Product description
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Commuters have had enough in Simpsons Road Rage! Mr. Burns has
bought all the public transportation & jacked up the prices, and
Springfielders are angry!
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There's road rage, and then there's road rage Simpsons style!
"D'oh!" Monty Burns is up to his greedy ways again. He's
purchased Springfield's transit corporation and heinously jacked
up the fares. Refusing to shell out for the new rates, the rage
ensues. You'll take on commuters and jam-packed back routes, all
in an effort to help buy back the corporation before time runs
out.
More than 25 Simpsons characters climb behind the wheel or wander
the streets begging for a ride. Careen through timesaving
shortcuts and take on terrain including hills, ains, and
forests. Wreak havoc in five Springfield neighborhoods that
include landmarks such as Moe's Bar and the nuclear power .
Busy traffic and wayward pedestrians confound your rage. However,
two-wheel leans, speed starts, power slides, and other cool car
physics help you release that rage.
Multiple game modes let you go head-to-head in two-player
split-screen action that challenges your nent in a race for
the next passenger, or you can steal his or her passenger
midride! Complete up to 60 unique passenger deliveries in story
mode, or take a leisurely Sunday drive through the fair
Springfield. A bonus system lets you unlock cars and specific
characters, while intuitive menus make this game easy to play. As
Homer would say, "If it's hard to do, it's not worth doing!"
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Review
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The first thing that leaps out at you when you pick up The
Simpsons: Road Rage is its similarity to Crazy Taxi--it's a
shameless copy of the Sega hit. The premise is simple: drive
around Springfield picking up characters from the TV show, then
deposit them at their requested destinations in exchange for
cash. The graphics are colorful yet not overly detailed, keeping
with the cartoon style of the show. The processor resources thus
saved are applied to keeping the action at a frenetic pace. The
levels are pretty big, with a multitude of flash jumps and
shortcuts. Most of the scenery is destructible, too, adding to
the satisfying mayhem. All the locales are recognizable, from
Moe's Bar to Grandpa Simpson's retirement home.
The main element of the game is the aforementioned Crazy
Taxi-esque Road Rage mode. There are also Sunday Drive,
multiplayer, and mission modes. Sunday Drive allows you to tool
around the various levels at a leisurely pace for both
seeing and route planning. This is the best way to
find those sneaky shortcuts and hidden areas. Story mode adds
extra sparkle to the game, with its series of missions you have
to complete (such as sneaking Homer back to work past Mr. Burns.)
As with most racing games, you're rewarded for reaching set
point totals and completing the missions, but there's a twist. In
The Simpsons: Road Rage, you get to choose your own reward, be it
unlocking one of the secret characters, such as Groundskeeper
Willie and his tractor, or opening extra s, such as the
Springfield nuclear power . The real high point of The
Simpsons: Road Rage, though, is the sound. All characters have
their own voices from the show, the one-liners are
situation-specific and not too repetitive, and some of the lines
are laugh-out-loud funny. This game is recommended for fans of
the show, Crazy Taxi nuts, and those partial to unpretentious
pick-up-and-play gaming. --Laurent S. Hall
Note: This review refers to the PlayStation2 version of this
game. -- .co.uk
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- Race as, or against, 25 Simpsons characters as you brave the worst traffic & try to find the back roads.
- Avoid killing pedestrians as you race down the back roads of Springfield.
- Wreak havoc with your car in detailed neighborhoods pulled directly from the TV show.
- Your goal is earn enough money to buy back the transportation company and put an end to commuter hell! Can you do it, or will Homer screw it up?.