The graphics are among the good things about this game. Perry wrote that 'shame should hang like a noose on everyone who worked on this title.'įor every one thing that WCW Nitro got right, it featured a handful of missteps to go with it. With its lack of options and lack of focus, it’s easy to see why Doug Perry of ign.com rated the game a 1 out of 10. Bashing various familiar characters in repetitive fashion only holds even a diehard Simpsons fan's attention briefly. Imagine if Brad Maddox was allowed to do that in his matches.Ī poor man's WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game, this game feels tossed together without much thought. In between these object strikes, the 'wrestlers' leap higher than Kofi Kingston straight into the air.Ī pin occurs with the opponent on his stomach whille the attacker counts to three for himself. The characters smash each other with bombs, rakes or beer mugs.

Whether gamers play as Barney Gumble or Krusty the Clown, they won't be doing a single wrestling move. The Simpsons Wrestling is essentially a simplistic, cartoony fighting game set in an oversized wrestling ring.

It's clear from the opening bell that the creators knew plenty about Homer, Bart and friends and very little about pro wrestling. As popular as wrestling was in 2001 and as popular as The Simpsons has been maybe it was inevitable for those two dissimilar worlds to come together.

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