Simpsons Hit And Run is Extremely Overrated

[Box]

I realise we were so into it largely because we got to explore Springfield (even if some might say it's a stretch to say this game represents the town that great), and because our options for kid-friendly open world games were much more scarce than they are today.

Replaying it now without the nostalgia goggles, I now see how bad the game is. It's fun to check the "gags" and cards hidden in a level, but you quickly realise how barren the world is and how little content there actually is.


the missions are one of three things.

1) Collecting items.

2) Evading or damaging vehicles

3) Racing them.

Repetitive beyond belief.

The last three missions in the game are the exact same, just with one difference each (one has a smaller timer, one has you being chased while still on a timer), and while this mission is fairly challenging, you can still complete the entire game as a beginner in only a few hours.

 

[Old Gamer]

Welcome to the world of franchise license cash grabs.

 

[ethomaz]

For today… yes.

But in 2023… man it was good.
It averaged at 78 on Metacritic at launch.

 

[JAHGamer]

This applies to 90% of games made before 2005 lol. Just appreciate it for what it was during its time

 

[Bryank75]

I hear people talk about it all the time... I did play it once and didn't really feel it. Seemed very basic apart from the Simpsons aesthetic.

 

[rofif]

First world with homer is great. Then its not

 

[Vertigo]

It was only fun because I loved Crazy Taxi.

 

[BigMclargeHuge]

I enjoyed it back in the day, but I imagine it doesn't hold up that well. Despite that, it and the arcade game are probably the only decent Simpson's games.

 

[Box]

It was only fun because I loved Crazy Taxi.

That's simpsons road rage not hit and run

First world with homer is great. Then its not

It was very barebones, it diesnt help that levels 4,5,6 and 7 are just the same levels but night time instead.

It was a very lazy barebones game

 

[ksdixon]

People always sleeping on Simpsons Road Rage

 

[Sircaw]

There was a Simpsons game at a local arcade i used to go to a long time ago, it was never as popular as games like Turtles, Mortal Kombat etx,

There was also a game with Aliens, co-op with machines guns you could aim and shoot, people loved that thing, on Friday nights there was a queue to it lol

 

[BroodCorp]

It was only one gen after SM64 which is also overrated, so it doesn’t shock me this got so much praise.

 

[Vertigo]

That's simpsons road rage not hit and run

Wow…. Yea I’ve blurred the two. Definitely played both and reviewed them back then.

I think I preferred the crazy taxi rip off… solely due to being the only Simpson game I remember other than the arcade game and Barts Nightmare on SNES.

 

[rofif]

That's simpsons road rage not hit and run



It was very barebones, it diesnt help that levels 4,5,6 and 7 are just the same levels but night time instead.

It was a very lazy barebones game

yeah of course but barebones is fine sometimes.
I would say hogwarts legacy is quite barebones and it's one of my favs this year