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Great game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I read a lot of reviews here saying that the game was hard, but it really isn't. If anything, true gamers will complain that it's too easy: I only spend about 30 minutes to an hour for each mission instead of 3-5 days for GTA III/Vice City!

For a grown-up like me, that's perfect: I can do a mission a night without having to stay up 'til dawn! I like the variety of characters and settings, and the non-violent tone throughout the game. However, I'm not quite sure I'd feel comfortable with younger kids playing: you're still driving around like a maniac and running into pedestrians and sometimes trying to ram other cars into oblivion, albeit the gore of many other games, or even Itchy & Scratchy cartoons!

A good game for the console lover and Simpsons fan

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Although many attempts to make a Simpsons game have produced merely a mediocre showing, The Simpsons - Hit & Run appears to break the losing streak. A driving game--a la Grand Theft Auto 3--TSH&R requires the player to explore the world of Springfield via a number of vehicles and on foot. Again, just like GTA3, TSH&R is mission-based, requiring the completion of linear goals to advance the gameplay, but an element of freedom is added through non-linear "optional" missions and races, and free-driving between missions. The player may use the free-drive mode to collect coins--scattered about the levels in various forms and which may be required by the missions or simply used to purchase new vehicles and clothing for the characters--to collect repair power-ups to save a damaged car, to find bonus items and unlock secret levels, and to destroy the strange wasp-like cameras central to the game's story. Characters are well-rendered, with the original voice talent providing sound for cut-scenes and in-game quips. It's not exactly high comedy, and the quips become repetitious quickly, but it's not too tiresome for the Simpsons fan. The game's levels are three maps of Springfield, with a few extra bits added for the duplicate levels 4, 5, 6, and 7. A suburban scene, downtown Springfield, and the docks-turned-tourist-trap warehouse district are the primary locales, and each has plenty of Springfield flavor--signs and gags that add to the feel of immersion in a Simpsons episode.

Gameplay is straight out of a console: typical movement keys with Jump, Kick, and "Action" (to handle things that are NOT a jump nor a kick). Keyboard and mouse work well enough, but the use of a gamepad makes the game much easier and far more natural to play. In-game views are handled by a moving 3rd-person camera which follows the player's character at various distances. Like many new 3-D run and jumps, TSH&R's camera can pan around the character during abrupt changes in direction. You'll find that the camera is often just in the wrong place (things in between your character and the camera, rendering you invisible), and plenty of clipping errors occur in tight spots. Luckily, the camera is moderately adjustable for just those circumstances, though you'll find the camera will stop if it runs into a wall--very frustrating indeed until you get the hang of setting the camera before you enter certain spots.

Overall, TSH&R is an enjoyable game--a good use of a major license and fun for the Simpsons fan and arcade driver alike. It's not GTA3, but for the money, this game offers a plenty of challenge and fun.

the game was fantastic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

when i got this game i thought it was going to be boring like the other simpsons games , but I was wrong. the best thing about the game is that if you have enough money you can go and buy some new clothes. Like you can change lisa into cool lisa or bart into bartman, or marge into jailed marge and homer into evil homer. I really like playing bart's missions. After you beat the game you can go to anyone of the stages and you can explore Springfield. you can go into the simpsons house to the Kwik-e-mart , the comic book shop and any where else.

Outstanding value.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: November 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Normally, I shy away from new games that only cost $30, but, being a Simpson's fan, I figured at least my 8 year old son might enjoy it. Well, he hasn't gotten a chance to play it yet, becasue it's MINE, all MINE. Seriously, I was just going to try it out yesterday evening. Come 1A.M., I was still playing and loving every minute.

Great graphics, great character voices, great music, and plenty of fun stuff to interact with. All the characters from the show are here, although you only get to directly control 5 - Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, and Apu. Most missions are driving based and either earn you money to buy stuff (clothes, cars) or unlock other vehicles to use. In the tradition of GTA3, between missions, you're free to explore Springfield at your leisure - on foot or in your vehicle. Ultimately, as you wreak havoc and mayhem, the police will take notice. The worst they can do to you, however, is take $50 of your money. The areas you have to explore are not as vast as Mafia or GTA3 (what do you expect for $30?), but there's TONS of detail and humorous touches to keep you and your kids entertained for hours.

Bottom line: Simpson's Hit and Run is a superb game for the money that can truly be enjoyed by all ages.

If you fail to pass a level, dont blame the game..blame your

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: December 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is great... if you cant pass a level, dont give it a poor rating.. this game runs great on both my laptop and desktop.. laptop: gateway p4 2.4 ghz, 512 mb ddr, 32 mb ati mobile, desktop: p4 1.8 ghz, 512 mb ddr, 128 mb g-force ti4200... game runs great on laptop.. even with the 32 mb video card.. if you are a simpsons fan.. buy it... its worth it... also.. if the game crashes. you might want to update all your drivers...

Lots of fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ok, imagine a Ned Flanders version of Grand Theft Auto. Well, maybe not that sedate. Go through many missions all tied to the Simpsons story line while driving around Springfield running amok. You destroy everything in your path and get coins redeemable for vehicles, or costumes (check out the Homer mumu!) Cause too much trouble and Springfield's finest will be in hot persuit. In all, a light-hearted, fun game for any Simpsons fan!

Is it possible to *NOT* hit everything in sight?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: December 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a Midtown Madness ripoff and just as frustrating. When I don't have enough money to buy something required to finish a task, I have to go around knocking down street lights, road signs, trees, mail boxes, etc. to collect a small reward, only to have 50 bucks taken away from me with a dreaded "Hit & Run!". That is when you have four cops (who are impeccable drivers) corner and stop you completely. There is a plethora of traffic, pedestrians, props (inanimate objects that are in the way of your goal), and a lot of other obstacles on & off the streets of Springfield to make sure that you will not get to the next level without cheating. Then there is the issue of having to redo certain tasks again in order to compete in whatever race that you are destined to fail in. Why didn't they implement a "Quick Save" feature when you're right in the car or on foot?

I enjoy the graphics of this game, I like the "sprint" feature (this can help you in many different situations), the "double jump" feature (again, very helpful) and I like how if you're in the middle of a race, you can go to a phone booth and get a different vehicle (as long as you jump out of the car you're sick of and jump into the new car you've "called for" at the phone booth within nine seconds). This can be a bit tricky but it may help you win a few races.

I'm giving this game three stars, even though I feel it is worth up to five because of the interactivity between characters, the graphics, the voice acting, the little vignettes, the ability to hop in a car and wreck stuff and a chance to see the world of the Simpsons like you've never seen it before. The three stars is because I am not an avid racing sim fan and I don't like having to race what is ultimately my own computer. Call me a whiner if you like, let me play a game where there is no timer and I don't have to do something faster than somebody else. My reflexes are crap. To summarize my feelings toward "The Simpsons: Hit and Run": I just can't win.

The kids love it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I had one problem with this game. We bought the PC version and it just wouldn't turn right. Anytime you tried to turn a player to move right it would go into slow motion. You had to kind of tack, like a sailing ship, to move that direction. I finally fixed it by installing a different version of DirectX.

This was enough to frustrate me and turn me off to the game. However it didn't stop my kids (who I bought it for anyway.) They havn't stopped playing it for over a month. They even played it when turning right wasn't working. My son, 7, and my daughter 11 would spend every free minute playing it, if I didn't kick them off periodically. And they watch each other and scream when one accomplishes some feat.

I'd say it is a very entertaining game for the kids. I gave it less than 5 stars because of the trouble I had finding and installing the right DirectX driver and because I am not particurally facinated with the game myself. However the kids love it so much I couldn't really give it less than 4 stars.

Mission Impossible

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: December 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game has all the elements of an excellent Simpsons game. Real voices, accurate reproductions of every aspect of Springfield, and last but not least, free-for-all demolition derby vehicular destruction! Nevertheless, it gets old after about 2 hours because the missions that are required in order to advance in the game are very, very difficult. They simply do not give you enough time to complete the missions, so you end up trying and retrying them 10-15 times. It ends up being a real bear of a game and I can't recommend it as a result. A pity too, it has such potential.

Great game for all Simpsons fans

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Hit and Run is a very fun game for its connection to the simpsons TV show. Some of the cool aspects are the voiceovers. They are done by the actual cast of the showfrom Bart all the way to Hans Moleman. This is a great game that acts like Grand Theft Auto but more cartoonish so children can play as well. Basically you go from Point A to Point B in many missions. You also pick up many coins and cards to progress with the story. coins help you buy the cars and clothing to advance the story along.

Problems are that in the story, many of the missions become repetitive. You do the same things in every mission. Like follow a truck or get from point a to point b. POlus it gets really dificult after the 4th level. You find yourself not completing the mission and have to keep retrying. what they should have done was make difficulty levels for people. You will find yourself getting angry a lot.

Hit and Run is a great game for fans of the show, but gameplay needs to be improved.

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