The best Simpsons game to date.
The Simpsons have had their own line of games since 1991, starting with the simply titled The Simpsons: The Arcade Game which was surprisingly released in arcades. We are now up to Hit and Run in '03 and perhaps this is one of the best Simpsons games to date?
At the start of the game you find out that the town is infested by mechanical bees, black vans and Buzz cola. Weird? You bet, but it is just a storyline like this that really makes you believe you are playing a Simpsons game. In the game you can play as either Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Apu (you can also become other people such as Skinner in missions, but this is only while driving).
The idea of the game is to follow the story by completing tasks or missions, sometimes for other people around the town. While you are at this you can roam Springfield collecting coins which you can spend on new cars or buy funny outfits for your character. You can also collect all the cards around the town to unlock a funny Itchy and Scratchy animation from Comic Book Guy's store - this really does add extra hours onto the game if you want to get 100%.
The game is also split into 'levels', each level representing a different character and a different part of the town. You usually move onto the next character when a big change has happened within the storyline. With the new characters comes new missions and cars.
Hit and Run has the real voice actors reprising their role in the game, so you won’t hear some random man shouting "D'oh!", but you will instead get the real deal - this of course adds to the comedy moments with some great lines from the characters.
The graphics are all in 3D and they pull off the town and show's atmosphere perfectly. Although the characters aren't the most detailed thing, this doesn't particularly matter. The graphics are also last due to their cartoony style. Even today in 2007, they still look good and in no way outdated.
The Simpsons Hit and Run is the best Simpsons game to date and if you are a fan of the cartoon, you really can't call yourself a fan unless you've played this superb, near-perfect game.
At the start of the game you find out that the town is infested by mechanical bees, black vans and Buzz cola. Weird? You bet, but it is just a storyline like this that really makes you believe you are playing a Simpsons game. In the game you can play as either Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Apu (you can also become other people such as Skinner in missions, but this is only while driving).
The idea of the game is to follow the story by completing tasks or missions, sometimes for other people around the town. While you are at this you can roam Springfield collecting coins which you can spend on new cars or buy funny outfits for your character. You can also collect all the cards around the town to unlock a funny Itchy and Scratchy animation from Comic Book Guy's store - this really does add extra hours onto the game if you want to get 100%.
The game is also split into 'levels', each level representing a different character and a different part of the town. You usually move onto the next character when a big change has happened within the storyline. With the new characters comes new missions and cars.
Hit and Run has the real voice actors reprising their role in the game, so you won’t hear some random man shouting "D'oh!", but you will instead get the real deal - this of course adds to the comedy moments with some great lines from the characters.
The graphics are all in 3D and they pull off the town and show's atmosphere perfectly. Although the characters aren't the most detailed thing, this doesn't particularly matter. The graphics are also last due to their cartoony style. Even today in 2007, they still look good and in no way outdated.
The Simpsons Hit and Run is the best Simpsons game to date and if you are a fan of the cartoon, you really can't call yourself a fan unless you've played this superb, near-perfect game.
