The Simpsons: Road Rage (GameCube)

The Game ******** It wasn’t going to be long before some bright spark decided to use the potential of the most successful and popular cartoon series ever and turn it into a computer game. Then Simpson’s Road Rage appears – a game that is so much fun I’m surprised the government hasn’t slapped a tax on it. The basic idea is that your chosen Simpson’s character is a taxi driver and you have to pick up fares and drop them off. You start with only five vehicles unlocked, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Grandpa. Each have their own vehicle, which is in keeping with ... more

Rather than write a review of the XBOX which we all know is quite simply the best games console on the market. I will instead deal with the true heart of great gaming and enjoyment! The games! Under the microscope today is the "The Simpsons Road Rage" This game was originally released on PS2 but unfortunately I never had the opportunity to play on that platform so can make no comparison. It has now been enhanced for the Xbox and you can pick it at your local game retailer for the modest sum of £44.95 (sorry the ToysRus special deal is no longer being offered). Not that there is ever any good ... more

When we first got the Simpsons road rage game i thought "OH, another boring game, the kids will like it though," then we put it on....... I was like a kid in a sweet shop! " let me have a go" "let me have a go" lol, the first thing i noticed is how colourful it is, and it opens with Mr Burns in his office talking and it's just like watching the programme! it has clips in it and everyone has the same voices and smart remarks you see on telly so you feel right at home. Mr Burns has purchased the springfield buses, made them radioactive and is charging the earth, so the residents of springfield ... more

If you love the Simpsons, it's difficult not to love a game like this. Basically, Mr Burns has decided to monopolise the transport in Springfield and so the residents have set up their own taxi firm. You have to choose who you will be and drive round picking up others characters and dropping them off as quickly/ safely/ destructively as you can. Each character has an appropriate car, e.g. you could choose Marge in her Canyonero, or Lisa in an electric car, or Krusty in his clown car. As you earn more money you can buy new cars like Professor Frink with a scarily fast and very hard to control ... more

well we brought our son simpsons road rage on nintedo gamecube a few months ago now. and he really likes it. infact i really like it, you can pick different simpons chartacters to be the driver, and choose different sorts of things to do. e.g the taxi run. where you have a certain amount of time to pick up other characters and drop them to where they are going before you pick up the next character etc.. the one thing that i didnt really like about the game was that before you can move to the next race you have to complete the first one and for beginers this can be pretty hard. you also have to ... more