling is a fighting video game based on the animated television series The Simpsons.Developed by Big Ape Productions and published by Activision (Electronic Arts in Europe) for the PlayStation, it was first released in Europe in March 2001, followed by North America a month later.
• Apr 07, 2001  Only in reality, Simpsons Wrestling is merde. The only wrestling part of this game is that there are two characters in a ring, with ropes, and they each.

When I first heard that FOX and Activision had teamed up to create a wrestling game based on The Simpsons franchise, I was excited about the prospect, yet somewhat skeptical. Could such a game be created that would encompass a terrific wrestling engine while keeping the characters true to their TV persona? Well, if this title is any indication, the answer is a resounding 'NO.'

What happened on the way to commercialization is a mystery. The game has some of the right ingredients to ensure success. The Simpsons Wrestling features nineteen characters from the show, with eight playable from the onset. The matches take place at various locations around Springfield, USA. The actual voice actors were used from the TV show to give the game an authentic sound. The characters have their own signature moves. But somehow the resulting implementation is a complete and utter disappointment.

Big Ape failed to deliver a workable fighting engine. Standard wrestling moves lack any finesse, with rope moves that are too easy to perform and grapples and throws that are nearly non-existent. The computer AI is atrocious. I found that sometimes a character would just stand at a distance and constantly execute the same move over and over, doing no damage to your character. Such behavior is inexcusable.

This will be my second Simpsons guide after my Road Rage FAQ. I enjoy the Simpsons, who doesn't? I first played this game around six years ago. 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.

Controlling your wrestler can be frustrating. You will no doubt find yourself mashing the buttons in frustration due to the sluggish response. Adding to the confusion is the strange power up system implemented in the game. Picking up 'exclamation marks' will allow you to build a taunt gauge. Executing a taunt maneuver will make your opponent dizzy for a few seconds. There is also an energy which reflects how easily you can be pinned, and which can be depleted by performing certain exhausting moves.

The Simpsons Wrestling includes several modes of play. Circuit, Practice and Vs. Match. Circuit mode is composed of three increasingly difficult modes. There are plenty of tunable options, but none will save this total waste of game playing time.

If they weren't, they should have been! The game was incredibly easy due to the poor AI succumbing to mindless button bashing and once you unlocked the offensively overpowered Ned Flanders your fears of ever losing again went out the window. It was just appalling on every level and makes you wonder if someone was fired over it. Simpsons wrestling game. It has charm, it is The Simpsons but it's a poor excuse for an actual game.

Graphically, one would think that the simplistic cartoon style seen on the show could easily be implemented on the PSOne. Big Ape, the developer behind this awful game, made a huge mistake by not utilizing a classic 2D sprite based engine like those seen in the highly popular Fire Pro wrestling games. Instead, they opted for weak, pseudo-3D polygon characters. The player animation is horrible. The fighting locations are poorly implemented with little to no animation effects. You'll see recognizable characters around the ring, but they lack depth and perspective.

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Other than the introductory music, none of the game's tunes are recognizable. This is a crime considering the many songs that have been created for the series. I should know — I own two Simpsons music CDs! The character voices are well done, which is the only positive thing that I can say about the game.

The Simpsons Wrestling is perhaps one of the worst video games to appear on the Sony PSOne to date. It is definitely the worst wrestling game to appear on the platform. The game really has relatively nothing to do with wrestling. Sure, two characters fight it out in the ring but you'll not see much of anything that resembles wrestling in any way, shape or form. Maybe, that's why Activision exclaims 'This isn't wrestling, this is Simpsons Wrestling!'

I cannot in good conscious recommend The Simpsons Wrestling to anyone but the diehard Simpsons collectibles fan.

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This article is copyright (c) 2001, 2007 by Ken Gagne. All rights reserved. Not to be distributed without permission.

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Original publication: Sentinel & Enterprise, 30-Apr-01