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The Simpsons Road Rage

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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 scores, "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. After, all further copies of the game on all systems were stopped as SEGA won the lawsuit against EA.

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. In the PS2, GameCube, and Xbox versions, after collecting them, Mr. Burns, after calling them out for their civil disobedience, nonetheless gives them back the transit system before ominously warning them that he'll be back before sending the player down a trap door. Also, in the GameCube and Xbox versions, 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. The credits feature Comic Book Guy, in his usual manners, critiquing each name in the credit. In the GBA version, Homer instead walks to the public transit system headquarters to meet with Mr. Burns, with a crane in tow carrying a massive bag containing a million dollars to buy back the system, with Homer walking away with Mr. Burns only being able to watch out of shock. Homer then returns to his house where his family is waiting for them, and informs them that they succeeded in buying the transit system back from Mr. Burns, although after brief showing off and celebrations, Homer, exhausted from the ordeal, collapses to the ground and falls asleep on the pavement. The credits then show Homer and Marge dancing before Homer proceeded to wig out as the curtains close.

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:

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 through 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. License plate says "Tonic"
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. Inside the dash of his car is a sticker that reads "FTW", an acronym meaning "F*** The World" (He is a criminal who deviates against society after all)
Chief Wiggum (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - Police Car. License plate reads "331-991" His bumper sticker reads, "Can't We All Just Get Along?"
Flanders (Voiced by Harry Shearer) - Station Wagon. License plate reads "Jhn143" (A clever easter egg given the game is about picking up people)
Krusty the Clown (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - Klown-Kar. His bumper sticker reads, "I brake for condors."
Apu (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - Longhorn. The character select screen however simply calls it "Sports Car"
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

In an Xbox beta build, there were more characters. Skinner, for example, wasn't just a passenger, he could also be a driver. This was scrapped before final release.

Bonus Missions

The game also features ten bonus missions that can be completed. Successful completion of the last mission unlocks another car for Homer, ironically The Car Built For Homer.

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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 [[The Simpsons|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. After, all further copies of the game on all systems were stopped as SEGA won the lawsuit against EA.
+'''''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 scores, "The only saving grace ''Road Rage'' has is that it's a [[The Simpsons|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. After, all further copies of the game on all systems were stopped as SEGA won the lawsuit against EA.
 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==
-[[Charles Montgomery Burns|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.
+[[Charles Montgomery Burns|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. In the PS2, GameCube, and Xbox versions, after collecting them, Mr. Burns, after calling them out for their civil disobedience, nonetheless gives them back the transit system before ominously warning them that he'll be back before sending the player down a trap door. Also, in the GameCube and Xbox versions, 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. The credits feature Comic Book Guy, in his usual manners, critiquing each name in the credit. In the GBA version, Homer instead walks to the public transit system headquarters to meet with Mr. Burns, with a crane in tow carrying a massive bag containing a million dollars to buy back the system, with Homer walking away with Mr. Burns only being able to watch out of shock. Homer then returns to his house where his family is waiting for them, and informs them that they succeeded in buying the transit system back from Mr. Burns, although after brief showing off and celebrations, Homer, exhausted from the ordeal, collapses to the ground and falls asleep on the pavement. The credits then show Homer and Marge dancing before Homer proceeded to wig out as the curtains close.
 ==Plot Summary==
-On an ordinary day at 742 Evergreen Terrace, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] is playing a video game. [[Homer Simpson|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 Simpson|Marge]] then expresses her pity and wishes that Hans be put out of his misery. [[Lisa Simpson|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.
+On an ordinary day at 742 Evergreen Terrace, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] is playing a video game. [[Homer Simpson|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 Simpson|Marge]] then expresses her pity and wishes that Hans be put out of his misery. [[Lisa Simpson|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==
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 ==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 Simpson|Homer]] Family Sedan, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] [[Saturdays of Thunder|Honor Roller]], [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] [[Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"|Canyonero]], [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] [[Beyond Blunderdome|Electaurus]], and [[Grampa Simpson|Grampa]] [[I'm with Cupid|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.
+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 Simpson|Homer]] Family Sedan, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] [[Saturdays of Thunder|Honor Roller]], [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] [[Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"|Canyonero]], [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] [[Beyond Blunderdome|Electaurus]], and [[Grampa Simpson|Grampa]] [[I'm with Cupid|Shriners Cart]]). All other characters must be unlocked through Road Rage. The log from "Lisa the tree hugger" can be played through a promotion. It uses itself as a vehicle.
 ===List of Characters===
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 * [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] (Voiced by Nancy Cartwright) - [[Saturdays of Thunder|Honor Roller]]
 * [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] (Voiced by Yeardley Smith) - [[Beyond Blunderdome|Electaurus]]
-* [[Grampa Simpson|Grampa]] (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - [[I'm with Cupid|Shriners Cart]]
+* [[Grampa Simpson|Grampa]] (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - [[I'm with Cupid|Shriners Cart]]. License plate says "Tonic"
 * [[Groundskeeper Willie|Willie]] (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - [[Whacking Day|Tractor]]
 * [[Otto Mann|Otto]] (Voiced by Harry Shearer) - [[Homer's Odyssey|School Bus]]. On the back of the bus it reads "Stop When Red Lights Flash Dude".
 * [[Barney Gumble|Barney]] (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - [[Mr. Plow|Plow King]]
 * [[Reverend Lovejoy]] (Voiced by Harry Shearer) - [[They Saved Lisa's Brain|Book Burning Mobile]]
-* [[Snake Jailbird|Snake]] (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - [[Realty Bites|Lil' Bandit]]
+* [[Snake Jailbird|Snake]] (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - [[Realty Bites|Lil' Bandit]]. Inside the dash of his car is a sticker that reads "FTW", an acronym meaning "F*** The World" (He is a criminal who deviates against society after all)
-* [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - [[Separate Vocations|Police Car]]
+* [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - [[Separate Vocations|Police Car]]. License plate reads "331-991" His bumper sticker reads, "Can't We All Just Get Along?"
-* [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]] (Voiced by Harry Shearer) - [[Homer the Heretic|Station Wagon]]
+* [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]] (Voiced by Harry Shearer) - [[Homer the Heretic|Station Wagon]].  License plate reads [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14%3A3&version=NIV "Jhn143"] (A clever easter egg given the game is about picking up people)
-* [[Krusty the Clown]] (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - [[Brother's Little Helper|Klown-Kar]]
+* [[Krusty the Clown]] (Voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - [[Brother's Little Helper|Klown-Kar]]. His bumper sticker reads, "I brake for condors."
-* [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]] (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - [[Two Bad Neighbors|Longhorn]]
+* [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]] (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - [[Two Bad Neighbors|Longhorn]]. The character select screen however simply calls it "Sports Car"
 * [[Jonathan Frink|Professor Frink]] (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - [[Hover Car]]. License plate reads "E=MC2"
 * [[Moe Szyslak|Moe]] (Voiced by Hank Azaria) - [[Dumbbell Indemnity|Sedan]]
-* [[Smithers]] (who is mute) - [http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Burns'_Limo Mr. Burns Limousine]. Has a bumper sticker that says "Eat The Poor".
+* [[Smithers]] (who is mute) - [[Burns' Limo|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.
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 * Christmas Apu
 * New Year's Krusty
+In an Xbox beta build, there were more characters. [[Skinner]], for example, wasn't just a passenger, he could also be a driver. This was scrapped before final release.
 == Bonus Missions ==
-The game also features ten bonus missions that can be completed. Successful completion of the last mission unlocks another car for Homer, ironically [[The Car Bulit For Homer]].
+The game also features ten bonus missions that can be completed. Successful completion of the last mission unlocks another car for Homer, ironically The Car Built For Homer.
 ==Gallery==
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 ChiefWiggumCopCarDonutRoadRage.jpg|"Never fear. [[Chief Wiggum]] is around!"
 NedFlandersStationWagonRoadRage.jpg|"Ned Flanders, at your ser-diddly-ervice!"
-HomerMrPlowNameAgainMrPlowRoadRage.jpg|"Call Mr. Plow, that's my name! That name again, is Mr. Plow!"
+HomerMrPlowNameAgainMrPlowRoadRage.jpg|"Call Mr. Plow, that's my name! That name again is Mr. Plow!"
 ReverendLovejoyBookBurningCarRoadRage.jpg|"Come and ride in the ''Lord's'' chariot!"
 ChiefWiggumCopCarChasingBanditRoadRage.jpg|"Freeze, [[Snake|hairball]]!"
 SnakeBanditLosesWiggumCopCarRoadRage.jpg|"All right, let's go smash things!"
-FrinkFlyingCarMonkeyPayRoadRage.jpg|"Ng-Hey. Oh that monkey is going to pay!"
+FrinkFlyingCarMonkeyPayRoadRage.jpg|"Ng-Hey. Oh, that monkey is going to pay!"
 HomerCarBuiltEightTwoHundredRoadRAge.jpg|"And the sticker price... is ''$82,000?!''"<br>*Crowd Gasps*<br>*La Cucaracha*
 HaloweenBartWhoHellYouRoadRage.jpg|"I'm Bart Simpson. Who the hell are you?"
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 HomerPinkSedanDrivesMoleManToPattyAndSelmasHouse.jpg
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Changes: The Simpsons Road Rage

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Contents

Storyline

Plot Summary

Districts

Characters

List of Characters

Bonus Missions

Gallery

Cars Demo Images

Driving

Homer, Pink Sedan