- The Simpsons: Hit & Run is an action-adventure video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games, for GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. It is based on the American animated sitcom of the same name, and is the twenty-second installment in the Simpsons series.
- The Simpsons: Hit & Run, meanwhile, is not playable on any modern consoles.The closest one could get would be playing the GameCube version on the Wii or the PlayStation 2 version on a launch PS3.
The Simpsons s the funniest thing on TV. Fact.Matt Groening's legendary cartoon series is rich with immense characterisations, from Krusty the Clown and his love of porn to the incomparable comedy genius of Homer Simpson and his mortal fear of sock puppets. But, however amazing the series is on your goggle-box, the recent wholesale ripping-off of game ideas for The Simpsons: Road Rage (Crazy Taxi) and The Simpsons: Skateboarding (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater1) on console has left a taste in the mouth as bitter as one of Apu's famous chutney squishees.
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So, how is The Simpsons: Hit & Run? Well, to say it borrows from Grand Theft Auto would be an understatement on a par with mentioning that Barney Gumble likes the odd tipple, but Hit & Run is actually a bundle of fun and could actually be The Simpsons' best videogame outing yet. For starters you have a gorgeous, cel-shaded 3D Springfield to explore on foot or by vehicle, complete with famous landmarks such as the Bowl-a-Rama, Mr Burns' nuclear power plant and the Simpsons' family home. You can even enter some of the buildings, so a visit to Moe's Tavern will allow you to have a play on the Love Tester machine, catch Bumblebee Man on his break and see the poster adverts for The 7 Duffs that include Sleazy, Queasy and Remorseful.
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Then there's the fantastic voiceacting from Dan Castellaneta and all the regular cast from The Simpsons, with some genuinely laugh-out-loud dialogue created by the series' writers, including Homer's aside about stupid Flanders getting happiness from religion and Principal Skinner's warning to Bart that he'll get him just like I got Charlie in 'Nam'.
Certain phrases start to grind after a while (Bart's don't have a cow, man' springs to mind), but there's enough variety to keep you playing in search of more sick jokes and brutal one-liners.
Hit & Run's gameplay is generally based around simple story-driven missions for the main characters of Bart, Lisa, Homer, Marge and Apu, involving timed tasks, ranging from collecting copies of the violent videogame Bonestorm II by crashing the Simpson family car into the delivery van, to rounding up escaped simians from Dr Nick's Screaming Monkey Medical Research ntre. Navigating around Springfield is simple enough with ap in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, but just to make sure, developer Radical has placed giant green arrows on the road pointing you in the right direction.
In addition to the main sections, there are a heap of bonus missions you can complete, which include street racing, destroying flying waspcams (part of the ridiculous plot), pulling off successful visual gags and finding special Collector Cards (see 'Worst. Episode. Ever' box). However, you also have the Hit & Run random element from the game's title, which involves a hectic car chase around Springfield if you commit a crime within donut-eating distance of Police Chief Wiggum - get caught, and you're busted and slapped with a heavy fine.
Each of the playable characters has access to over 40 vehicles from the show, including Homer's Mr Plow snow vehicle and Cletus the slack-jawed yokel's pick-up truck. But you can also stop and get in any car you like, such as Comic Book Guy's Fat-mobile, although in a distinctly crime-free twist, you sit in the passenger seat next to the character.
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Some PC gamers will hate the idea of The Simpsons: Hit & Run - basically, that it unashamedly uses the GTA model and jemmies The Simpsons licence into it. Yet, despite that, Hit & Run actually turns out to have a great deal of charm - even though it'll probably only entertain you for a day or two at most. The car handling is somewhat sluggish compared with other driving titles and the camera often wanders off into uncharted territory when you go on foot -especially in the uninspiring platform sections.
While The Simpsons: Hit & Run may not win any gaming innovation awards, for fans of the series the opportunity to take a virtual tour around a fully-realised Springfield will be harder to resist than a gigantic fresh donut with chocolate sprinkles and icing. Mmmm... plagiaricious.
There are many classic video games that fans want to see remastered, but some are more in-demand than others. One game that it seems many fans want to see get the remaster treatment in particular is the classic 2003 open world game The Simpsons: Hit & Run, which served as a satirical send up of the Grand Theft Auto games. Whether or not fans will ever see The Simpsons: Hit & Run Remastered remains to be seen, but a new study proves that demand is clearly there.
A study conducted by GAME looked to discover the most in-demand video game remasters. Using Google search volumes, trends, article engagement, and other factors, GAME discovered the video game remasters that fans want to see the most. The Simpsons Hit & Run was number 9 going by those metrics, but then GAME conducted a poll that saw The Simpsons Hit & Run earn a whopping 44% of the vote, far ahead of second place winner Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which had 24% of the vote.
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When one considers just how popular the Grand Theft Auto series is, it may be surprising to see a potential San Andreas remaster beaten so handily by the demand for a Simpsons: Hit & Run remaster. However, there's a solid explanation for why that could be. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas may not have an official remaster available, but it is playable on the latest PlayStation and Xbox hardware, making it much easier for fans to experience it without digging old consoles out of the closet.
The Simpsons: Hit & Run, meanwhile, is not playable on any modern consoles. The closest one could get would be playing the GameCube version on the Wii or the PlayStation 2 version on a launch PS3, with neither option being all that convenient.
Another reason why The Simpsons: Hit & Run remaster demand is so high could be due to the ballooning prices of retro video games. A quick look at eBay shows complete copies of The Simpsons: Hit & Run retailing for up to $75 in some cases, so not only would anyone interested in playing the game need to acquire an old console, they'd potentially have to spend the same amount they would on buying a brand new, next-generation video game.
Of course, The Simpsons: Hit & Run and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas weren't the only in-demand video game remasters found by GAME's study. For those interested, here are the top 10 most in-demand video game remasters according to GAME's study (listed in order of least in-demand to most in-demand, not factoring in the poll results):
- The Urbz: Sims in the City
- The Simpsons: Hit & Run
- SSX Tricky
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Tomb Raider
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Bully
- Red Dead Redemption
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 & 4
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Whether or not The Simpsons: Hit & Run remaster ever materializes remains to be seen, but if it did happen, it would likely be met with much fanfare. Meanwhile, some of the other games listed in the study likely stand a greater chance at getting remastered, like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4, for instance.
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Source: GAME