'Let's Get Ready to ... D'Oh!' -- The Simpsons Hit the Mats; Fox Interactive Steps Into the Ring for 'The Simpsons Wrestling' on PlayStation.Business Editors & High-Tech Industry Writers E3Expo 2000 Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. , South Hall Fox Interactive Booth No. 924 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2000 Fox Interactive today announced its plans to publish "The Simpsons Wrestling" for PlayStation(R), a game based on the popular, long-running animated television satire. Scheduled for a Winter 2000 release, The Simpsons Wrestling is an interactive all-out humorous 3D wrestling/fighting game, complete with all of Springfield's colorful characters including Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie plus Burns, Smithers Smithers is a surname, and may refer to: People People with the surname Smithers
"The Simpsons is America's most popular prime-time family," stated Karly Young, director of worldwide brand marketing, Fox Interactive. "With such an overwhelming response to our previous Simpsons titles, we want to give fans another dose of Bart and Homer -- this time for PlayStation gamers." Simpsons Smack Down! Mimicking other popular wrestling titles, "Simpsons Wrestling" is the first humorous title of its genre. This 3D wrestling/fighting game will feature the characters and locations of FOX's popular television satire "The Simpsons." Players will take on the identity of their favorite Simpsons character and battle their way to the ultimate title -- Champion of Springfield. "The Simpsons Wrestling" emphasizes wacky physical and verbal comedy where players can control the characters' actual voices with 240 verbal taunts to choose from. Simpsons Wrestling features 22 characters from the television show, 13 of which are playable. Each character executes his or her own exclusive moves and gestures and power moves such as Homer's Strangulator, Bart's Wedgie wedgie - (Fairchild) A bug. Probably related to wedged. , Lisa's Pop Quiz Noun 1. pop quiz - a quiz given without prior warning quiz - an examination consisting of a few short questions and Barney's Duff Cloud Burp. Players must learn to exploit the numerous "Power-ups" including the chocolate donut that increases speed, bowling pins that can be used as clubs and bubble gum that slows players down. The game also contains richly detailed 3D locations from Springfield including the schoolyard, Power Plant, Simpson House, Krusty Lu Studios, Moe's Tavern Moe's Tavern (also known as just Moe's) is a fictional bar seen on the animated series The Simpsons. The bar is named for its owner, Moe Szyslak. Located on the corner of Walnut Street, its next door neighbor is King Toot's Music Store. , Barney's Bowl-O-Rama, Kwik-E-Mart, Town Hall, Mr. Burns' Mansion, Alien Spaceship and Itchy itch·y adj. Having or causing an itching sensation. and Scratchy Land. About 'The Simpsons' Television Series "The Simpsons" is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television, with Film Roman as the animation house. Matt Groening Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954[1] in Portland, Oregon;[2] his family name is pronounced 'greɪnɪŋ', rhymes with raining is creator and executive producer with James L. Brooks and Mike Scully
About Fox Interactive Recognized as an innovative industry leader, Fox Interactive, an operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a News Corporation company, is committed to developing a full range of bold and engaging interactive entertainment. The company creates computer and video game software based on Fox franchises as well as new and original properties. Fox Interactive games currently released include the 3D platform game "CROC croc n. Informal A crocodile. 2," the top selling PC hit "Aliens versus Predator," "The X-Files," "Die Hard Trilogy," "Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas," "The Simpsons Cartoon Studio" and "Virtual Springfield." Check out Fox Interactive online at http://www.foxinteractive.com. |
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