| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 41.21% |
| Metacritic | 32% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 2 of 10 |
| GameSpot | 6.4 of 10 |
| GameZone | 7.5 of 10 |
| IGN | 1.0 of 10 |
The game received mostly negative reviews from critics, receiving an aggregated score of 41% on Game Rankings. Although the game was praised for its audio track, which features the voices of the Simpsons' cast, it was criticized for it's simplistic, unbalanced gameplay and bad graphics.
Doug Perry of IGN described The Simpsons Wrestling as one of the "ugliest" games he had ever seen. He thought the graphics were "choppy" looking, and the character outlines looked "broken up". Game Informer's Andrew Reiner criticized the game's design by saying that he did not think it held any wrestling qualities at all, and that the characters looked "awful". He said that instead of "grappling" or performing "devastating slams", you have to "slap your opponent silly" by mashing the buttons redundantly. GameZone, however, called the graphics "quite good, though a little clipped at times by the pace of the combat". Perry also thought there was little wrestling in the game, instead it is "all about smashing buttons and not having any skill whatsoever". Reiner said that the game was a major disappointment and is "one of the worst PS games to date".
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". Reiner also commented positively on the soundtrack and that the game may not be the best wrestling game available, "but it delivers what the cover advertises". 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 The Simpsons will enjoy. The BBC's David Gibbon wrote that the end result of the track is one that will not "fail to impress fans".
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