The Simpsons: Tapped Out Review – Help Homer rebuild Springfield
App Type: Uncategorized
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By: Electronic Arts
Version #: 4.0.0
Date Released: 2012-12-05
Developer: The Simpsons™: Tapped Out Support
Price: Free
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The satirical cartoon show The Simpsons became so popular that they crossed 23 seasons and still, all are looking forward for more. As such, it is quite understandable why developers want the name Simpsons on their title, as Springfeild forms the arena of this new empire-building game The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
The game starts with a mishap where Homer accidentally brings down the whole city by a nuclear meltdown and now, it is upon him to get things back to normal. The rest is the same old story as seen with Clash of Clans or Farmville.
You are at ground zero with just nothing around and you start by building your house. Out of nowhere, Lisa shows up with more ideas for rebuilding the city. Start making buildings, houses, marts etc to earn taxes and invest further to develop Springfield. As you progress, you can add stores, elementary, brewery, hospitals, bus service, farms, saloons, churches etc and use the returns to further upgrade them and be self sufficient. Once things improve, you can show off your city with decorations like pavements, pools, trees, shrubs, camp-fires, reindeer benches, fences and much more.
The conventional gems used to speed up things is replaced by radioactive donuts and can be bought from within the app. Unlike other similar games, it is not only the buildings and stuff that makes you money; man-power is equally important because Homer an others indulge in alot of jobs to earn more money. I personally think it is a cool addition, since we can do these tasks while waiting for events to get completed.
As your city develops, you gain xp and climb up the levels, unlocking new features. Guessing from the inventory items, there are 24 levels and its a long journey from ground zero. The animations and sound effects are simple yet sufficient; the random comments by Homer are funny, too. To conclude, this one is not so different from other empire-building games but the Simpsons theme should surely appeal to millions of fans.
Quick Take
Value:Medium
Would I Buy Again:No, Clash of Clans seems better
Learning Curve:Low
Who Is It For:All Simpsons fans
What I Like:The storyline is good
What I Don't Like:Crashes often
Final Statement:A good game, but there are plenty better!
apps THIS GAME IS LIFE-RUININGLY FUN! Homer accidently caused a meltdown that wiped out Springfield. D’OH! Now, it’s up to you to rebuild it! From the writers of The Simpsons, tap into a city building game that lets you create your own living, breathing Springfield... for FREE.
**Because of its many features, we recommend connecting to WiFi the first time you launch this game. Please be patient while it loads (we promise it’s worth the wait).**
HOW FUN IS IT? LET US COUNT THE WAYS!
1. First, you can get it for free!
2. Make Springfield just like you want it.
3. Help Homer find Marge, Bart, and the rest of his family and friends! (Ned Flanders, too.)
4. Complete tasks to earn… mmm, donuts!
5. Make Apu work ridiculously long shifts at Kwik-E-Mart.
6. Grow and harvest Tomacco on Cletus’s Farm.
7. Party down with Duffman at Duff Brewery.
8. See how your Indolence, Consumerism, and Gluttony stack up on the Conform-o-meter.
9. Enjoy exclusive, never-before-seen animated scenes sure to please fans of TV’s longest-running comedy.
10. Visit your friends’ Springfields, play pranks, and collect cash.
11. And did we mention… it’s free to play?
SPRINGFIELD NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD
With HD graphics made for the Retina display, you’ll get an eyeful of greener greens, yellower yellows, and more.
IS THAT ALL? Of course not! Did you know that you can even play this game in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Korean?
But who wants to read all this text on an iPhone screen? So you should CHECK OUT THE SCREENSHOTS because the screenshots really sell it… even though we really don’t have to sell this game… because it’s FREE!
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NOTES:
- Play on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad, iPad 2, iPod touch 3 (3rd generation) or iPod touch (4th generation).
- You must have an Internet connection to play, so please make sure your device is connected.
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Article By Roshan
From the first iPod Touch till the new iPad Mini, Roshan has loved each of his iDevices and has been busy tweaking and getting the most out of them. As a Med student from India, he splits his time between studying corpse and writing about his iOS passion. When not on the web, you could find him glued to TV Shows, movies or the bed! Recently, he has taken upon the role of an appreneur and is currently working on a revolutionary new app, Cyan for Facebook.
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