- Game-Breaker: Of the four playable Simpsons, Bart is arguably the most useful in the Playstation 2/Wii versions due to being the only one with a constant accessibility to a ranged attack. Sure, Lisa has her hand of Buddha, which is much more powerful than Bart's slingshot, but that requires a statue of Buddha to be nearby. Gummi Homer has a ranged attack as well, but that requires Ammo, while Bart's ammo is only necessary to kill things from a distance faster.
- Harsher in Hindsight: In the last level, Lisa claims that "Billy Mitchell is the god of video games". Mitchell's Donkey Kong world record was revoked in 2018 due to evidence of cheating.
- Hilarious in Hindsight: Lisa showing concern over what might happen to them once the PlayStation 4 inevitably releases and turns the seventh generation of consoles obsolete. However, in that same rant, Lisa, along with many others, incorrectly assumed that Microsoft's next console would be named the Xbox 720. Say hello to the Xbox One, everyone.
- Memetic Mutation: Me Everytime After The Lobotomy Explanation
- Nightmare Fuel: In the Game Engine hub, walking to the elevator on the left reveals Sherri and Terri in it. And they’re acting like the twin girls from The Shining, spouting creepy lines about wanting to play with the Simpsons.
- No Problem with Licensed Games: The game has received praise for its writing, both for having recreated the tone of the show quite well and its satirization of video gaming as a whole. Having the show's cast and writers on board clearly helped. The gameplay mechanics were also well received.
- That One Boss: God can actually be very, very difficult if you aren't good with DDR. Ironically can become this to regular DDR players due to the different arrow placements.
- Underused Game Mechanic:
- Being able to switch between all four members of the Simpson family at will is an interesting idea that could lead to more complex level design, but the only areas to allow such an ability are the final level and the Game Engine hub. Every other level only allows you to switch between two characters at a time, and you're still restricted to two members at a time even in the Springfield hub.
- Out of the playable Simpsons characters, Marge is easily used the least: she's playable in only four levels and is never paired with Bart.
- Unexpected Character: Since Futurama is created by Matt Groening, the appearances of Bender and Zoidberg could be unexpected for non-Simpsons fans.
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