The Simpsons Game is a 2007 based on the animated made for the , , , , and . The game was published, and distributed by . It was released in North America in October 2007 and worldwide in November 2007. It features an original storyline written by The Simpsons writers and . In the plot, the family discovers that they are forced to participate in another The Simpsons video game. Similar to the show, the game pokes fun at , other video games, and Electronic Arts, its publisher.
The game follows the five Simpson family members—, , , and —who learn they are part of a video game and are given superpowers to resolve several situations. Eventually, they must save their predecessors from , and the creator of their video game character selves, . The Simpson family travels to four scenarios in parodies of other games to collect key cards used to infiltrate their creator's mansion and ultimately to save their predecessors from destruction to reverse their generations old ban on video games.Players of The Simpsons Game are able to control the (except ), each with their own unique abilities. Two different family members are playable in each level, aside from the level, "The Land of Chocolate", in which only is playable, and the final level, "Game Over", where all members of the family are playable. The game contains sixteen levels, called episodes, and each requires specific powers to complete. For example, in the fourth episode, "Lisa the Tree Hugger", the player is required to use 's "Hand of Buddha" power to move large objects, and 's slingshot to shut down machines. Enemies unique to each episode are featured, with the exception of the final level, in which enemies that have already been defeated are .
