The Simpsons: Hit & Run
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| Developer(s) | Radical Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) |
Vivendi Universal Games Sierra Entertainment (PAL) Fox Interactive |
| Distributor(s) | 20th Century Fox |
| Producer(s) | Vlad Ceraldi |
| Designer(s) | Darren Evenson Chris Mitchell Joshua Mitchell |
| Programmer(s) | Cary Brisebois Nigel Brooke Darren Esau |
| Artist(s) | Vincent Chin Jaroslav Chorny Anshin Chu |
| Writer(s) |
Matt Selman Tim Long Matt Warburton |
| Composer(s) |
Marc Baril Jeff Tymoschuk Allan Levy |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) |
Windows |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, Grand Theft Auto clone |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| GC | PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| EGM | 7.17/10 | N/A | 7.17/10 | 7.17/10 |
| Eurogamer | N/A | N/A | 5/10 | N/A |
| Famitsu | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31/40 |
| Game Informer | 8.5/10 | N/A | N/A | 8.5/10 |
| GamePro | N/A | N/A |   |
N/A |
| Game Revolution | B | N/A | B | B |
| GameSpot | 8.3/10 | 8/10 | 8.3/10 | 8.3/10 |
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| GameZone | 8.7/10 | 8.6/10 | 8.6/10 | 9/10 |
| IGN | 8/10 | 8.1/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 3.8/5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| OPM (US) | N/A | N/A | |
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| OXM (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.8/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | N/A | 78% | N/A | N/A |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | |
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| Entertainment Weekly | B | N/A | B | B |
| Aggregate score | ||||
| Metacritic | 79/100 | 82/100 | 78/100 | 81/100 |
The Simpsons: Hit & Run is an action-adventure video game based on the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games. It was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Microsoft Windows in 2003. The game was an Xbox exclusive in Japan. The story and dialogue were crafted by writers from The Simpsons, with all character voices supplied by the actual cast.
The game follows the Simpson family, who witness many strange incidents that occur in Springfield: security cameras, mysterious vans, crop circles, and a "new and improved" flavor of the popular soft drink Buzz Cola (which causes insanity). When the family takes matters into their own hands, along with the help of Apu, they discover numerous shocking secrets, and soon realize these incidents are part of a larger alien conspiracy.
The game received generally favorable reviews from video game critics. Praise focused on the interpretation of The Simpsons television series as a video game and its parodical take on Grand Theft Auto III, while criticism mostly surrounded some aspects of gameplay. The game received the award for Fave Video Game at the 2004 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards. As of June 2007, over three million copies of the game have been sold.
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