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The Simpsons Meet Grand Theft Auto

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the chief-wiggum-on-full-alert dept.

Itchy the Killer writes "FiringSquad previews The Simpsons Hit & Run (XBox, PS2, GameCube), which is a strange marriage of The Simpsons and Grand Theft Auto. They seemed to think that it works." A lot of times when games are made based on huge pre-existing franchises, they suck so bad mankind is forced to redefine the boundaries of suckiness. That said, this game actually looks like I would play it, which says a lot.

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  1. Could be good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This could be lots of fun, but it screams for cell-shading. Zelda and Viewtiful Joe have spoiled me.

  2. Looks good, but... by kmak · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Anyone remember the following merges?

    Simpsons + Crazy Taxi = Simpsons Road Rage
    Simpsons + Tony Hawk = Simpsons Skateboarding

    and now

    Simpsons + GTA?

    I don't know.. but if the other two games are of any indictation...

    I just wish they remake the original Simpsons arcade game..

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    I'm not the devil.. just his advocate.
    1. Re:Looks good, but... by hawkbug · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I agree with you - simpson's skateboarding and simpson's wrestling both completely sucked. However, I crack up everytime I play Simpson's Road Rage - the sayings they put in that game are hilarious, so if this GTA combo game is like that one with decent grafixx, I'm gonna get it.

    2. Re:Looks good, but... by Ian_Bailey · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I just wish they remake the original Simpsons arcade game...

      I seem to remember that game as:

      Simpsons + Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles = Simpsons Arcade game.

      Of course, TMNT was just a rehash of Battletoads, which was a rehash of Double Dragon, which was a rehash of ...

    3. Re:Looks good, but... by kmak · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Heh, don't get me wrong, I like all the Simpsons reference of Road Rage, but being a Crazy Taxi expert (80k+ scores...), the collision detection was so horrible at times it was frustrating to play..

      And ya, it's true, Simpsons arcade was just Double Dragon + Simpsons, but it was done really well, instead of the past few titles, which felt very rushed out the door, preying on Simpsons fans (like me)...

      Seeing how I own most of these games for PS2, I'll remain a bit skeptic on this one..

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  3. Re:Great idea. by AzraelKans · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Hmm.. well this may seem odd but my kid (5 year old) and I, do play gta vc together, there are several things to do in GTA without being violent, we ussually just cruise around do stunts play taxi and pizza delivery sometimes we ride in the helicopter and do some ambulance and fire truck missions We ussually turn the siren on for no reason.
    We also use the "hopingirl" trick and "invite" people to the car. Is a lot of fun really.
    To avoid car jacking violence all you have to do is look for parked cars, or just stick to one car and taxis.

    Im not saying the game is for kids is not but with some parental supervision and some careful driving is just a city live/driving simulation.

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  4. Great, now we can finally... by stienman · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Does it have the nuclear power plant where Homer works?

    If so, can we finally push the big red button and find out what it does?

    -Adam

  5. Re:Great idea. by couch_potato · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Hmm.. well this may seem odd but my kid (5 year old) and I, do play gta vc together, there are several things to do in GTA without being violent, we ussually just cruise around do stunts play taxi and pizza delivery sometimes we ride in the helicopter and do some ambulance and fire truck missions We ussually turn the siren on for no reason.

    Oops, we accidently ran that prostitute over! Did you see the bloody tire tracks? Indeed, good fun for the whole family.

    My father-in-law decided that it was alright for my 5 year old nephew to play Vice City whenever he comes over, which is pretty much every day. Shortly after he started playing he picked up the nasty habit of stabbing my brother-in-law with pencils/corkscrews/whatever is handy. Now, I don't want to sound like a preachy anti-violence-in-games nut, but I wonder if there might be a connection? There's a reason for those ratings. Not to mention that anytime he plays videogames, violent or not, he turns into a complete terror, screaming and throwing fits about pretty much anything.

    You need a license to own a dog, but any fool can have children.