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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	The Simpsons: Hit and Run	Windows	$7.44
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D'oh!..	YID YANG (162354)
For Simpsons Fans only.	Scott Monster (914)
Wow, it's GTA: Springfield! Someone needs fresh ideas.	micnictic (385)
The Simpsons in Copyright Infringement 2: Crash & Burn	Zovni (9429)

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The Press Says

Game industry News (GiN)	2003		90
Game Shark	Jan 15, 2004	B+	83
IGN	Nov 12, 2003	8.1 out of 10	81
GameSpy	Nov 11, 2003		80
PC Action	Dec 03, 2003	80 out of 100	80
GameStar (Germany)	Nov, 2003	79 out of 100	79
PC Games (Germany)	Dec 22, 2003	77 out of 100	77
Joystick (French)	Dec, 2003	7 out of 10	70
Armchair Empire, The	Jan 02, 2003	7 out of 10	70
Gamekult	Dec 05, 2003	6 out of 10	60

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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.