After tackling the Nintendo DS version of The Simpsons Game earlier this week for review purposes, I tried to play the Wii version.

I mean... I really, really tried.

But the game-- well, the camera, at least-- is broken. There's a lot of "Do this, but we're not going to give you any direction at all" crap in the Wii game, moreso than in the DS title. What's worse is that the control scheme isn't all that effective, so I'm forced to try to complete the same platforming sections over and over (and over and over and over) again. At least, in the DS game, it's a 2D romp. There's no broken camera that you have to babysit.

The humor doesn't save the game. It came close in the DS version, but the Wii version is so frustrating that seeing all of the gags and nods to the industry takes a lot more patience than it should. At least the game is authentic, with actual VO actors and new animation sequences...

Boo to EA here. Is it so hard to come out with a spiritual successor to Konami's Simpsons title? It's better to beat people up, anyway.