The Simpsons Road Rage is a video game that was released in 2002 by Electronic Arts. The game is based on the famous TV show The Simpsons, and it is part of a series of games based on that show. The Simpsons Road Rage stars Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Montgomery Burns and over 25 other show characters. Road Rage is very similar to the game Crazy Taxi.

The game starts when Montgomery Burns has bought all transport systems in the city and has begun to overcharge everyone for the transportation services. The citizens of the city (managed by the game player) must earn money by driving taxis around town in order to regain control of the transport systems. The game contains 17 different drivable/collectable vehicles, 7 levels(6 are "unlockable"), and 10 different missions. In order to collect the vehicles and unlock levels, players must earn one hundred thousand dollars for each car or level they want to get. In order to complete missions, players must do certain things within a time limit (such as knocking down 12 baseball team mascots in 45 seconds).

To earn money, players must drive around a taxi for a given amount of time, picking up passengers and taking them to their destinations. Any of the vehicles that the player has collected can be used as taxis. Players have to avoid certain hurdles, such as other vehicles that spin out of control, rocks, flying street objects and houses on difficult curves. As time goes by and the players pick up more and more passengers, these obstacles become more and more difficult.

The game also features the voices of each of the respective characters and some of their commonly said phrases. It was released for various game play console systems.

The playable characters on the game include:

• Homer who drives Family Sedan and The Car Built For Homer
• Marge who drives Canyonero
• Bart who drives Honor Roller soap box racer
• Lisa who drives Electaurus
• Grampa who drives Shriners Cart
• Groundskeeper Willie who drives Tractor
• Krusty the Clown who drives Klown Kar
• Apu who drives Sports car
• Barney who drives Plow King
• Moe who drives Sedan
• Otto who drives School bus
• Chief Wiggum who drives Police car
• Ned who drives Station Wagon
• Homer as Mr. Plow who drives Mr. Plow
• Reverend Lovejoy who drives Book-Burning Mobile
• Snake who drives Li'l Bandit
• Professor Frink who drives Flying car

With the aid of cheats:

• Smithers who drives Limo
• Red box car, driven by nobody but has the voice of Homer
• Nuclear Bus, which is driven by nobody

• On Halloween, the character of Halloween Bart is unlocked.
• On Thanksgiving, the character of Thanksgiving Marge is unlocked.
• On Christmas, the character of Christmas Apu is unlocked (ironic, since Apu is Hindu and presumably does not celebrate Christmas).
• On New Year's Day, the character of New Years Krusty is unlocked.

The places to go:

• Evergreen Terrace
• Entertainment District
• Springfield Dam
• Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
• Downtown
• Springfield Mountains

The missions in Mission mode:

• Willie's Paper Shredder - Mr. Burns has just put a newspaper stand of the pro-transit. Driving as Willie, knock down at least 12 out of 20 newspaper stands before time runs out.

• Homer on the Run - Mr. Burns found out that Homer Simpson left work to watch a baseball game, and plans to sneak back into work. Driving as Bart, put Homer back to work without bumping into Mr. Burns in 25 seconds.

• Barney's Rage - Barney is drinking too much beer again, and he is knocking down the baseball mascots. Driving as Barney, knock down at least 12 mascots before time runs out.

• Otto's Driving Test - Otto has a driving test, and he needs to knock down lampposts in order to keep his license.

• Snake's Day Off - Snake is released at jail, and he is going to knock down barrels of radioactive wastes as part of his community service.

• They Never Take Me Alive! - Grampa forgot to take his medication, and he thinks that garbage cans are after him. So, driving as Grampa, knock down at least 12 garbage cans.

• Save the Hovercar - Professor Frink has the fuel-efficient hovercar to solve Springfield pollution and vehicle problems. Drving as Professor Frink, drop off Mayor Quimby to City Hall without bumping into Mr. Burns.

• Not the Trees - The logging company has been cutting down trees. Driving as Lisa, knock down 24 trees to foil the plans of the logging company.

• Krusty's Escape - Krusty is getting tired of tour buses that always follow the signs to his house. Driving as Krusty the Clown, knock down at least 15 signs in one minute.

• Burns' Arena - Homer needs to foil Mr. Burns' plan by smashing at least 20 statues in Mr. Burns' garden.

Trivia

• At the First Church of Springfield, the church billboard reads "Services in Esperanto now cancelled". This is a satirical reference to the international auxiliary language Esperanto, which has a relatively small speaking population of two million. Few religious services are carried out each year in Esperanto and none in the United States of America.

• Near the school if you drive and look through a window there is a chalkboard that says "This is not a clue...... or is it?" This is the same chalkboard gag that was used in the opening sequence of "Who shot Mr. Burns" part one.

• Also in the Evergreen Terrace level is a billboard saying 'Springfield Skateboarding Championship', a reference to the next Simpsons game, Simpsons Skateboarding

See also

• List of vehicles in The Simpsons

External links

• A fan site for Road Rage
• The Simpsons: Road Rage official website.

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