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1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 20
Date: September 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I LOVE!!!! the Simpsons so I bought this game immediately popped it in my Xbox let it load and started playing and "DOH" it really sucks. The premise is running around as various people doing the most random tasks rnning back and forth. The only place this game shines is the graphics and sound. But ask yourself this Is a game worth $50 for graphics and sound? I hope even a die hard Simosons fan like myself would agree no it is not. If you still want this game I say wait a month it's price will drop faster than Enron's profits.

DO NOT believe the hype. This game is repetitive and boring.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 17
Date: September 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game would finally be a good title starring my favorite cartoon family, but i was dead wrong. I do not know how they managed to screw this up, but they did.

You advance through this game by completing missions. But the missions are all pretty much exactly the same; either race a car somewhere, ram it to blow it up, or drive around collecting items. I'm not joking. That trio of actions is pretty much every mission in the game. There is no diversity at all the goals of your missions other than changing the names of items and locations of places you must drive. You basically just keep repeating the same ones over and over and over again. I have no idea why the game developers thought this would be fun through the entire game, but it isn't and most people will get bored after being about 15 percent of the way through the game.

Also the game is played with several different characters in several different "levels". These are different, character-specific areas of Springfield. The problem is that all other areas are CLOSED OFF. You can't get to any other area of the town, and can only roam in the level you're assigned to. This was a terrible idea. RPGS like this are supposed to be completely free-roaming. They let me explore a lot of it, but not all of it. How much sense does that make? I wanted to explore all of Springfield whenever I got the chance, but they would not let me. I don't know if they let you do that at the end of the game (I've heard rumors), but even if that is the case, it still stinks that you can't do it from the beginning.

The graphics are also dumb. Why didn't they cell shade? This game really needed cell shading.

Controlling the camera is also tedious.

Overall I'd only buy this game if you are a big simpsons fan. Otherwise just rent it because its just so boring.

This game was sadly a letdown

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: September 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I had heard good things about this game via school. I was mildly disapointed. My sister and I were in blockbuster looking at games to rent when i couldn't decide which game. It came down to The Simpsons: Road Rage and The Simpsons: Hit and Run. Looking where it shows how many players I saw Road Rage had 1-2 and Hit and Run had 1-4. I picked Hit and Run. I came home and put it in my Xbox and was disapointed that there was no Multiplayer. I was enraged, but got sucked in by the single player. I couldn't bear to return the game.

The Simpsons: Hit and Run single player was great at first. My parents wouldn't let me buy the GTA double pack (but thats changed) so I resorted to a game that I thought was close enough. It IS GTA in Simpsons world and skins. Don't get me wrong, GTA is a great game. just using the simspons is...an insult to it. The missions are too repetitive. You are either collecting, racing (people or time) or trying to destroy someone's car by constantly ramming it. You think it doesn't sound too bad. IT IS!

The reason I gave this a two and not a one is because of the variety of people you play and the costumes. You start out as Homer, then Bart, then Lisa, Marge, and Apu. Although there are only three environments, they are massive and you will notice something new every time. The costumes you can buy are pretty funny although they are EXPENSIVE. You'll spend the whole level looking for enough coins to buy the simplist costumes. There are also "hidden" cards and gags, neither of which is easy to find all of. For instance, there is a card in Milhouse's backyard. If it wasn't for accidently stumbling upon it, I would never have gotten it.

My conclusion is that this game is good at first but gets repetitive real fast. No multiplayer (at least in the beginning) disgusts me. The one-liners get old faster than the gameplay. The only thing that saved it was the variety of characters and costumes.

My recommendation: Skip

Could be much better.....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

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

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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.

Best Simpsons game ever, but that isn't saying much!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: February 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The Simpsons are at it again. Simpsons: Hit and Run is clearly the best Simpsons game to date, but still does not do the series justice. While the first three levels of the game will keep the player involved and still a fan of The Simpsons. However this game is incredibly easy and repetitive. With only three levels that are in constant rotation you will find yourself bored with the one-liners that are bound to be repeated to the point of frustration. With gameplay elements stolen from Grand Theft Auto and Midtown Madness, you will be very comfortable with the pick- up and play controls. With a percent system rating how much you have found inside each level, you will find yourself driving aimlessly looking for a final card or special event just to get that 100 percent. With a sub-par plot and a cast of characters that you don't get to pick who you want to play as, this is sadly the best Simpsons' game to date, and any fan will pick it up regardless of what any review says.

One Word: Addictive

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: June 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game for all ages. It is challenging, making it very addictive. I couldn't put this game down since I got it! However, I did get sick of it, and the levels can be very repetitive. The 3-D effects are average as well.

Compared to Road Rage--make sure you read my review on that game too, by the way--this game is gold. Unlike Road Rage (another Simpsons game), this game is more challenging, and you are capable of a wider range of places to drive to. Also, you don't only get to drive, but you can walk around Springfield as well! And if that's not enough for you, there are over 30 different vehicles to choose from by the end of the game.

In summary, this is a very addictive game that can be challenging at times, however you get bored of it after a while. The 3-D effects are average, but you are able to drive and walk through the whole city of Springfield. You don't really have to be a Simpsons fan to own this game, however the game is much more fun if you are one. This video game isn't a must-have, but it is entertaining.

Simpsons GTA Style

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: June 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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

Worst camera control system ever.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: November 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Everyone touts this as the best Simpsons game ever, and it is.. But it's far from perfect. It is marketed as a driving game, but there is a great deal of time spent on foot. This was a pleasent surprise, until I had been on foot for a few minutes. The camera SUCKS. Did anyone play this game before releasing it? The camera is slow and sluggish, and doesn't keep up with the player. The cameraman appears to be drunk. When running up stairs or even a gentle slope, you are forced to look at the ground behind you.. The player's head isn't even visible. Fat lot of good that does you in an intense situation. You can't look up or down. What year was this game released? The camera is semi-fixed, and you can only control it in certain areas, although it's always moving. For example, you're in a tight spot where you are jumping from moving platform to moving platform. Well, you can't face the camera the way you need to jump because it's stuck on the wall. You're likely to be staring at part of the back of Homer's head, the rest of the screen filled with wall. Then in mid-air, after you've taken a breathless jump into the unknown, the camera decides to jump to the other side of the room. Ok, this would be fine, except that your players control isn't absolute: up isn't always forward. If you're looking at the right side of your charactor, right is forward. So, you can see why random camera movements are ANNOYING AS HELL! The camera moves at the most inopportune times, changing your forward thrust to a grinding halt, sending you wherever it pleases. If you fall off of something, the game will face you in any direction it arbitrarily chooses, so there is NO consistency over dierection. Time to climb up that ridiculously tall set of platforms to take another random leap. I've actually ran down the street just holding the joystick up as a test. I ran in 3 different directions, without changing my control at all. Oh, did I mention that all charactors are incapable of doing a 180? If you are running down the street, and pull back on your controller, the character must make a wide, sweeping circular turn.. like there's an imaginary magnetic sphere attached to its side, which it cannot run through. What the heck is going on here? There was so much effort put into the storyline, writing, graphics, charactors, physics, and hilarious little details of this game.. Why not hire an outside consultant who plays video games once in a while to iron out inefficient control and outright BUGS!? I play this game endlessly for all of the other aspects listed above, but the camera control makes this game play like an experimental project in an intermediate programming class. Yes, you've outdone yourselves on content, but you are WAY BEHIND IN GAMEPLAY! It reminds me of that crappy engine in Silent Hill and Fatal Frame that causes you to bump into things that are 5 feet away from you - a ridiculous oversight, possibly accepted due to deadlines and laziness, which has destroyed an otherwise brilliant game. Still, the rest of the stuff people are raving about is true. It's very clever, and I've laughed out loud many times. There are many more lines in this game than in Road Rage, so you don't get tired of hearing the same thing a thousand times.. maybe the next game will be the complete package. Games should be frustrating because they're challenging, not flawed. These blatant errors take this game down 2 stars. It's groundbreaking in its physics, graphics, characters and writing, but completely unacceptable in terms of camera control.

Not bad but not great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the second Simpsons video game I bought. This one is alot more involved with the charcters and the story line than the other, but it isn't the easiet game to complete. I have been stuck on the same area for a month, to a point where I had to walk away from the game and try something else. if you love the Simpsons, you will love this game.

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