Simpsons Skateboarding Review

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Jun 28, 2005  Simpsons Novice Skating 1. The good: What? This section needs filling. Okay, ummm, the peoples (Homer, Bart) have some funny sayings (only played it twice). Nov 12, 2002  For The Simpsons Skateboarding on the PlayStation 2, GameFAQs has 23 cheat codes and secrets. Dec 17, 2014  The Simpsons Skateboarding (2001) – PlayStation 2 Trying to capitalize on the success of Tony Hawk (presumably), Skateboarding starred a bunch of Simpsons characters skateboarding. We were so turned off by Wrestling that we didn’t even bother reviewing it. The Simpsons Road Rage (2001) – PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, GBA, 2003 Review.

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The Simpsons Skateboarding
Developer(s)The Code Monkeys
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Artist(s)William Brand
Daniel Hughes
Paul Hunter
Writer(s)Tim Long
Matt Selman
Composer(s)Christopher Tyng
SeriesThe Simpsons
EngineRenderWare
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • NA: 12 November 2002[1]
  • EU: 6 December 2002
Genre(s)Extreme sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Simpsons Skateboarding is an extreme sportsvideo game based on the animatedsitcomThe Simpsons. It was released for the PlayStation 2 in North America on 12 November 2002 and Europe on 6 December 2002. The game was developed by The Code Monkeys and published by Fox Interactive and Electronic Arts. The story and dialogue were written by writers from The Simpsons, with all character voices supplied by the cast.

The game was widely panned by critics and is considered one of the worst video games of all time.

Gameplay[edit]

Springfield has been converted into a skate park for the Annual Skate Tour, full with skate-able objects and landmarks from the television series. Players are able to choose one of the nine characters available to compete for the grand prize. All of the characters' voices were recorded by the actual voice actors from The Simpsons. Each character has over forty unique moves. Players can test their skills in either a two-player head-to-head skate off, or in one of the fast and furious modes: Freeskate, Skate Fest, Trick Contest, and a game of skateboard H-O-R-S-E, unlocking additional characters, locations, and skateboards. Players can also choose to learn all the skateboard moves and tricks before they begin the actual game in the Skillz School mode.[1]

Development[edit]

The Simpsons Skateboarding was developed by The Code Monkeys and published by Electronic Arts (EA) under license from Fox Interactive. Before EA made an official announcement about The Simpsons Skateboarding, an advertisement for the game was featured on the back page of the instruction manual for The Simpsons: Road Rage, and on in-game billboards, which was released in 2001. There were no mention of a console in the advertisement and no gameplay details were revealed. In November 2001, EA representatives said they were not ready to comment on the product.[2] On 16 May 2002, a few days before the E3 Media and Business Summit, they released the first information about the game.[3] All of the characters' voices were recorded by the actual voice actors from The Simpsons.[1][4]

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Reception[edit]

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic38/100[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[6]
EGM5/10[7]
Eurogamer2/10[8]
Game Informer1/10[9]
GameSpot3.9/10[10]
GameSpy[11]
GameZone3/10[12]
IGN2.5/10[13]
OPM (US)[14]
X-Play[15]
Maxim5/10[16]

The Simpsons Skateboarding received 'unfavorable' reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5] It was criticized for its chunky graphics, poorly recorded sound and music, lack of skateboarding tricks, and poor controls whilst the in-game dialogue were mixed.

Andrew Reiner of Game Informer said: 'Never before have I seen a developer put forth such an effort to secure the Worst Game of the Year award. I'll even go as far to say that this may very well be the worst PlayStation 2 game on the market.'[9] Kevin Murphy of GameSpy said that 'The Simpsons Skateboarding should be a case study in bad game design.'[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ abc'Shred and Grind Springfield in the Simpsons Skateboarding for the PlayStation 2 From EA and Fox Interactive'. Business Wire. 14 November 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^IGN staff (27 November 2001). 'The Simpsons Go Skateboarding'. IGN. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^Smith, David (17 May 2002). '[The] Simpsons Skateboarding (Preview)'. IGN. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. ^'Here's a nostalgia inducing list of skateboard games'. Magneto. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. ^ ab'The Simpsons Skateboarding for PlayStation 2 Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  6. ^Marriott, Scott Alan. 'The Simpsons Skateboarding - Review'. AllGame. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  7. ^EGM staff (January 2003). 'The Simpsons Skateboarding'. Electronic Gaming Monthly (162): 176. Archived from the original on 14 May 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  8. ^Taylor, Martin (1 January 2003). '[The] Simpsons Skateboarding'. Eurogamer. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  9. ^ abReiner, Andrew (December 2002). 'Simpsons' [sic] Skateboarding'. Game Informer (116): 123. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  10. ^Davis, Ryan (26 November 2002). 'The Simpsons Skateboarding Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  11. ^ abMurphy, Kevin (2 December 2002). 'GameSpy: The Simpsons Skateboarding'. GameSpy. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  12. ^Valentino, Nick (24 November 2002). 'The Simpsons Skateboarding - PS2 - Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  13. ^Smith, David (19 November 2002). '[The] Simpsons Skateboarding'. IGN. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  14. ^Rybicki, Joe (January 2003). 'The Simpsons Skateboarding'. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 132. Archived from the original on 29 March 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  15. ^Rubenstein, Glenn (25 November 2002). ''[The] Simpsons Skateboarding' (PS2) Review'. X-Play. Archived from the original on 25 November 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  16. ^Boyce, Ryan (25 October 2002). '[The] Simpsons Skateboarding'. Maxim. Archived from the original on 24 November 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

External links[edit]

  • The Simpsons Skateboarding on IMDb
  • The Simpsons Skateboarding at MobyGames
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Specification for The Simpsons Skateboarding

Main Features
GenreSports
Multiplayer / OnlineMulitplayer Yes, Online No
PEGI3+
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Main characteristics
Publisher: EA - Electronic Arts
Genre: Sports
ESRB Rating: E - (Everyone)
Other Features
Max. Number Of Players: 2
Memory Support: With Memory Support
Other
Release Date: 28 September, 2002

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