Simpsons - Hit & Run (PS2)

After the huge disappointment that was Simpsons Road Rage I approached Hit and Run with some amount of trepidation. I'm a big Simpsons fan when it's on the TV, but somewhere in the transition from small screen to console the whole Simpsons thing seems to lose something. Hit and Run for PS2 is, however, an exception to the rule. I love the Grand Theft Auto series and the first thing I spotted was the fact that Hit and Run is GTA in cartoon. It's great. Consider it primarily a driving game, you're constantly racing around Springfield in attempts to outrun various characters and chasing others. In addition to the racing you have missions to complete during ...  Read the complete review

I actually bought this game for my partner as she is a big fan of the simpsons, it didn't really look like my sort of game but I knew she would like it. A few days later I was browsing the net as I often do when I looked over at the t.v and noticed just how good the simpsons hit and run game looked. A while later I couldn't resist having a go so off I went. The first thing that impressed me from reading the case was that the story line to this game was actually written by the simpsons producers and that all character voices in the game are taken from the genuine simpson characters. It is very much based on the t.v series so it will ...  Read the complete review

The Simpsons have been used in video games for a long time now... the furthest back I can remember owning being Bart's Nightmare on the Sega Megadrive. The most recent of their escapades on console format is The Simpsons Hit & Run. Before You Open The Box... The graphics on the box immediately give away that this gave is likely to involve some mayhem. Homer is shown frantically running, Bart and Lisa are 'driving' a sports car that's jumping through a hoop of fire, Marge and Maggie are looking on in horror stood next to a Police Car, and Apu is looking shocked outside his Kwik-E-Mart by a car that's just gone up in flames. ...  Read the complete review

Simpsons hit and run is very good but does require a lot of patience depending on how fast you adjust to new levels and new missions. The only way you can find out is to buy the game or rely on my opinion. Playability & Enjoyment - 8 It's a good game but has it's rough patches, it's easy to miss the point of a mission or get lost and so forth. This game is fairly enjoyable but is slightly hard and can cause some damage to your console if you know what i mean. You do want to keep playing though, it's hard, but still very enjoyable and should take 3 weeks at the very latest to complete it. The hardest level in the game is the last one at the time you ...  Read the complete review