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The Simpsons: Hit & Run (PC CD)

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Platform:   Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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  • Platform:   Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP
  • PEGI Rating: Ages 7 and Over
  • Media: Video Game
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Product Features

  • New story and dialogue from The Simpsons' TV writers
  • All character voices supplied by the show's cast
  • Over 56 missions in 7 huge levels
  • Explore Springfield by car or on foot
  • Hidden pick-ups based on show trivia
  • For 1-4 players

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  • ASIN: B0000C1CIK
  • Release Date: 21 Nov 2003
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,771 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

Up to now The Simpsons games have been nothing if not consistent: they've all been completely rubbish. However, The Simpsons: Hit & Run is an exception to the rule, and although it's hardly a classic in its own right it's just the thing for fans who want to worship their favourite characters through the virtual medium.

Like many of the more recent Simpsons games Hit & Run is primarily a racing game--one that's very obviously using Grand Theft Auto as its primary inspiration. There's less swearing and gore but just as much running people over and driving lots of different vehicles. You can't steal them off the street, admittedly, and the missions are presented in a much more linear fashion, but otherwise this is GTA: Springfield through and through.

Somewhat embarrassingly for GTA the on-the-foot sections are actually handled rather better than Rockstar's game, with a fairly non-rubbish camera and a decent control system that actually makes the occasional platform sections rather fun.

Most of the game is about driving, though, whether it be racing Principal Skinner to school in order to give Lisa her homework or helping Bart buy some illegal fireworks from around town. It's only when controlling underage characters like Bart that the game's concept really starts to seem peculiar (he only drives unmotorised vehicles) but otherwise the addition of all the proper voice actors from the TV show make this the first Simpson's game ever that is in any way worthy of a purchase. --David Jenkins


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60 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than you'd think..., 7 Nov 2003
Big Simpsons fan. Big GTA fan. But I had my reservations about Hit & Run. The history of the Simpsons licence on console/PC is poor at best, after all.

Thankfully, Hit & Run breaks the mould. Yes, it's GTA in Simpsons wrapping paper, but the quality of the licence has been fully utilised. Kids will love it for the dayglo colours and whacky characters. Adults will love it for the knowing humour. Fans will love it for the insane attention to detail and in-jokes.

And hey, surprise surprise, the game plays very well indeed. Sure, at the core the gameplay is pure GTA, but that's no bad thing. Especially when it's layered with massive amounts of audio feedback from the original cast. Plus there's loads of Easter-Eggs for the hardcore gamer/fanboy to unearth

In short, I wasn't expecting to be impressed. But every time I finish playing I come away smiling. Plus, where else can you see Homer J in a devil suit singing, "I am Evil HOM-ER!" Worth the price of admission on its own, frankly.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Simpsons Hit and Run on PC, 11 Jan 2004
This is a great game and can keep you entertained long after you have finished it. The missions are fairly easy but it takes time to collect all the bonus veichles, clothing ect. The Game is played in 3 locations, the docks, downtown, and the general evergreen terrace/powerplant area. You can be marge, bart, homer, lisa and apu. Though in several missions you take on the roles of others such as cletus the hillbily and chieff wiggum. All the voiceovers are done by the real cast and the storyline is as good as any epsiode.
Its a great game!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars GAME FOR ALL SIMPSONS FANATICS!!!!, 15 Sep 2004
Where do I start with this game? Well, take GTA: Vice City, and mix it with Mario 64 and you have Simpsons Hit & Run. This game is one of the most addictive games I have ever played, and (for all you fellow Simpsons fans out there), it sticks to the series in so much detail.

You play from a list of charaters including Homer, Bart & Apu, and there is nearly every Simpsons character on the game walking about who you can interact with, Every level has 3 extra sets of costumes for your character that can be bought. There are over 40 cars to choose from (that need to be earned or won) throughout the game, and on every level there is a secret vehicle hidden within the level that can only be used on that particular level (try and find them, they're hard... but they're worth it, Apu's car is a monster truck!!!!!). On each level there are 7 missions and 1 secret mission (which earns you a vehicle), and there are also races that earn you cars too.., and there are also Simpsons collector cards on every level which when all collected, earn you a level on a bonus racing game.

The only draw back I can find with this game is that with 3 weeks of solid gaming I finished all the levels, the upside is that (like GTA: Vice city), you need to complete the game 100% before you actually properly finish the game, to do this you need to complete every level, and collect everything (cars, costumes, cards etc...)

But I have to say, for a Simpsons fanatic like myself, I was exspecting a ripoff game, but it really isn't!!!! It's awsome, and the GTA style stunts that can be done are pretty damn cool too....

Trust me, if you want a game that'll keep you busy for a while, buy this one!!!!

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