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{{short description|2001 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = The Simpsons Wrestling
| image = The Simpsons Wrestling Coverart.png
| developer = Big Ape Productions
| publisher = [[Fox Interactive]]<br />{{Video game release|EU|[[Electronic Arts]]|NA|[[Activision]]}}
| series = ''[[List of The Simpsons video games|The Simpsons]]''
| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| released = {{Video game release|EU|March 23, 2001|NA|April 13, 2001<ref>{{cite web | date=April 13, 2001 | url=http://www.activision.com/investor/pressreleases/340.html |title=ACTIVISION BRINGS THE FIRST FAMILY OF SPRINGFIELD TO THE MAT IN THE SIMPSONS WRESTLING | website=[[Activision]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010618232523/http://www.activision.com/investor/pressreleases/340.html | archive-date=June 18, 2001 | url-status=dead | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>}}
| genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
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| composer = [[Christopher Tyng]]
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'''''The Simpsons Wrestling''''' is a [[Sports game|sports]] [[video game]] based on the animated [[television series]] ''[[The Simpsons]]'' for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]. Developed by Big Ape Productions and published by [[
''The Simpsons Wrestling'' features 20 playable characters,
The game was widely panned by critics, and has since been considered by many to be one of the [[List of video games notable for negative reception|worst video games of all time]], though the audio track was praised.
==Gameplay==
[[File:Thesimpsonswrestlinggameplay.png|thumb|200px|left|
''The Simpsons Wrestling'' is loosely based on professional wrestling games, but more closely resembles a beat-'em up. The game can be played in two modes: a tournament style single-player game or a grudge match where two players can interact. The matches take place in ten different detailed 3D locations from [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]], such as the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons' house]], the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], the [[Kwik-E-Mart]], and [[Moe's Tavern]].<ref name="BBC"/> Letters float around in the wrestling ring, and if a wrestler collects enough of them, they can [[taunt]] and temporarily become invincible.<ref name="gspot"/> A round ends when one wrestler [[pin (professional wrestling)|pins]] their opponent for a three count. [[Two-out-of-three falls|Two rounds are needed to win a match]].<ref name="reiner"/>
Each time a successful attack is performed on a player, their health meter depletes. Players with low health stay stunned for longer when knocked down. A player can increase their health by picking up food items that randomly appear in the ring. Running and attacks drain stamina. If a player does not have enough stamina to perform a certain move, it becomes unavailable until they recover. Stamina is regained through not pressing the actions buttons or picking up certain items. Attacks which require more stamina are generally more effective. The stun meter only appears when the opponent is knocked down. It depletes gradually, but the stunned player cannot move until the Stun meter is completely drained. A player can reduce the stun meter faster by pressing the action buttons, or by receiving certain attacks. If a player is low on health, the stun meter will normally be higher, making pin attempts harder to resist. Once a player's health is completely depleted, it will only take one hit to stun them. Certain attacks to a stunned opponent will actually reset the stun meter.
During matches, wrestlers have a [[
In addition to health items, the letters A, U, N, and T appear randomly in the ring. If either player collects enough to spell the word "TAUNT", they can then perform a taunt. The taunt will completely drain the opponent's stamina, making them unable to attack for a limited time.
Various characters make cameos as background images. Each character executes their own exclusive moves and gestures.<ref name="BBC">{{cite
==Development==
Big Ape Productions developed ''The Simpsons Wrestling''.<ref name="gamespot1"/> At the [[E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)|Electronic Entertainment Expo]] in 2000, [[Fox Interactive]] announced its plans to produce and publish the game for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] console. Karly Young, director of Fox Interactive, said that the company had received an "overwhelming" response to their previous ''Simpsons'' games, so they wanted to give the fans "another dose of Bart and Homer—this time for PlayStation gamers".<ref>{{cite web | date=May 11, 2000 | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/'Let's+Get+Ready+to+...+D'Oh!'+--+The+Simpsons+Hit+the+Mats;+Fox...-a062019189 | title=Let's Get Ready to ... D'Oh!' -- The Simpsons Hit the Mats; Fox Interactive Steps Into the Ring for 'The Simpsons Wrestling' on PlayStation | website=[[Business Wire]] | via=[[The Free Dictionary]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620061626/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%27Let%27s+Get+Ready+to+...+D%27Oh%21%27+--+The+Simpsons+Hit+the+Mats%3B+Fox...-a062019189
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 32/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web | url=
| Allgame = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web | author=Barnes, J.C. | url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25127&tab=review | title=The Simpsons Wrestling - Review | website=[[AllGame]] | publisher=[[All Media Network]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114140133/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25127&tab=review | archive-date=November 14, 2014 | url-status=dead | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
| EGM = 3.17/10<ref>{{cite magazine | author1=Dudlak, Jonathan | author2=Sewart, Greg | author3=Kim, Jeanne | url=https://retrocdn.net/images/0/01/EGM_US_143.pdf | title=The Simpsons Wrestling | magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] | publisher=Ziff Davis | issue=143 | date=June 2001 | page=104 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415012653/https://retrocdn.net/images/0/01/EGM_US_143.pdf | archive-date=April 15, 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>{{efn|In ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''{{'}}s review of the game, one critic gave it 2.5/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 3.5/10.}}
| EPD = 5/10<ref>{{cite web | author=Miller, Sean | date=May 9, 2001 | url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=5743&full=1#mr_toppy | title=[The] Simpsons Wrestling | website=[[EP Daily|The Electric Playground]] | publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020819082608/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=5743&full=1#mr_toppy | archive-date=August 19, 2002 | url-status=dead | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
| GI = 2/10<ref name="reiner">{{cite magazine | author=Reiner, Andrew | url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200106/R03.0804.1422.55863.htm | title=The Simpsons Wrestling | magazine=[[Game Informer]] | publisher=[[FuncoLand]] | issue=98 | date=June 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303155114/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200106/R03.0804.1422.55863.htm | archive-date=March 3, 2009 | url-status=dead | access-date=January 1, 2009}}</ref>
| GameRev = F<ref>{{cite web | author=Nash, Joe | date=April 2001 | url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34053-the-simpsons-wrestling-review | title=The Simpsons Wrestling Review | website=[[GameRevolution]] | publisher=[[CraveOnline]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020520/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/the-simpsons-wrestling | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=live | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
| GSpot = 6.4/10<ref name="gspot">{{cite web | author=Provo, Frank | date=April 11, 2001 | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-simpsons-wrestling-review/1900-2707127/ | title=The Simpsons Wrestling Review | website=[[GameSpot]] | publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010605050905/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2707127,00.html | archive-date=June 5, 2001 | url-status=live | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
| GameZone = 7.5/10<ref name="gamezone1">{{cite web | author=Lafferty, Michael | date=April 25, 2001 | url=http://psx.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r17514.htm | title=The Simpsons Wrestling Review | website=GameZone | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005234755/http://psx.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r17514.htm | archive-date=October 5, 2008 | url-status=dead | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
| IGN = 1/10<ref name="perry">{{cite web | author=Perry, Douglass C. | date=April 6, 2001 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/06/simpsons-wrestling | title=[The] Simpsons Wrestling | website=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130040100/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/06/simpsons-wrestling | archive-date=November 30, 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
| NGen = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref name="ngen">{{cite magazine | author=Steinberg, Scott | url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen79Jul2001/page/n87/mode/2up | title=The Simpsons Wrestling | magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]] | publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] | issue=79 | date=July 2001 | page=86 | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
| OPM = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Baker, Chris | url=https://archive.org/details/official-us-playstation-magazine-issue-45-june-2001/page/100/mode/2up | title=The Simpsons Wrestling | magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] | publisher=Ziff Davis | issue=45 | date=June 2001 | page=100 | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Boyce, Ryan | date=April 17, 2001 | url=http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=980 | title=[The] Simpsons Wrestling | magazine=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] | publisher=MaximNet, Inc. | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010626151025/http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=980 | archive-date=June 26, 2001 | url-status=dead | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
}}
''The Simpsons Wrestling'' received "generally unfavorable" reviews, according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name=metacritic/>
In contrast to the game's negative response,
The game received a "Gold" sales award from the [[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3943 | title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold | website=[[The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment|Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319031650/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3943 | archive-date=March 19, 2009 | url-status=dead}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 200,000 units in the UK.<ref>{{cite web | author=Caoili, Eric | date=November 26, 2008 | url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/elspa-i-wii-fit-mario-kart-i-reach-diamond-status-in-uk | title=ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK | website=[[Game Developer (website)|Game Developer]] | publisher=[[Informa]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php | archive-date=September 18, 2017 | url-status=live | access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
▲In contrast to the game's negative response, GameZone said that even though the game does not feature continuous play, "the action flows well once into an event". GameZone's review praised the game's audio track, and thought it was "fun" because the comedy is straight from the television show, and the characters will "bring a smile to your face".<ref name="gamezone1">{{cite web |url=http://psx.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r17514.htm |title=The Simpsons Wrestling Review - PlayStation |publisher=GameZone |date=April 4, 2001 |access-date=2009-01-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20050310033201/http://psx.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r17514.htm |archive-date=March 10, 2005 }}</ref> Reiner also commented positively on the soundtrack<ref name="reiner"/> and that the game may not be the best wrestling game available, "but it delivers what the cover advertises".<ref name="gamezone1"/> [[GameSpot]]'s Frank Provo said that "wit" and "charm" are the two most redeeming features of ''The Simpsons Wrestling'', and in spite of the game's weak gameplay, it has "plenty of laughs in store" that devoted fans of ''The Simpsons'' will enjoy.<ref name="gspot">{{cite news|last=Provo |first=Frank|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/simpsonswrestling/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review |title=The Simpsons Wrestling for PlayStation Review|publisher=GameSpot|date=March 12, 2001|access-date=2009-01-01}}</ref> The [[BBC]]'s David Gibbon wrote that the end result of the track is one that will not "fail to impress fans".<ref name="BBC"/>
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==See also==
{{Portal|Video games|The Simpsons}}
*[[List of licensed wrestling video games]]
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==Notes==
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==References==
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*{{IMDb title|0282976}}
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