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| From: Vivendi Universal
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $7.87
You Save: $7.12 (47%)
New (16) Used (27) from $4.75
Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 3532
Platform: Xbox
Genre: Driving Simulation Games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 72112
Model: 20626721127
UPC: 020626721127
EAN: 0020626724937
ASIN: B000095ZGZ
Release Date: September 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Grand Theft Auto. Meet the Simpson Family. December 2, 2003
Tex (Philadelphia, PA United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Overall, this game is actually pretty good. Aside from the few gameplay issues and graphical glitches here and there, the game is great. The controls are responsive (although sometimes a bit too touchy) and the loading screen is good. You get to collect coins and cards along the way to obtain new gear for your character. I love the ninja costume for Bart! Typical Simpsons humor is laden throughout the interactive city. Before I forget, there are even "unique" jumps that is prominent in Grand Theft Auto. The only major con that I have noticed is that the storyline is weak, and I wish Vivendi would develop it more. Overall, this may be the beginning of a good franchise for Vivendi in the future. If you come in expecting Grand Theft Auto, you will be disappointed, but if you think Grand Theft Simpson, then you will be a happy clam.
grand theft homer December 13, 2003
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
this is the best game ever!this game has everything.i bought it for $50.00. but it isn't 1-4 players. that sucks.all my friends and me talk about it.it is like the show [since i'm a fan] but better.peace out
Great Game January 4, 2004
Kevin Mills (Michigan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Finally, a decent simpsons game. All these terrible games over the years, and they finally make a good one. This game is a pretty good game. I hate the voices though, becuase of the lack of different sayings. The controls are simple, and the gameplay is good. Overall: 7.7/10
 Could be much better..... February 29, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I first started playing this game, it seemed great because I was finally able to walk through the Simpsons universe freely. But as I got farther into the game, the missions became so repetitive that it became extremely boring. Every mission has about 5 other missions in the game that are nearly identical. And if you are expecting it to be a Simpson's version Grand Theft Auto, you are going to be disappointed. I would recommend this game to rent, but not to buy, just for the experience of walking and driving around Springfield.
Beautiful Recreation of the Simpsons but terrible game play May 29, 2005
darkguardian2 (San Diego, CA United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The game reproduces the world of the Simpsons faithful down to the humor and the voices. Unfortunately, as a video game it's more a test of memory than a game of challenge and skill. The more times you go through the maze the quicker you get. You can drive mostly any vehicle that comes along but it's best to stick with the assorted lots offered in the menu. I wanted badly to like this game since I love the Simpsons and got this game for the kids. They stopped playing it after running into so many false level-endings. That's where I took over fresh from playing "Need for Speed: Underground". You become various characters driving around Springfield to find clues to a mystery regarding black vans and crop circles. The automatic camera controls are by far the worst. It jumps erratically from chase view to overhead view if you get stuck in a tight corner or running on foot. This greatly interferes with game play. The physic's gravity is terrible. I had my car hanging on the pier edge forever unable to decide whether to fall or not. The graphics is 3-D cartoon. At times, I find myself manually circling the camera several times to see where items are positioned and where the ledges are "really" located to jump on. The vehicle jump cam is also a big problem. It's set to "On" by default but can be turned "Off" in Options. It's no good if I can't see where you're going to land after doing a ramp jump. The task themselves are simple but after getting to a certain location or collecting such and such an items under a time limit, the player is then immediately tasked to go to another location before time runs out to start yet another part of the level. There can be 2-4 parts to these levels and failure at anytime along the way results in the player starting the level all over. There is no way for anybody other than the programmers themselves to get through all the levels the first time. The game is unforgiving making a wrong turn or get stuck by a car will mean doing the level over. There's no room for error. When tasked to go to a location, you have to rely heavily on the overlay map and green arrows on the road to know where to go while dodging pedestrians and vehicles that to me seem to have a death wish to jump into the path of your vehicle. Hitting the items gains you coins. Another problem is that some items you can crash through and some items are solid like the Rock of Gibraltar. There's no way to tell the difference without trial and error. If too many items are hit in a certain amount of time then the police comes in hot pursuit of you. If you're caught; you pay a 50 coin fine. Finally, the game cheats the player by running over your character trying to get to your vehicle, placing your vehicle way down the street or stopping the game with time still left on the clock. I'm sure that the creators licensed the game to the video game developers and may have even wrote a basic story plot but as the video game part it's totally weak. By changing the XBOX's clock to holiday dates like Christmas, Springfield will change it's appearance to match the holiday moods. This is true of Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc. It's good enough just to drive around Springfield and forget the missions.
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