Rating: 
Summary: Outstanding value.
Review: Normally, I shy away from new games that only cost $30, but, being a Simpson's fan, I figured at least my 8 year old son might enjoy it. Well, he hasn't gotten a chance to play it yet, becasue it's MINE, all MINE. Seriously, I was just going to try it out yesterday evening. Come 1A.M., I was still playing and loving every minute. Great graphics, great character voices, great music, and plenty of fun stuff to interact with. All the characters from the show are here, although you only get to directly control 5 - Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, and Apu. Most missions are driving based and either earn you money to buy stuff (clothes, cars) or unlock other vehicles to use. In the tradition of GTA3, between missions, you're free to explore Springfield at your leisure - on foot or in your vehicle. Ultimately, as you wreak havoc and mayhem, the police will take notice. The worst they can do to you, however, is take $50 of your money. The areas you have to explore are not as vast as Mafia or GTA3 (what do you expect for $30?), but there's TONS of detail and humorous touches to keep you and your kids entertained for hours. Bottom line: Simpson's Hit and Run is a superb game for the money that can truly be enjoyed by all ages.
Rating: 
Summary: Solid rental
Review: This is what I call a "quickie" game: guilt free, temporarily satisfying, and over with in time to make appointments. There isn't really enough in here that makes this game worth the asking price, as the missions are over in a hurry and your ability to explore Springfield is fairly limited. For the most part, all you get to see of the town is the outside of buildings, and all you do is drive around completing a series of overly similar missions. "Collect *insert item here*", "Stop Smithers", "Go to the Kwik-e-Mart", "Talk to Marge", etc, is all you can expect from the game. There is no interaction with characters, the different vehicles add nothing to the game, and it all becomes tiring very quickly. For this, you can expect to lose up to 1.8GB in hard drive space if you opt for full installation, which is needed to ensure smooth running of the game. In the minimum installation, the game ran with "hiccups", and this is on my 2.6Ghz, 512MB RAM with 3D video card system. In my opinion, the demand on the computer isn't worth the ultimately unsatisfying game. As a rental, for a few bucks you'll get what you pay for. To buy you're much better off getting a game with more depth and replay value.
Rating:
Summary: Simpsony fun, but REALLY cheap level design
Review: I enjoyed the Simpson-ness of the game, but if it didn't
have the Simpsons factor the game would not be worth-
while. The missions are fun at first but become
tedious and annoying after the 80th time you have to
try them because you car flies out of control for no
reason just before you cross the finish line. There are some glitches with controlling your character
on the PC, especially when you are on foot. Also, if
you take certain shortcuts (which you HAVE to do in
order to finish some of the missions) all the objects
around you disappear! This is a pretty cool effect,
but it makes it impossible to drive if you can't see
the road beneath you or the buildings beside the road!
(This might be a PC-only glitch.) However, the worst part of the game is the level design.
Come on! THREE unique levels?!?!?! The other 4 levels
are just repeats of the first three with slightly
different missions. OK, the last level is pretty
cool looking, but it's still just a repeat (and a
truncated one at that) of level 1. The levels are also annoyingly designed; each one is
essentially a big loop. Most missions require you to
drive from one end of the loop to the opposite end.
This gets old really quickly. The music, sound effects and voiceover acting are all
really good. I guess they spent all their money on
the actors so they didn't have enough left over for
level design and gameplay.
Rating:
Summary: A fair game that Simpsons fans will like
Review: A swarm of robotic bees has invaded Springfield, plus strange black surveillance vans are popping up everywhere. They're taking pictures of everything, from the air, through your windows, and even the girls' locker rooms; and Mayor Quimby demands to see the footage. This irreverent premise sets the stage. You start off as Homer Simpson, looking remarkably like the same Homer from the "Homer in 3D" episode, and perform various tasks usually involving a race against time or another character. For instance, you'll find yourself racing against time to collect all the items you borrowed from Ned Flanders (then loaned out to other people), or you may join Marge in a duel to damage a truck filled with mind-corrupting videogames before it makes it to the local shopping center. Some say this game borrows from Grand Theft Auto, but it feels more like Mario Kart. Gold coins are all around and collecting them allows you to purchase different vehicles or outfits. It feels very "console-ish" with only a basic action button and kick button and you're definitely better off driving with a gamepad in hand. Even the mouse provides little use other than to look around. As you progress through the different missions, various sub-missions and bonus missions pop up. Completing these will unlock additional cars which can prove useful, but more likely necessary, later in the game. I found the missions themselves to be fun, but some required expert level knowledge of the areas in advance, such as shortcuts or secret paths, in order to be completed in time. What this means is you are frequently subjected to playing a mission, failing it, then retracing your steps to learn the area before starting over, which can get annoying. In addition, the camera tends to get stuck at times, forcing you to step away from a wall or building before your character can be seen again. Finally, while a Simpsons spin is put on each mission, most are simply the same old point A to point B mission over and over again. That said, it's not a particularly bad game. All of the original voice actors make the universe faithful to the show, plus it'll run decent on a midrange computer system. Simpsons fans in particular will enjoy the varied cast and landmarks, from Moe's Tavern, to Fat Tony's Legitimate Businessmen's Social Club, to the Jedidiah Smith and Lard Lad statues. In addition, there's 49 collector cards scattered among the levels which will supposedly unlock an Itchy and Scratchy episode once they are all found. Hit and Run is not particularly innovative in any area, but it's a good looking game and a quick, escapist diversion with plenty of gags that fans of the series will appreciate. Hope the review helped.
Rating: 
Summary: Might like it- if it would work
Review: I can get as far as installing it. Then whenever I try to start it I get DirectX 3D errors. Don't get the PC version if you have a laptop- and even with a desktop, make sure all your audio/video card drivers are up to date- or this game is essentially a $30 coaster. I've uninstalled it and am waiting for Vivendi to release a patch(if they ever will, that is). Heck, my brother has a Gamecube, so might as well get on my knees and beg him to buy the Gamecube version rather than wait for a patch that never seems to come...
Rating:
Summary: This is definitely the best Simpson's game.
Review: This game has some of the best humor and gameplay (ease of controls and responsiveness) of any game I've played in the last year or two. It takes good things from other successful games, such as Grand Theft Auto and Crazy Taxi. These include the ability to drive almost anywhere in your environment and even hit pedestrians (without animated violence), while completing missions in a limited amount of time. If you hit too many people either in their cars or while they're on foot, or if your destroying telephone poles and other objects gets out of hand, the police will come after you. You can evade them, but sometimes it's challenging to complete a mission at the same time. This provides an extra challenge in case you think some of the earlier missions are a bit boring. This is easily the best simpsons game by far, with the best replay value (which is important to me when buying games). Lastly, addressing all the reviews saying that the game is too hard... I found some missions frustrating, but it wasn't anything extraordinarily hard. You may play a few missions 2 or 3 times, but they've got such good replay value, that it just makes it that much more satisfying when you do complete a mission.
Rating:
Summary: GREATEST GAME EVER MADE!(...)
Review: The Simpsons Hit 'n' run is the greatest game ever made! Those people who hate it don't know what their talking about! But their probably just boring, no-brained non-understanding wierdos. The game delivers more laughs per second than the funniest joke in the universe! You go around as your favorite Simpsons character exploring Springfield while trying to save Springfield from a diabolical plot involving strange, camera-using bees thats making the whole town go nuts! And with the original voices of the Simpsons cast you can't go wrong! I wish I could give the game 9(...) stars!!!!
Rating:
Summary: Eeeeexcellent!!!
Review: Action packed easy fun. The game lets you wander through town even if you don't complete your mission. Great graphics and sound effects. Very user friendly.
Rating:
Summary: Worst PC game ever!
Review: Do not, I repeat, do not purchse this game for the PC! You will have trouble installing it, and even if you succeed, the game will most likely lag horribly. After the second level, the game becomes extremely difficult and frustrating. The levels will provide missions with easy tasks but very very annoying obstacles-short time limits, uncontrollable car handling, pedestrians and other objects getting in the way, cops chasing & crashing into you, etc, etc. This game is the worst gaming experiences i have ever had. Wish I could choose zero stars!
Rating: 
Summary: Great game!
Review: I read a lot of reviews here saying that the game was hard, but it really isn't. If anything, true gamers will complain that it's too easy: I only spend about 30 minutes to an hour for each mission instead of 3-5 days for GTA III/Vice City! For a grown-up like me, that's perfect: I can do a mission a night without having to stay up 'til dawn! I like the variety of characters and settings, and the non-violent tone throughout the game. However, I'm not quite sure I'd feel comfortable with younger kids playing: you're still driving around like a maniac and running into pedestrians and sometimes trying to ram other cars into oblivion, albeit the gore of many other games, or even Itchy & Scratchy cartoons!
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