Category - Game
from Mike
Those who regularly use their iPhones or iPads for games probably have a category of what I like to call "long-term" games. That is to say games that are going to stick around for a while. These aren't the ones you play while waiting in line at the bank. These are the ones you sit down and enjoy to the exclusion of all other distractions.
Tapped Out is a villiage building simulation. The premise is that Homer has made a mistake at the nuclear plant and blown Springfield away. It is up to the player to rebuild the town, bring back characters and keep everyone busy and productive. During my year and a half, I've managed to build a good-sized town, the Squidport and even Krusty the clown's theme park "Krustyland."
The developers offer four major updates a year to coincide with the seasons or to tie in to the television show. In the winter, snow covers the ground and you can decorate many of the houses with lights. They did updates for Valentine's Day where you could send and collect valentine cards from other players via your EA Origins account. There was a Whacking Day event where you wack snakes to collect town features only available for a month. They did the same for St. Patrick's Day and Halloween.
Each building produces money which can be used to buy more buildings. Decorations and features such as lamp posts, mailboxes, newspaper dispensors, trees, flowers etc... add to the amount of money collected. Character are given jobs which also produce money and experience points. In addition, you can earn donuts by advancing levels and completing quests. Donuts can be used to buy premium content such as special buildings, characters and decorations or to speed up the waiting process for buildings to produce money. Donuts can be purchased for real-world dollars, but I've never found it necessary to spend any money on the game to enjoy it.
The Simpson's cosmology is such that they are never likely to run out of fresh content to push and everything has the Simpson's flavor of humor. When you tap on Homer and give him a job, he might say "Work? But I thought this was a game!" or "I wish this was a shooter game" or "Well, beats doing my real job." Part of the fun is collecting as many of the Springfield residents as possible and hearing them complain about living inside the game.
You can visit the Springfields of your friends and vandalize their buildings or help them collect money and experience points. The more friends you have playing, the more money and experience you can collect.
EA doesn't have the most sterling of reputations when it comes to mobile apps, but they hit it out of Isotopes Stadium with this one. It is a must for any Simpsons fan and a great free game for your iOS device.
Read Mike's review of the Stitcher Radio app HERE
from Developer
D’OH! Homer accidently caused a meltdown that wiped out Springfield. Now, it’s up to you to rebuild it!
From the writers of The Simpsons, tap into a city building game that lets you create your own living, breathing Springfield... for FREE.
Recreate Springfield just like you want it, as you help Homer find Marge, Bart and the rest of his family and friends. Complete comic quests like making Apu work ridiculously long shifts at Kwik-E-Mart, growing and harvesting Tomacco on Cletus’s Farm, partying down with Duffman at Duff Brewery, and more. Finish jobs and tasks to earn currency and… mmm, donuts.
We told you that this game is life-ruiningly fun.
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