Sometimes you'll be asked to make deliveries, such as taking Lisa's science project to her at school, and other times you'll have to take your character to a specific location, such as getting Homer to the power plant for work. Like in Grand Theft Auto III, you'll undertake missions, but they'll definitely be things you'd expect from an episode of the show. You'll find a ton of familiar faces in the game. You'll be able to swap back to your character's vehicle by simply visiting one of the many phone booths in the game and selecting from the available cars. While the feature is a nice touch, the cars you'll be borrowing from Springfield's residents will be mostly generic vehicles, though you will find a few recognizable ones like Barney's Plow King truck. Though every character will have his or her own unique vehicle, you'll be able to hop out of your car at any time and "borrow" any car you see in the game. Each of the playable characters will have a unique set of missions and will be able to get behind the wheel of a variety of vehicles in the game. You'll be able to play as every member of the Simpson clan as well as a few other familiar faces from the show. While we don't want to spoil the plot, suffice it to say that the story would make for an amusing "Treehouse of Horror" episode, and it features a pair of otherworldly villains that fans of the series should have no trouble recognizing as they go through the game.Īs mentioned, the game's structure borrows liberally from Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto III and presents you with a variety of missions to perform all over Springfield, which has been faithfully re-created. Where the bees came from and what they're doing are mysteries you'll solve over the course of the game. The Simpsons: Hit and Run is shaping up to be one of the best Simpsons games in almost a decade.Īt the beginning of the game, we check in with our favorite family as the town of Springfield is invaded by a horde of mysterious mechanical bees. We tried out the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of the game and are tremendously pleased with how it's shaping up. The promising game, developed by Radical Entertainment, marries the open-ended gameplay of Grand Theft Auto III with a liberal dose of the series' trademark humor. Fortunately, Vivendi Universal's upcoming multiplatform third-person action game, The Simpsons: Hit and Run, is poised to reverse the years of mediocre games in a big way. In fact, since many recent games based on the show haven't turned out all that well, it almost seemed like the best Simpsons game was, and always would be Konami's classic 1991 arcade game. During the course of that time, video game developers have tried to capture the series' appeal in game form, with mixed results.
Over the past 14 years, The Simpsons has grown to become one of the most popular animated TV shows of all time.
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