<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Ape	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
(	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
North	O
America	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
Simpsons	B-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
features	O
20	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
regular	O
voice	O
cast	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
executes	O
their	O
own	O
exclusive	O
moves	O
,	O
gestures	O
,	O
and	O
power	O
moves	O
in	O
the	O
wrestling	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
more	O
closely	O
resembles	O
a	O
beat-	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
matches	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
ten	O
different	O
detailed	O
3D	O
locations	O
from	O
Springfield	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
 '	O
house	O
,	O
the	O
Springfield	O
Nuclear	O
Power	O
Plant	O
,	O
the	O
Kwik-E-Mart	O
,	O
and	O
Moe	O
's	O
Tavern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Big	O
Ape	O
Productions	O
developed	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
produce	O
and	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karly	O
Young	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
received	O
an	O
"	O
overwhelming	O
"	O
response	O
to	O
their	O
previous	O
Simpsons	B-Application
games	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
fans	O
"	O
another	O
dose	O
of	O
Bart	O
and	O
Homer	O
—	O
this	O
time	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
gamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
,	O
who	O
knew	O
the	O
possible	O
casual	O
gamer	O
interest	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
publish	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kathy	O
Vrabeck	O
,	O
executive	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Activision	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
is	O
a	O
property	O
that	O
enjoys	O
phenomenal	O
success	O
across	O
several	O
entertainment	O
mediums	O
,	O
including	O
interactive	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
described	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
ugliest	O
"	O
games	O
he	O
had	O
ever	O
seen	O
and	O
declared	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
horrific	O
demolition	O
of	O
a	O
license	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Steinberg	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
one	O
star	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
A	O
horrific	O
,	O
licensed	O
beat-	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
that	O
's	O
so	O
terrible	O
it	O
will	O
actually	O
make	O
you	O
grateful	O
most	O
companies	O
opt	O
for	O
kart	O
racers	O
instead.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
wit	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
charm	O
"	O
are	O
the	O
two	O
most	O
redeeming	O
features	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
weak	O
gameplay	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
"	O
plenty	O
of	O
laughs	O
in	O
store	O
"	O
that	O
devoted	O
fans	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
will	O
enjoy	O
.	O
</s>
