The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Juggernauts

The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Juggernauts
European cover art
DeveloperImagineering[1]
PublisherAcclaim Entertainment
DesignersDan Kitchen[2]
Barry Marx[2]
ProgrammersBill Jannott
Tom Heidt (additional programming)
ArtistBill Jannott[2]
ComposerMark Van Hecke[2]
SeriesThe Simpsons
PlatformGame Boy
Release
GenresAction, platform
ModeSingle-player

The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Juggernauts is a 1992 action-platform game developed by Imagineering and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the Game Boy. It stars Bart from The Simpsons in a game show based on American Gladiators, in which he has to compete in challenges to earn money. Critics gave The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Juggernauts average reviews.

Plot and gameplay

In The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Juggernauts, the player controls Bart Simpson from the animated television series The Simpsons. He is participating in a weekly game show called Juggernauts USA, based on the television program American Gladiators,[3][4] in which he has to run through obstacle courses, battle huge muscle-bound "juggernauts", and do various other challenges.[5] There are a total of seven challenges[4] that change from week to week. To make it onto the next week's episode of Juggernauts USA and avoid being eliminated, Bart must collect a certain amount of money from the challenges.[5]

Each of the four levels of The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Juggernauts are made up of an episode of the game show Juggernauts USA. Every challenge is based on a character from The Simpsons. For example, there is one challenge in which Bart has to run an obstacle course in Apu's Kwik-E-Mart store.[5] Another one is Dr. Marvin Monroe's "Hop, Skip and Fry", in which Bart jumps on a floor of tiles that randomly shifts from being safe to electrifying.[4] The others include basketball, skateboarding, a juggernaut fighting match, and a match of shoving at Moe's Tavern.[6] The characters Kent Brockman and Marvin Monroe are the game show's commentators; after the completion of a challenge they comment on Bart's performance.[4]

Development and release

The game was developed by Imagineering and published by Acclaim.[5] It was released in 1992 for the handheld console Game Boy.[5]

Reception

The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Juggernauts received average reviews from critics.[6] UGO Networks commented that the game is "actually a pretty original idea with some decent gameplay and mix of genres — easily one of the better Simpsons Game Boy adventures," concluding that "it was all right; nothing stellar, but good enough."[6] Matt Williamson of Rocky Mountain News gave it a B− grade, commenting: "a hysterical sendup of the American Gladiators. Nice action sequences."[14]

In 2009, 1UP.com editor Bob Mackey reviewed the game in 1UP's official Retro Gaming Blog. He wrote that "Some of the events—out of seven total—are actually pretty entertaining; Dr. Marvin Monroe's Hop, Skip and Fry [...] could actually be updated for a more fleshed-out Xbox Live Arcade game. But the fighting-based mini-games throw a wrench in the works by leaving too much entirely up to chance and the limited controls of the Game Boy [...]. In what may be one of its few saving graces, Juggernauts unexpectedly captures a little of the Simpsons' written humor with its post-game commentary by Kent Brockman and Dr. Marvin Monroe. I wasn't exactly crying with laughter, but I actually got a few chuckles out of Monroe's psychobabble overanalysis of Bart's performance."[4]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Staff credits for Bart vs. The Juggernauts". GameFAQs. Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  3. ^ "Power Up! A Video Gamer's Guide to New Hits". Boys' Life. Vol. 84. Boy Scouts of America, Inc. December 1992. p. 33. ISSN 0006-8608.
  4. ^ a b c d e Mackey, Bob (2009-05-06). "Retro Revival Retrospective: The Simpsons Part 3". Retro Gaming Blog. 1UP.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Bart vs. The Juggernauts". IGN. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  6. ^ a b c "Bart Vs. the Juggernauts". UGO Networks. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  7. ^ Keen, Steve; Rand, Paul. "Bart vs. The Juggernauts". Go!. No. 13. pp. 28–29. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Griffiths, Nick (November 1992). "Bart vs. The Juggernauts". Nintendo Game Zone. No. 1. pp. 42–43. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  9. ^ Scope, Pepe (November 1992). "Bart Ataca de Nuevo". HobbyConsolas (in Spanish). No. 14. pp. 66–68. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Olivier (November 1992). "Bart vs The Juggernauts". Joystick (in French). No. 32. p. 156. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "Now Playing". Nintendo Power. Vol. 42. November 1992. pp. 102–107. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  12. ^ Andy (December 1992). "The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Juggernauts". Total!. No. 12. p. 95. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "The Simpsons". N-Force. Vol. 2, no. 1. July 1993. pp. 22, 24. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Williamson, Matt (1992-11-20). "Portable Game Systems Go A Long Way". Rocky Mountain News. p. 106.
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