The Simpsons Game PSP review

Springfield and all its inhabitants come to your PSP this month, with the arrival on your handheld of The Simpsons Game. Homer, Bart and the family take you on a trip around town solving puzzles, defeating the odd baddie and working your way around obstacles and problems. It's a pretty standard level-based game, with the huge advantage of some of the best known characters in TV history. So does The Simpsons Game live up to its TV and movie fame? Find out what we think in our full review for the PSP now.

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The Simpsons Game PSP review
L ife's disappointments come in all shapes and sizes – like asking for a PSP for Christmas and getting a plant instead. Sadly, this disappointment is yellow and four-fingered.

Let's get one thing straight though – The Simpsons isn't a bad game. It's comical enough to bag a few laughs and it's packed with loads of cool, but fairly insignificant, touches. But the real disappointment is that beneath all the catchphrases and jokes lies a game that frustrates more than it entertains. You take charge of two Simpson family characters at once – switch between the two with a quick tap of the D-pad – and you have to pro gress through the levels, bashing in the occasional baddie and solving the puzzles so that you can progress. Each different Simpson has varying abilities to make use of to help you solve the puzzles – Bart (as Bartman) can fly, drift in the air and use a slingshot, while Lisa can hurt enemies with her saxophone and use Buddha statues to lift otherwise immovable objects.