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 Simpsons GTA Style June 12, 2005
coopertex (CA United States)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Simpsons Hit+Run for the Xbox is an adventure game with a lot of racing. If your kids have been begging you to buy them Grand Theft Auto, but you refused to do so becuase of the mature themes and violence, Simpsons Hit+Run is a good substitute. You can drive around Springfield, stealing cars, breaking objects, like phone booths, mailboxes, benches and lamp posts. When you steal a car, you don't actually see your character pulling someone out of their car, instead you see the screen go black then suddenly you are in it and can drive it. Everything is done in a sorta cartoony fashion and the violence is almost zero. You can actually kick people to the ground, but it looks silly and fake. When you destroy objects and kick people around it begins to fill a law meter. when the law meter is full the cops will come after you, arrest you and take away a bit of your money as punishment. So there is punishment for doing bad things, but again the violence is cartoony and fake. You'll also be able to enter most of the buildings and explore inside them trying to find gold coins, game cards and gags. Everything from the Simpsons cartoon is in the game. I really loved the graphics which were colorful and well drawn like the cartoon, but it looks even better because everything is in 3-D! There lots of secret areas, boxes with gold coins, cartoon gags and best of all they used the same voice actors from the t.v. show! So if you liked the show you will enjoy the humor in the game. Each level has you controlling different characters. The first level has you controlling "Homer", level two is "Bart", level three is "Lisa" and there's more. You can walk around and explore on your own or you can talk to any of the characters scattered around town who'll give you a mission to play. Most of the missions involve racing from one check point to the next others have you finding objects or destroying things. When you complete a mission, you'll be awarded gold coins which then can be used to buy new: cars and clothing for your character. I love the fact that the game is FREE-FORM (go anywhere, do anything), the levels are fun to explore and I loved the fact that they included so much stuff from the show including the voice-acting, but too many levels are similar, there is too much racing with your car! I wished they added more mini-games and better interactions with people and more vehicles. I wanted to ride boats and fly copters, but it does not let you do that. However, I think kids will love this game and adult fans will also enjoy it.
Pros:
+FREE-FORM gameplay
+excellent graphics
+excellent level design
+excellent music
+excellent cars
+excellent voice acting
+looks like the tv show
+good sense of humor
Cons:
-too much racing in cars
-not enough mini-games
-you cannot swim
-you cannot ride boats
-you cannot fly copters or blimps
-little character interactions
-needs more in-door levels
-needs more character abilities
 great game September 20, 2003
ken dawson (federal way, washington United States)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you want to play a game like Grand Theft Auto 3 or Vice city without all the violence this is the one. This game is a blast to play for kids and adults. I'ts very funny and has all the shows voices. If your a simpsons fan this is a must buy with lots of hidden items from the show.
 YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS GAME!!!! October 22, 2004
C. Starr (Glasgow, KY)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This was one of the first games we purchased for the Xbox- I like it the best out of all the 25 games we own, beside The Simpsons Road Rage and Spongebob tying at 2nd place. This game is EXCELLENT! However, it has very crude lanuage, not suitable for little kids to hear, so we play this game while our little boy is asleep at night or if he wants to play it in the day, we turn the volume all the way down on the tv so he can't hear what is being said. That is the only drawback to the game. They should have thought about people with children and left the crude words out- it would have been wonderful! This game looks exactly like The Simpsons cartoon, and the graphics are pretty good. The game play is so much fun! Its a lot like Grand Theft Auto and Crazy Taxi. For around $20 bucks this game is worth every penny!
addictive and hard mixed March 4, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I heard about this game for simpsons fans so i bought it. In the begining the game is a blast. Then when you get to level 2 it gets really hard and at the same time addictive. As an example right now i'm on level 3 (lisa's level) and i'm supposed to find kamp krusty to get a school bus. I still cant find it but yet i cant put down the controller. After a while i start feeling like a lazy bum. So if your in for a challenge buy hit and run.
p.s. This is like GTA so if your not aloud to play GTA this is the next choice.
Brilliant November 15, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an automatic buy for everyone, especially Simpsons fans. It is the Simpsons GTA. You can go in cars and on foot and do what ever you want while completing entertaining missions. You can get a Ferrari, a race car, a hoverbike and even go on a witche's broom. This is a great game. It's so much fun beating up Ned Flanders and kicking Todd on the roof while hijacking cars, destroying Smither's car, and unlocking Mr. Burn's limo. A must have for all! There is so much to do GTA style without the blood. Excellent game!
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