The Simpsons: Hit & Run can be best described as Grand Theft Auto in Springfield.

The player takes on the role of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa or Apu and try to uncover a mystery surrounding mechanical bees that are taking over Springfield, mysterious vans, and cola that can control the minds of those who drink it.

Like GTA, the game follows a linear-based path through fifty plus missions. The player will have to chase cars and find out where they're headed, grab all the spilling cola cans before people can drink them, and chasing down villains before they get away.

Throughout the course of the game, the player can unlock tons of rewards by completing missions in a set amount of time or performing outstanding stunts.

All voiceovers are performed by those who act in the show, including Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Julie Kavner (Marge) and Yeardley Smith (Lisa).

The game supports multiplayer action for up to four players.

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Alternate Titles

"辛普森一家：打带跑" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"Xingpuseng Yijia: Da Dai Pao" -- Chinese title
"Os Simpsons: Hit & Run" -- Brazilian title
"Les Simpsons: Hit & Run" -- French title

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	The Simpsons: Hit and Run	Windows	$7.44
	The Simpsons Hit & Run	PlayStation 2	$3.55
	Simpsons Hit and Run	GameCube	$7.00
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User Reviews

D'oh!..	Windows	YID YANG (162399)
For Simpsons Fans only.	Windows	Scott Monster (914)
Wow, it's GTA: Springfield! Someone needs fresh ideas.	Windows	micnictic (385)
Grand Theft Canyonero	Xbox	Ace of Sevens (4228)
One of the best Simpsons game	PlayStation 2	Mathew Mayne (4)
The Simpsons in Copyright Infringement 2: Crash & Burn	Windows	Zovni (9427)
Not quite the worst... game... ever.	Xbox	Entorphane (370)
Finally, the Simpsons are Captured in a Quality Game	GameCube	Game22 (42)
The Simpsons return to form .... finally	Xbox	Kartanym (10796)

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The Press Says

GameZone	Xbox	Oct 06, 2003	9 out of 10	90
GameZone	Windows	Dec 23, 2003	8.6 out of 10	86
GameSpot	GameCube	Sep 15, 2003	8.3 out of 10	83
GameSpot	PlayStation 2	Sep 15, 2003	8.3 out of 10	83
Game Chronicles	GameCube	Oct 13, 2003	8 out of 10	80
GamePro (US)	PlayStation 2	Sep 16, 2003	4 out of 5	80
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Dec 22, 2003	77 out of 100	77
Digital Entertainment News (den)	GameCube	Oct 17, 2003	7.7 out of 10	77
Eurogamer.net (UK)	PlayStation 2	Oct 30, 2003	5 out of 10	50
Super Play	PlayStation 2	Nov, 2003	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

Advertising

Most, if not any, advertising in this game are actually references to previous episodes. For example, the Itchy and Scratchy Movie poster was used in an episode where Bart is grounded from seeing said movie.

Christmas

On Christmas day (December 25th), Homer's character in the main menu is dressed as Santa Claus.

Lionel Hutz

There are billboards throughout the game advertising the legal services of Lionel Hutz. Matt Groeing, producer for the Simpsons, retired Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure when Phil Hartman tragically lost his life.