The game follows the five Simpsons family members- Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie-who learn they are part of a video game and are given superpowers to resolve several situations. Similar to the show, the game pokes fun at popular culture, many other video games, and Electronic Arts, its publisher. In the self-referential plot, the family discovers that they are forced to participate in another The Simpsons video game. It features an original storyline written by Simpsons writers Tim Long and Matt Warburton. It was released in North America in October 2007 and worldwide in November 2007.
The game was published, and distributed by Electronic Arts. The Simpsons Game is a 2007 platform game based on the animated television series The Simpsons made for the Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable.