The Simpsons: Tapped Out is a freemium title from EA that puts gamers in the role of Springfield city builder. While the game is free-to-play, impatient fans can use real money to buy virtual donuts to help speed up processes. It seems that eight-year old Theo Rowland-Fry was one of these testy tappers, spending nearly a thousand pounds on in-game goods.
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I wouldn't put Tapped Out in the list. It's a crappy mobile game designed around microtransactions.
I can't stand EA, they have sat on that mobile game for years now and done nothing with the Simpsons license. We have gone almost a full generation without a Simpsons game, the first time that has happened since the first ever Simpsons game was released. Literally the only reason why they bought the license to make Simpsons games was to make money off the movie and mobile phone players.
There is plenty of potential to make a great Simpsons game, but EA just can't be bothered. Probably because it won't make them an impossible amount of money. They are a joke of a games company. They lack originality and fun, they have some of the most dull and repetitive games going, games designed around microtransactions, games that copy the competition, games that feel like half hearted cash grabs. They just suck and I don't understand why people subscribe to their crappy subscription service. Every single license they own would be better in the hands of any other company.
Honorable mentions:
Simpson’s Arcade.
Bart’s Nightmare.
Virtual Bart.
Simpsons Bowling.
( Bart’s Nightmare and Simpson’s Arcade still my favorite. )
EA is known for publishing some of the biggest games in the industry. From Star Wars to FIFA the company has a lot of highly-acclaimed IPs to work with. However, EA's brand has taken a sharp turn over the years and delivered some extremely dishearting games. Here are the top 5 worst EA published games.
Ah lot of those IPs could have been turned into great games but were otherwise ruined by EA.
Battlefield 4 is one of THE best shooters out there and number 1 Battlefield among with bad company. Putting that game just for the shitty launch problems is a clear invalid article for me riddle by stupidity.
The Simpsons license has so much potential and you could create some interesting and fun games out of it (see Simpsons hit & run + The Simpsons Game) but they are making fuck you money off of Tapped Out so no chance there.
Surprised me how well Hit & Run has aged as well. Despite it's numerous bugs it's still a fun and relaxing experience
Kinda funny that EA has a lot of trash games but the article managed to put 2 of the best games they have in it...talk about "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".
Tapped out is the best style of game for the Simpsons because it gives you more of what we like: the comedy. Licensed games don't work when you shoehorn unrelated styles of play into a license, like all the other Simpsons games.
Seriously this writer doesnt know how to play Tapped Out and all they are doing is pulling on the "duh I'm on the side of the consumer" crap.
If you knew anything you would know what to do to continuously play Tapped Out. You have to plan your actions according to time frame. Do the seconds/minutes long tasks and go up from there. Then start the long tasks when You put your phone away.
It's really simple. Yes the game has microtransactions but it never once tries to fool you and they don't spam you with the option and the game has NO ADS.
oh but of course leave out all the great things about the game because that just wouldn't fit your " duh I'm pro consumer" narrative.
Goddamn amateur.
Carl Williams writes, "Simpsons Tapped out is a free to play, freemium, game starring the Fox animated family and their friends. Viewed from an overhead isometric angle you simply complete actions, place buildings and perform actions for your own personal Springfield. Now this year’s Halloween update has arrived bringing monsters and danger with it. Who will die?"
Maby he was hungry?
Oh.. EA and neglectful parents...
What a winning combination you both make.
Its always the European kids that rack up the big bills on these pay to play games. What's up with that?
Translated - stupid parents cant be arsed knowing what their child is up to so they give him the password to their itunes account just to shut him up and then shit their pants when the bill arrives.
Why are kids so absurdly stupid nowadays? If I even had the nerve to do this when I was younger I would've been murdered. Are parents incapable of teaching their child about responsibility? Furthermore, I'd place a bet that the parents simply brushed away the act, and didn't correctly punish the child. They don't deserve a refund.
"I appreciate children are their target audience but it is not right and there needs to be specific controls in place to stop this from happening."
They make me sick - ever heard of a password? Stop using excuses to cover up you bad parenting.
'British parents Nick and Lisa Rowland-Fry bought Theo and his sister Evie an iPad to help out with their schoolwork, but admit "We just don't have time to monitor what they are playing"'
It says it all really. I really hope EA don't give these incapable parents a refund; maybe it'll teach them a lesson or two.