<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tapped	I-Application
Out	I-Application
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
city-building	B-Application
mobile	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
animated	O
comedy	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
regularly	O
updated	O
with	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
often	O
season	O
and	O
holiday	O
themed	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
during	O
holidays	O
like	O
Thanksgiving	O
,	O
and	O
Treehouse	O
of	O
Horror	O
episodes-related	O
content	O
for	O
Halloween	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Mobile	O
and	O
launched	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Kindle	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
devices	O
in	O
several	O
markets	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
buildings	O
(	O
houses	O
,	O
shops	O
,	O
public	O
buildings	O
from	O
the	O
animation	O
series	O
)	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
buys	O
with	O
"	O
Money	O
( $	O
)	O
"	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
EA	O
's	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
social	O
bridge	O
to	O
where	O
players	O
log	O
into	O
their	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
accounts	O
and	O
visit	O
friends	O
 '	O
towns	O
to	O
collect	O
cash	O
once	O
every	O
24	O
hours	O
;	O
and	O
occasionally	O
other	O
tasks	O
during	O
an	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
update	O
,	O
the	O
maximum	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
is	O
counted	O
to	O
939	O
,	O
because	O
this	O
is	O
the	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
 '	O
area	O
code	O
in	O
Springfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
game	O
runner	O
and	O
longtime	O
Simpsons	B-Application
writer	O
J	O
.	O
Stewart	O
Burns	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
originally	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
labor	O
of	O
love	O
"	O
and	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
expect	O
much	O
to	O
happen	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
get	O
credited	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
about	O
ten	O
writers	O
who	O
currently	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Simpsons	B-Application
writers	O
Burns	O
,	O
Matt	O
Selman	O
,	O
Brian	O
Kelley	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Westbrook	O
,	O
Jon	O
Kern	O
,	O
Carolyn	O
Omine	O
and	O
Diana	O
Wright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
launch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
due	O
to	O
EA	O
's	O
servers	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
cope	O
with	O
the	O
demand	O
and	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
serious	O
glitches	O
reported	O
by	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
months	O
later	O
on	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Bischoff	O
from	O
GameRevolution	O
summarized	O
their	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
has	O
everything	O
you	O
need	O
for	O
an	O
excellent	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
universal	O
appeal	O
,	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
material	O
,	O
and	O
excellent	O
little	O
sound	O
bytes	O
like	O
"	O
D'oh	O
"	O
and	O
Krusty	O
's	O
iconic	O
laugh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
just	O
a	O
shame	O
that	O
Electronics	O
Arts	O
has	O
to	O
choke	O
the	O
life	O
out	O
of	O
that	O
wonder	O
with	O
their	O
oppressive	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
service	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
trend	O
of	O
freemium	O
games	O
 '	O
revenue	O
structure	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
satirized	O
in	O
the	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
episode	O
"	O
Freemium	O
Is	O
n't	O
Free	O
"	O
as	O
exploitative	O
and	O
lacking	O
in	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
season	O
25	O
episode	O
"	O
Labor	O
Pains	O
"	O
,	O
Homer	O
opens	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
his	O
phone	O
and	O
is	O
automatically	O
charged	O
$300	O
.	O
</s>
