The Simpsons: Road Rage

I've been a Simpsons fan all my life and this was one of the franchises best games. Sure, it borrows heavily from Crazy Taxi, but I feel its formula mixes greatly with the Simpsons franchise and is a game true fans enjoyed.

Mr. Burns has bought the Springfield bus company and turned them into destructive and dangerously radioactive nuclear-powered buses that are threatening Springfield. Now, it's up to not only Homer Simpson, but 16 other major cast members of the show to provide taxi service to Springfield pedestrians until they make enough money to buy the buses back.

The characters, which you gradually unlocked, all drove their own unique vehicles, like Homer in his pink sedan, Groundskeeper Willie in his tractor, Chief Wiggum in his police cruiser, and Snake in his sports car Little Bandit. And, of course, all of the vehicles have their own strengths and weaknesses. Barney's Plow king is slow and difficult to turn, but its bulk allows it to easily smash through objects and traffic, while Apus and Snakes cars are both greased lightning on the road, but their acceleration is a little slow and turning can be tricky at times. I did the best with Frink's flying car thanks to its excellent speed and acceleration and good handling, although it took some practice to master him.

There are almost thirty different characters you can provide fare to as you drive all around Springfields major sections, like Evergreen Terrace, the Entertainment District, Springfield Dam, and the Nuclear Power Plant. The game gives you a nice trip down memory lane as you see a huge variety of landmarks from the shows first ten seasons, like the Statue of Jebediah Springfield, Area 51A, La Maison Derriere, the Escalator to Nowhere, and Kamp Krusty. The dialogue is as brilliant and hilarious as it is on the show. Some of the characters who know each other even exchange unique lines.

It was recommended to cruise around the maps to learn their layouts and learn where the passengerswanted to go. You can utilize Sunday Drive to practice this, since it grants you unlimited time. Or so you can just go crazy and smash things for fun, since there's plenty of objects you can destroy. There was also a multiplayer mode in which two players would compete for fares, but I never got into it.

Simpsons Skateboarding and Wrestling were both novelty games parodying successful genres, and Road Rage wasn't much different. Here, however, Crazy Taxi is the game being parodied. Pretty weird since Crazy Taxi was just an arcade-y game not really rooted in any specific genre other than driving. But, alas, we got a Simpsons version of it. And, you know what? Honestly, it's nowhere near as bad as the previous two games I mentioned. It's absolutely playable and enjoyable. But, as other reviewers have already stated, your enjoyment and fascination is not going to last long. It'll wear off within a couple of days each time you come back.

If you can get it for around 10 bucks, give it a shot if you're a big Simpsons fan. Otherwise, maybe just watching someone else play it.

This game is fun, but not one I would buy, mainly because its fun but can get a little old. I played this game for PS2 and I found that the graphics were good, but cartoonish type good not realistic good. Probably the best part of playing Simpsons Road Rage was all the characters' voices, pretty much all major simpsons characters are here (except I couldn't find- Cletus, Lenny and Carl, Jimbo Jones, Patty or Selma, but pretty much all of Springfield is there..)All in all, this is a great rental game for any Simpsons fan..

This game is awful. I bought it with a gift certificate and I must say, it was barely worth the trip to the store. I played it 5 or 6 times the first week I had it to give it a chance, and have not played it since. Just as with all Simpsons products, the game feels like it was put together overnight. There's even a repeated bit of audio that should be Krusty's voice but it is someone totally different. Thank god the show is still going somewhat strong. Spend your money on the DVD's, not this.

The novelty of this game wears off very quickly. At first it was fun to play as several of the Simpsons characters but when they started repeating their dialogue for the 50th time it became mighty tedious and tiresome.

The gameplay is very simple. If GTA: Vice City is the Lego Technic of road rage games then Simpsons: Road Rage is, without a doubt the Lego Duplo. It is SOOO aimed at kids. No one over the age of 13 will be particularly impressed with this. It's just far to 'safe'. The Simpsons TV show is full of satirical humor and intelligence but this game is just a cheap spin-off aimed at a much younger audience.