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Around the World in 80 Bites

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Around the World in 80 Bites is the third level in The Simpsons Game. In this level you play as Bart and Homer trying to win a Duff food competition.

Description

This is the first level where Homer can use all of his powers as "Homer Ball". Bart can be used to take Homer to places he can't access by opening gates. The level takes place at the Duff Brewery, decorated as different countries, being Australia, China, Mexico, Germany, France, Scotland, Italy and America, while Duffman narrates the level. This is the first timed level, it must be completed before the time runs out. Each time a country is reached, it adds some time. This is also the only level where the enemies come back when knocked out.

Plot

The Chocolate Statue of Liberty

Using his new powers, Homer competes in a Duff food competition/race with Bart helping him. They compete against other Springfield people and, after some talk, the race begins in Australia. Homer uses his Homer Ball power to jump a wall to China, and then to Mexico, where he has to destroy a giant taco to cross to German. When they reach France, Wille climbs to the roof of a big wall and closes the gate to Scotland. Bart gets to the top of the "Eiffel Tower" and glides to the wall where he opens the gate. When in Scotland, Homer destroys Stonehenge to make a bridge to the giant bagpipes, which he splats and makes sound throwing air. Bart jumps on it and the air launches him to the top of a wall, so he opens another gate to Italia. To get to the top of the "Colliseum", Homer destroys the giant meatball, which drops a noodle to climb. Bart then crosses the San Fransisco Bridge and, in order to open the gate to America, he climbs the bridge support, glides to the gate and opens it. When Homer and Bart enter, they see the "Chocolate Statue of Liberty". Homer makes three Homer Ball hits and destroys the statue, which drops a giant hamburger. After Homer eats it, Duffman says Homer is the winner of the competence. Moe congratulates him, and Homer cuts Moe's hand. Then it is revealed the former winner is Akira, who gives Homer the championship belt. Homer asks Akira how did he win, since he is really thin. Akira says he used a tecnique (dropping food on milk). The losers must clean the mess left throughout the course.

Around the World in 80 Bites characters

• Homer: Homer is the main playable character, he can jump, kick, burp and perform different movements while turned into Homer Ball.
• Bart: Bart is the second playable character, he can jump, kick, use his slingshot and turn into Bartman to glide, ride updrafts and ziplines and open certain areas Homer can't get.
• Contestants: they are also enemies, though when knocked out they will get up again.
  • Groundskeeper Willie
  • Bumblebee Man
  • Comic Book Guy
  • Barney Gumble
  • Kearney Zzyzwicz
  • Otto Mann
  • Chief Wiggum
  • Uter Zorker (Nintendo DS version only)
• Duffman: he says comments throughout the level about the countries of the race.

Clichés

Comic Book Guy's video games clichés

• Time Trial: just when the level starts. "If your game's boring, just add a stepwatch!"
• Combo Punch: (only Xbox version) knockout someone performing a combo punch as Bart. "Hello, Street Fighter 2 called, it wanted its gameplay back."
• Temporary Power-Up: (only Xbox version) grab the chilli pepper to get Homer turn into Lava-Homer, Homer's invincibility power. "Power up. By any other name, an extra life."

Trivia

• The name of this level is a reference to Around the World in 80 Days
• The other contestants fight each other.
• In Scotland you can destroy fake sheep to get food for Homer.
• On the Great Wall Of China there is a giant box of rice which only Bart can get to and kick so Homer eats it.