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The Simpsons Road Rage is a video game made by EA and released in 2001 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance. According to GameSpot, who gave the game a 6 out of 10 score, "The only saving grace Road Rage has is that it's a Simpsons game." The game also gained some controversy when video game company SEGA sued the creators of the game due to all of its similarity to the SEGA game Crazy Taxi. The case was settled privately between the companies before going to court.
In the US, the console version of the game is rated T (Teen) by the ESRB for "mild language," "suggestive themes," and "violence," while the Game Boy Advance version is rated E (Everyone) for "violence."
Storyline
Mr. Burns has bought and converted the Springfield buses to nuclear-power, however, the now radioactive buses are wreaking havoc on the streets of Springfield. To save their city, the citizens of Springfield must raise a million dollars in order to buy the buses back, and they do so by banding together and taxiing people around the city to their destinations. Also, it is revealed that Kang and Kodos are actually playing this game. Kang gets tired of it, and Kodos inserts a version of Pong, known as the ultimate game. The two laugh while they play the game as their spaceship flies off.
Plot Summary
On an ordinary day at 742 Evergreen Terrace, Bart is playing a video game. Homer then blocks the TV, telling Bart to quit playing "those stupid video games" because he wants to watch TV. Bart begrudgingly obeys, and Homer then turns the channel to a news feed towards City Hall as the family is coming in. Kent Brockman addresses that they're live in front of City Hall where joyless plutocrat Charles Montgomery Burns is announcing his new lines of nuclear-powered buses. Burns then announces the Burns Atomic Mega-bus, which he claims to be "faster, cheaper, and completely safe!". However, Hans Moleman, who had presumably disembarked the bus, begs that someone kill him as he twitches and is embued with a radioactive glow. Marge then expresses her pity and wishes that Hans be put out of his misery. Lisa mentions that the buses are a threat to public health. Upon hearing those words, Homer gets the idea to make his own taxi service. After painting the side of his car with the words "Homer 4 Hire," Homer asks what they think of it, but Bart impatiently tells Homer to "get to the game already." Homer then speeds off, breaking his mailbox in the process.
Districts
There are 6 playable districts. One is unlocked from the start (Evergreen Terrace), the other five you need to unlock. These worlds are:
- Evergreen Terrace
- Entertainment District
- Springfield Dam
- Nuclear Power Plant
- Downtown
- Springfield Mountains
Characters
There are 17 main characters &, with 4 bonus holiday characters, You can also play as Smithers who drives Mr. Burns Limousine with cheat codes. Also you can enter a code to drive a red brick car. Only 5 are available from the start (Homer Family Sedan, Bart Honor Roller, Marge Canyonero, Lisa Electaurus, and Grampa Shriners Cart). All other characters must be unlocked though Road Rage. The log from "Lisa the tree hugger" can be played through a promotion. It uses itself as a vehicle.
List of Characters
- Homer (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - Family Sedan, The Homer, and Mr. Plow, Red Brick Car
- Marge (Voiced by Julie Kavner) - Canyonero. License plate says: "Mommy". Also has a bumper sticker that says "One Less Bite"
- Bart (Voiced by Nancy Cartwright) - Honor Roller
- Lisa (Voiced by Yeardley Smith) - Electaurus
- Grampa (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - Shriners Cart
- Willie (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - Tractor
- Otto (Voiced by Harry Shearer) - School Bus. On the back of the bus it reads "Stop When Red Lights Flash Dude".
- Barney (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - Plow King
- Reverend Lovejoy (Voiced by Harry Shearer) - Book Burning Mobile
- Snake (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - Lil' Bandit
- Chief Wiggum (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - Police Car
- Flanders (Voiced by Harry Shearer) - Station Wagon
- Krusty the Clown (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - Klown-Kar
- Apu (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - Longhorn
- Professor Frink (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - Hover Car. License plate reads "E=MC2"
- Moe (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - Sedan
- Smithers (who is mute) - Mr. Burns Limousine. Has a bumper sticker that says "Eat The Poor".
At one point in development, Principal Skinner, Jasper and Hans Moleman were playable drivers, but were scrapped before the game's release.
A cheat code allows bonus characters to be unlocked. If the player plays the game on a holiday, a special character/vehicle will be available for that day. These special characters are:
- Halloween Bart
- Thanksgiving Marge
- Christmas Apu
- New Year's Krusty
Bonus Missions
The game also features ten bonus missions that can be completed. Successful completion of the last mission unlocks another car for Homer.