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Road Rage is a good thing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: September 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The first Simpsons game I ever played was Simpsons Road Rage for GameCube when I rented it. I wanted to buy it ever since then. When I discovered that there was one for GBA, I desperately wanted to buy it. One day, I recieved it as a gift and immediately started playing it. My life was forever changed. I was a little disappointed at all the differences that I noticed between the GCN and GBA games, but I quickly became used to the handheld version. After a bit of work, I unlocked a few things and instinctively wrote down the pesky passwords for my game progress. It took me less than 5 days to unlock almost everything on GCN, so the differences were noticeable between the games. After some more playing,I began to focus more on the game that I owned rather than the rental. There are so many good things on the GCN, but there are just as many on GBA - maybe more. I especially enjoy the unique "Performance" mode, where you pick a passenger (I always choose either Snake, Otto, or Barney) and go out in your selected location and drive like you're delivering a donated organ to make your passenger happy. You get a new passenger after each person is fully satisfied along with a 60-second time bonus that decreases with each person (my personal passenger record in a single run is 5). Road Rage mode is different, too: instead of dropping people in front of buildings, you drop them off on targets, and get bonus money and time depending on how close you park to the target's center. I also like the option of dumping your rider overboard with the L button because their destination's a mile away and you've only got ten seconds left. You can then pick up a nearby customer and continue your rampage. Throwing someone out will cost you quite a bit of time from your time limit, though, so be careful. Also, don't dump out passengers right before the time runs out - you get $10 for every second they're in your vehicle.
There's one thing with major differences from GCN that could've been better: Mission Mode. I'm not complaining about the missions themselves; I don't like the fact that they're so stinking HARD. Not all of them, though, only some. Take mission #9, for example. Jump through fire rings on a slick watery track? ARE YOU CRAZY?!? It took me THREE MONTHS to complete that challenge! I celebrated when I finally did, though. Some of the other missions are actually easier: I could never beat mission #8 on GCN, but it took me less than ten minutes on GBA. Overall, with the only reward at the end of mission #10 being a secret car, it's a little disappointing, but the car handles and drives perfectly.
There are two things that put this game at my top slot as "Best Handheld Game Ever": The graphics and the music. The combination of 2-D and 3-D really surprised me, especially all of the slopes in the landscape. Plus, some of the environments almost match their GCN counterparts (i.e. the Springfield Dam has very high water on one side and a subterranean area on the other, even though that wasn't subterranean on GCN). But what really caught me was the music. This game has some of the best video game music ever. Ever. Better than anything. From peppy music that makes you really want to drive fast to calm "road trip" music to music that makes you yearn for the countryside, the songs in Road Rage strongly resemble the locales in which they are played (there's even a remix of each song in each level that plays in Performance mode). Even the "Game Over" music is cool. The "Sound Check" allows you to hear music without any obstructing sound effects. I enjoy hearing each song as much as I want without ever having to succumb to a time limit. Still, I find the music the most interesting and entertaining part of the game.
One other thing: The levels are astounding. They are HUGE! I still get lost in Evergreen Terrace. I can find my way around fine after driving a few people to their destinations, but until then, I have no clue as to where I started the level. There's so much to see that I can't take it all in in one sitting.
In the long run, The Simpsons Road Rage for GBA is an excellent game with surprising graphics, an abundance of great music, an amazing amount of area to explore, and entertaining gameplay. When Crazy Taxi meets The Simpsons, nothing can beat this handheld fit of digital road rage. Drive safely!

One Of The **BEST** Games Ever Created!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 41
Date: April 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My sister has the PS2 (Playstation 2) and she has the Simpsons' Road Rage game. I just LOVE this game. If the GBA (Game Boy Advance) game is as good as the PS2 then this game will be super. I am glad that this game is going to be portable on the GBA. I am wanting a PS2 just because of the Simpsons' Road Rage.

I can't stand the Simpsons' but I just LOVE the Simpsons' Road Rage. It is so funny and so much fun. I LOVE playing it when I go over to my sister's house. I am dying for a copy of the game.

Very Fun (first time playing it)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i just got this game yesterday (agust third 2006) it is so funny when you get no cash money at the end they call you a LOSER plus it's fun to knock down evrey single street item like lights and.........evrey other street item it takes a while but quite fun too.

Best Game Ever Played I actualy rate it 6 stars

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This Game Is Like The Best When You Unlcok Evreything Takes Weeks Though But Still AWSOME If You Have An Extreme Upsetion With The Simpsons I LOVE THE SIMPSONS

The PC version is so much better.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: June 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I haven't played this game much yet and so far it looks pretty tricky to get the hang of it. But I'm sure that with practice I'll get better and enjoy it more. I also have the PC version of it and it's so much better. The characters talk more and it's hillarious.

The Racing Rage!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: June 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The Simson's Rode Rage is great if you like Adventure/Racing all in one. I liked this game because it was different from other ordinary vidio games. I hope you enjoy The Simson's Rode Rage as much as I do!

My First Game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: July 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

i have played this game on X Box and i liked it so much i got it for my gameboy advance yesterday. the text and content it suitable for all players so i can even have the kids i babysit for play it. with 3 diferent game to play the fun never stops..this was my first choice for a game and i am glad that i picked it.......

Not Quite Perfect

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a somewhat fun game. Whatever you do do not be deceived by the pictures at the top of the screen, the graphics are horrible. It can be a fun game if you enjoy Crazy Taxi(which I do), but to tell the truth, it is overrated. A big con is that if you get $1 million you win the game and there is nothing else to play for, and there is no reason to come back and play it.

Don't Expect the Original

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 14 / 17
Date: July 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I had been waiting for this game to be released for ages. I am a HUGE fan of the console version, and I couldn't wait to be able to take the game with me. I couldn't be more disappointed! First of all, the game play is way more difficult. Unlike the console version, there are curbs and other boundaries preventing you from driving anywhere you want. It's very hard to see where to go, and exteremly easy to get lost (which costs you valuable time). There's no save feature, instead you have to write down passwords, which to me is a bit primitive considering most GBA games have save options. Finally, there are NO SIMPSONS VOICES!! I know that the advance can easily reproduce voices, and I think the Simpsons tag lines make up over half the fun of the game. I hate to say it, but this game could not be more of a letdown...d'oh!!

Disappointing.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: July 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A number of months ago, my friend and I were playing on my friend's Playstation 2. My friend had just gotten The Simpsons: Road Rage, and I must say it was the best PS2 game I ever played. So when I saw the game was available for GameBoy Advance, I got really excited. So, I bought it and played it, and boy was I disappoited! The graphics weren't as good, there was no talking at all, it was a lot harder to control, there are a bunch of annoying things you can't drive on, the locations are smaller, and there are a bunch of other problems with the game. Get the PS2 version, not the GameBoy Advance version.

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