- Over 25 Simpsons characters.
- Jumps, powerslides, and speed-starts are all done with a simple arcade-style 3-button interface.
- Cruise through a variety of terrain.
- Story Mode allows for 40 to 60 unique passenger deliveries.
- Sunday Driving Mode lets players pick up passengers and explore the city.
- Technology provides authentic Simpsons animated look.
Product Description
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There's road rage, and then there's road rage Simpsons-style.
D'oh! Mr. Burns is up to his greedy tricks 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 series characters climb behind the wheel
or wander the streets begging for a ride. Careen through
timesaving shortcuts and take on terrain that includes 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 their passenger mid-ride.
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 with specific characters, while
intuitive menus make this game easy to play. And as Homer would
say, "If it's hard to do, it's not worth doing".
.co.uk Review
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The first thing that leaps out at you when you pick up Simpson's
Road Rage is Crazy Taxi ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005AM6T/${0}
)--it's an unashamed copy of the Sega hit. The premise is simple:
drive around Springfield picking up popular characters from the
popular TV show and depositing them at their requested
destination for cash. The graphics are colourful, yet not overly
detailed--but then that's in keeping with the cartoon style of
the show. This enables the PS2 to keep the action at a nice and
frenetic pace. The levels are pretty big, with a multitude of
flash jumps and short cuts for show-offs; most of the scenery is
destructible, too, and that can add to the game's satisfaction.
All of the locales are recognisable, 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 pootle
round the various levels at leisure for both seeing and
route-planning reasons; this is the best way to find
those sneaky short cuts and hidden areas. Story mode adds a
little extra sparkle to the game, with a set series of missions
to complete--for example, Homer's skived off work for the
afternoon and you, as Bart, have to sneak your dad past the evil
Mr Burns and back into work.
As with most racing games, you're rewarded for reaching set
point totals and completing the missions, but the difference with
Simpson's Road Rage is that you get to choose your reward, be it
unlocking one of the secret characters like Groundskeeper Willie
and his tractor or opening extra s like the Springfield
nuclear power . The real high point of Simpson's Road Rage,
though, is the sound. No Homer-a-likes here--each character has
their own real voice from the show, the one-liners aren't too
repetitive and do lend themselves to the type of situation that
the characters find themselves in, and some of the lines are
laugh-out-loud funny. All in all, recommended for fans of the
show, Crazy Taxi nuts and those gamers who are partial to
unpretentious pick-up-and-play gaming. --Laurent S Hall
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Manufacturer's Description
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The Simpsons Road Rage blends renowned Simpsons wit and
edge-of-your-seat racing action into a rip-roaring, reckless and
riotously-funny arcade-style driving game.
Mr. Burns is up to his greedy ways again, purchasing the
Springfield Transit Corporation and jacking up the fares.
Refusing to shell out the high rates, Springfield citizens are
forced into humorous "road rage" as they brave angry commuters,
jam-packed back-routes and the challenge to make enough money to
buy back the Transit Corporation before time runs out. No time
for donuts, Homer.
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