These Wrestling Video Games SUCK!

Ah The Simpsons, the sole reason why my nostalgic trips down memory lane are jaundice coloured. There wasn't a moment in my early days that wasn't in some ways related to The Simpsons, from religiously watching the TV show, reading the comics, covering my room in Simpsons wallpaper that gave me nightmares and had to sleep in a different room (good times), and of course, playing the video games the family kicked out from time to time.

Now some of these titles were pure gold, like the Arcade beat-em-up title or the supremely underrated Krusty's Fun House Game Boy game, but others were like a hot stream of dehydrated yellow piss right to the face, and things were at their total worst when the Simpsons crossed over with Xtreme sports. The Simpsons Skateboarding game might well be bundled with the "Welcome to Hell" Welcome package as there's no better expression for how low an IP can sink than that utter skip fire, but the Simpsons Wrestling isn't a slouch when it comes to slacking off in terms of quality either.

This game feels like it was cobbled together over a Game Jam weekend, offering up combat that feels as disconcerting as your Grandad giving you sex tips. Thanks to a camera that seems intent on not showing you the action, you'll whiff so many of your shots that it'll send you into a blind rage, and even when you do connect it's about as satisfying as punching taffy, no impact and you'll feel drained just trying to get a simple combo through.

It's one of those titles that I don't abjectly hate because there are some funny moments, but I'm just so dissapointed in the quick cash grab nature of it all that I couldn't never reccommend this title to anyone. This feels like current day TNA wrestling; whacky, loud and colourful, but also somewhat desperate and shoddily produced.