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If you love the Simpsons, you'll love Hit and Run. If you think the Simpsons is appropriate for your kids to watch, you'll probably be okay with Hit and Run.H&R is task driven (drive here, pick this up, drive there, talk to this character), with the missions being fairly amusing and simple for the most part. Nov 14, 2003 The Simpsons: Hit & Run Review If you missed out on the console versions of The Simpsons: Hit & Run, the PC version ultimately won't disappoint. By Alex Navarro on November 13, 2003 at. The Simpsons: Hit & Run is an action-adventure game which is based on the same cartoon known as The Simpsons. It is one of the many video series which are based on that cartoon. This game was first released in the year 2003. Also, it is developed and distributed by Radical Entertainment. There are a lot of characters available in the game. And, you will be provided control of different. Jan 28, 2016 The Simpsons Hit and Run Review MarsReviews. Unsubscribe from MarsReviews? The Simpsons Hit & Run Glitches - Son of a Glitch - Episode 53 - Duration: 12:40.
'Why can't anyone make a decent Simpsons game?' has been the plaintive wail of millions of gamers for over a decade now, tired of being fed licensed pap year upon year. With such a fantastically rich property to draw upon, it's almost criminal that various developers over the years have been able to get away with this systematic trashing of the brand. The depressing thing is every one has sold very well; Simpsons Road Rage has sold over 1.8 million in the last year alone for gawd's sake. What about this year's model?
Despite being under the auspices of a determined and ambitious Vivendi-Universal, the Road Rage developer, Radical Entertainment, has been retained (which also developed the dreadful Dark Angel and the pretty but flawed The Hulk), which dampened our otherwise sunny optimism that things would finally be put right with this GTA-inspired romp around Springfield.
Take away the developer, and all the ingredients are there for a hilarious wheeze through a mission-based driving game that - on paper - deserves be one of the essential games of the year.
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For a start, a truckload of the show's voice and writing talent has been brought on board to authentically recreate the hilarious ambience of Springfield and its many warped characters. Although the various members of the Simpsons clan hog the limelight for most of the missions, the supporting cast is impressively large and every one comes out with some absolute gems that will have even hardened miserablists cackling inanely.
In the addition to the top-quality characters, the storyline's of true Simpsons vintage too, with all manner of typical conspiracy theories contributing to some classy entertainment; Homer desperately paranoid at the appearance of black vans in the neighbourhood, Bart determined to get hold of a copy of the banned Bonestorm Storm 2 videogame, Lisa chasing after the ever-desperate Millhouse's clues as to her brother's whereabouts, and so on. It's all highly amusing stuff, and does a decent job of tempting you through the game.
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As you'll know, the structure of Hit & Run is unapologetically GTA; replace Liberty City with Springfield, add a cartoon palette, sprinkle in a host of Matt Groening's finest, and, Voila! But although the basic carjacking/mission-based driving template has been observed, the sandbox freedom of GTA has been replaced with a rigid linearity that forces you to complete the seven missions of each level in order before you can move on.
'We've got to destroy it before it warps them with its bloops and bleeps!'
To kick off, Homer is tasked with a few basic mundane tasks to get players into the swing of things, and then the game quickly settles into a pattern of mission types that basically repeat throughout the game at increasing difficulty. In the main there are just three basic mission types: one-on-one racing, vehicle destruction/vehicle bumping, or object collection (or a bit of both), mostly against the clock. Some overlap, but you'll very quickly realise what an extraordinarily simple game Hit & Run is. The scenarios differ, the characters change, and the parts of Springfield you drive around switch depending on the character, but the tasks almost entirely focus on these three areas. Occasionally there's some basic platforming or general wandering around interiors, but in the main it's firmly focused on the driving element.
After Homer's seven missions (and sub-missions if you choose to seek them out - in another nod to GTA), the game switches to Bart, Lisa, Marge and Apu, with Homer and Bart given another level each later on. Along the way, you're encouraged to explore Springfield in order to pick up the many packages that litter the alleyways and rooftops, which either act as means to unlock video clips or as extra currency with which to buy better, more powerful vehicles. Certain missions require a faster or sturdier vehicle, and any you've already bought can be delivered to you by walking up to any of the many phone boxes littering Springfield. On the other hand, you can just hit triangle and borrow any of the populace's cars, which tends to come in handy when you've smashed yours to bits.
The 'Hit & Run' factor only comes into play when you hit too many pedestrians. After about ten 'kills' the cops finally spring into life and fine you $50 if they manage to catch up with you. As a punishment it's small beer, given that coins emerge from every broken item, from lampposts to trees and basically anything destructible.
'If only kids would play more videogames about sharing'
But unlike GTA, no one ever actually 'dies', even when you've run them over or your vehicle blows up, and there are never any weapons lying around to sully the wholesome reputation of those cuddly Simpsons. As a game so utterly indebted to Rockstar's opus, it feels strangely neutered to remove an element so ingrained in mission-based driving games, although on a practical licensing level you can understand it.
What you're left with, therefore, is a safe cuddly game with a stupendously excellent script hamstrung by some terrifyingly unambitious game design that thinks it's fine to constantly wheel out the same basic ideas, make them harder, and then boasts about there being 56 levels of it.
It's not necessarily that endless chase/destruction/collection driving missions aren't fun. For a while they seem like they might be, especially when accompanied by one hilarious wisecrack after another. Indeed, it's important to emphasise just how brilliant the storyline, script and voiceovers are when compared to your standard videogame. They promote such a feel-good vibe, that's it's almost possible to be fooled into enjoying what otherwise would be - at times - an utterly hateful experience.
But seeing as the game design genius at work here seems to extend to merely making the same basic missions harder, most casual gamers (which this is obviously pitched at) will get too frustrated to bother playing the same insanely hard level over and over again. If you're going to make a game for the lowest common denominator, the alleged 'mass' market, at least make it possible for those people to play it without taking out insurance for their joypads and small animals.
'When will they learn? Videogames don't kill people; they just kill their minds…'
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And it's not just the game design that's conspires to limit your enjoyment either. There's a list of technical issues as long as my arm that would bug the hell out of even the most patient gamer. First of all, the actual driving physics are nothing short of atrocious, making the very basis of the game a chore from the off. Cars slide apologetically and unresponsively around the streets, and even after many hours it's a struggle to ever feel like you're in control. To compound the issue, it's all too easy to trip up in among the game engine's limitations, resulting in your vehicle getting caught up in all manner of improbable situations. One time, we made a leap of faith through an obvious short cut, only to nose dive into a bizarre gap that left our hapless vehicle wobbling desperately face down in an attempt to correct itself. This was by no means an isolated incident. Consistently your vehicle falls on its side, only to magically wobble back. What is this? Jelly Baby racing?
The dreaded camera issues persistently disorientate the player, with an unending array of sloppy incidents that make it regularly impossible to see what on earth is going on. Really, this is third generation PS2 gaming - and it's unacceptable that games loaded with these kind of basic technical issues should be allowed to be sold for £40.
As for the visuals, they're reasonably attractive, without ever managing to truly capture the essence of the visual style intended. There's an inherent simplicity about The Simpsons that ought to be fairly straightforward in this day an age to replicate, but somehow the translation to 3D doesn't quite come off, lacking the charm and characterisation and merely populating the world with familiar faces and relying on the fall back of the voiceover to fill in the blanks for us. Admittedly, the disparate elements of the Springfield environment are pleasingly represented, with all manner of amusing billboards, shop signs and so on to keep you chuckling. In this sense the game engine does its job, but you get the feeling so much more could have been achieved with a more talented developer at the helm.
Mmm, DVD...
We've seen a few critical appraisals of Hit & Run elsewhere, and can't quite believe how easily pleased they've been. It seems a case of glossing over the glaring flaws and chuckling about the script, which is entirely missing the point. Sure, as we've mentioned a few times, the quality of the writing, the voices and the humour are absolutely spot-on, but rather than disguise the mediocre game within, this excellence merely serves to amplify the crushing disappointment of the one dimensional gameplay, and we're left wanting much, much more than this half arsed effort.
Committed Simpsons obsessives who live for every gag and one liner will have fun for a while, but for £40 you could buy the entire season three DVD box set [which is fantastic, with commentaries and everything! -Tom] and have change for doughnuts, Duff, and enough peanuts to last you all night. It's easily the best Simpsons game ever released, but that's not really saying much - as Lisa says: 'Oooh, videogames: what a waste of money'.
5 /10
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PC Review - 'The Simpsons: Hit & Run'
by Velvey on Feb. 4, 2004 @ 1:43 a.m. PST
There are strange happenings in Springfield. People are missing, very mysterious crop circles are appearing, and hidden cameras are being exposed. When Homer notices a black van with a satellite dish parked outside the Simpsons house, he decides to investigate further into these odd events. What he reveals could be the biggest mystery to rock Springfield since Who Shot Mr. Burns?
Genre: Action
Publisher: Vivendi
Developer: Radical Entertainment
Release Date: November 11, 2003
Publisher: Vivendi
Developer: Radical Entertainment
Release Date: November 11, 2003
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The Simpsons Hit and Run has been ported to every console and sold like wildfire. If you are a major Simpsons fan and can quote several lines from the series at will, reading about the game is just more torture for you. Go buy this one. It is being heralded as the first game made true to the Simpsons spirit. This game finally 'gets it.' If you are like me and just wondering if it's a good game or not, continue on and find out more about this title that has every game playing Simpsons fan in a stir.
If you have followed or even tried any of the previous games with The Simpsons name on them you know a couple things. First of all, the games were not very good and just tacked on The Simpsons over some type of game that had already been made. Second of all, you know that none of them really captured the spirit of the show that has had continued success for 15 seasons. Somehow the fast paced, witty fun of the Simpsons characters just didn't shine through in the games previous to Hit and Run. Radical Entertainment has gone to some great lengths in Hit and Run to try and capture the look and feel of the TV show that millions now love. Even if you're not a big fan of gaming, or this particular genre of game, just being a Simpsons fan is almost worth the price of admission. Although you will find a few bumps along the way.
The Simpsons Hit and Run does borrow heavily from other successful titles in its overall game play design. There is an obvious borrowing from the GTA Vice City games. As a matter of fact, if you want a more pg rated, cartoon version of Vice City, Hit and Run may be the answer. If you hit someone there really isn't any violence. The victim either jumps out of the way when you go for them or they just go tumbling away spraying funny little catechisms from the show at you. When you're walking there are no weapons to use. The most you can do is kick. There is some incorporation of running over coins to build your money supply that could go all the way back to Mario. This felt a little cheesy, knocking over boxes and running through coins, and almost took away from how well done the game captures the show.
As you get started you will notice the graphical feel of the game jumps out at you in a significant way. The characters have all been done with 3d modeling. Cel-Shading would have been interesting as it tends to lend more towards the feel of an animated show. However, once you're in the game for a bit the simple 3d models work just fine. The colors are bright and boisterous, leaning towards loud, but hey, it's The Simpsons after all. The world of Springfield has been recreated in all of its glory with complete freedom to roam around. The interactivity of the world is not anywhere in the league of a GTA Vice City, nor is the mission design. If you choose to, you can just drive or walk around and go visit all the places you have watched in the show for years in your very own virtual tour. This is yet another reason that many Simpsons fans will want this game. Some of the modeling of environments feels overly simplistic and often looks like more could have been done. However, they do seem to do a good enough job of attempting to capture the animated look from the show. The models do feel a little plain but this isn't much of a bother as most of the time you're speeding through and not paying much attention.
The story goes many different directions but all revolves around some mechanical bees that are everywhere, some black vans that seem to be monitoring people and a new highly caffeinated cola. The story is decent and swerves off the beaten path just like the TV show does. There are several different levels to the game and you will get to take different characters through the levels to complete the game. To progress through the story line there will be quite a few mini tasks or quests that you are given to complete. The game is very linear as you can not progress until you have completed the current assignment. Most of the missions are very simplistic and you get a lot of hand holding to get you through. As you drive you see arrows on the road helping you navigate to your goal. You also have a small compass with your current goal in view to show you which way to go.
As your vehicle breaks down you will see floating wrenches, symbolizing a fix point. Run through them and your back to normal. Phone booths are also scattered about, unless you, ahem, accidentally run into them. Then you will just see a hovering phone. At these locations you can change vehicles as long as they are unlocked. You will also be able to upgrade your vehicles with better acceleration etc…
Unfortunately many of the missions began to feel very repetitive. There are several that feel too easy. Then they seem to go from too easy to almost too hard. You will start off just taking orders from Marge and retrieving items. Some of the tasks must be done with a time limit or you will have to try again. This all works well enough but after a bit can feel very mundane. There isn't much variance in many of the quests. Go here, get this, and do it under this amount of time or try it again. As mentioned, this all works fine until you proceed further into the game and find that some of the goals are just ridiculously hard to beat in the time allowed. Getting to try again is fair enough. But, not when it means your only way to complete the mission is to do it virtually without a flaw. Here is where some major frustration can begin to set in. In GTA, you may have to try again, but you have a much more open ended way of accomplishing your goal. If you're not getting it done by your first choice, try another path or another method completely. In The Simpsons Hit and Run you don't have this option. If you don't complete it under the allotted time, try again. But, this time do it flawlessly. This can mean trying the same mission over and over until you finally do it without a hitch. This started to make the game wear out very quickly. What was a whimsical romp through Springfield and its characters turned into a bit of frustration in a hurry.
Voice acting in the game is top notch and a breath of fresh air as many games overlook the importance of it. Every character from The Simpsons is represented in this game and they all have the correct voices. There is much to enjoy here as you will hear the entire cast spout off little cliché's from the show quite often. I found myself laughing as I drove my car and listened to the characters throw out little quotes from the TV show. As you progress through the game you will eventually end up controlling Homer, Bart, Marge and Lisa and others as they speed through a serious of goals. The in game music seems very on par with the action that you are currently in. Well done and fitting to the occasion.
The controls for the game are a little on the weak side for the pc. This seems all too common in games that are ported for consoles and the pc. The design seems to lend itself towards consoles. The pc control seems to be more of an afterthought. You can remap some of the keys but it still takes some getting used to. The camera angles can also get a little frustrating. At times the camera seems to swing around and make it difficult to navigate when you are walking. This isn't a problem when you are driving at all as you mostly just need to see where you're going with some peripheral vision for turning. Walking however found me in some tight spots. One task early in the game was to take different lifts in the nuclear plant and kick some power generators. If I fell, I would find that the camera angle would leave me looking at a wall and not the character. I was only able to get myself out by guessing when to jump and move. At one point I was staring up, underneath a catwalk and my character was on top of it, out of sight. Camera angle seems to be another thing that over the shoulder, 3rd person perspective games struggle with quite frequently. The Simpsons Hit and Run is no exception.
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There is no multiplayer aspect to the game but there is a racing mode that can be unlocked if you collect all the cards in the game. The cards are hidden in different places in town and each has a significant moment from the show imprinted on it. Collect them all and you will unlock a special racing mode. There are also a few easter eggs in the game that you can find how to locate by searching the net. Some of these include a special vehicle that you can drive if you find it. On the first level this is a rocket car. Other easter eggs include the graphics changing a little on national holidays. This is synced up with your computers calendar. Once again, searching the net will reveal these little goodies.
The Simpsons Hit and Run is the first game that really captures the spirit of the show. The sharp wit of the series that has run 15 years finally comes through its excellent use of the characters. There have been 10 plus titles with The Simpsons name on them that have not really got it right. The Simpsons Hit and Run gets this part right. If you are a major fan of the television series and just want to walk and drive around Springfield and see the characters, this game allows you to in spades. If you enjoy the idea of the Grand Theft Auto series but wish it was less violent, this game may suit you as well. You can hit people in your vehicles but there is no violence, just rolling and dodging. The camera and controls can be a little flakey at times and some of the missions can go from being repetitive to just about impossible. However, there is just too much that has been done right to capture the characters and the town of Springfield to hold this game back from a good recommendation.
Score: 8.0/10
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