This one really chows down on quarters like a hungry hungry hippo huh? Found a machine at a small local arcade and ran through with a friend and admittedly had a hard time talking them into finishing it.

It's not a bad game by any means, if anything it is dedicatedly average. The combat options are basic enough to get stale, but variants like team attacks and jump attacks vary things just enough to keep you from pressing one button alone. The characters are defined strongly by animations and style flare, but much less so in combat variety. It's a game.

However the slightly off-brand characterization of both recurring side characters and the primary antagonists of the game are the star here, with the erratic presentation of each making each level a Where's Waldo book worth of hidden details and series jokes. (ex. Marge having rabbit ears under her hair in a nod to a scrapped season finale gag.)

All in all, the game takes a lot of continues to get through and a lot of repeated button mashing as well, but if you can find the title set to free play at a small arcade, or have the chance to get your hands on the delisted re-release on either XBLA or PSN it's not a bad way to spend a few hours.