The Simpsons Road Rage

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The Simpsons Road Rage

Developer(s)	Radical Entertainment(PS2, GC, Xbox) Altron Corperation (GBA)
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts(PS2, GC, Xbox) THQ(GBA)
Release date(s)	GameCube version December 17, 2001 May 17, 2002 PS2 version November 24, 2001 November 30, 2001 Xbox version December 1, 2001 March 22, 2002 GBA version June 27, 2003 June 30, 2003
Genre(s)	Racing game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: T ESRB: E (GBA) PEGI: 3+ OFLC: G
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance

The Simpsons Road Rage is a video game that was released in 2001 by Electronic Arts. The game is based on the famous television show The Simpsons, and it is part of a series of games based on the show. The Simpsons Road Rage stars Bart, Homer, Lisa and Marge Simpson, as well as Mr. Burns and over 25 other characters from the show. The game was so similar to Crazy Taxi that in 2003 Sega filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Fox Interactive, Electronic Arts, and Radical Entertainment.

1 Story
2 Playable characters
3 Levels
4 Missions
5 Trivia
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Story

Krusty the Clown in the Springfield Mountains

Mr. 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/collectible 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.

[edit] Playable characters

The playable characters on the game include:

Homer who drives the Family sedan and the special Homer's Car when you beat all 10 missions.
Marge who drives the Canyonero SUV.
Bart who drives the Honor Roller.
Lisa who drives The Electaurus.
Grampa who drives the Shriners Cart.
Groundskeeper Willie who drives a Tractor.
Krusty the Clown who drives the Klown Kar.
Apu who drives a Sports car.
Barney who drives the Plow King.
Moe who drives a Sedan.
Otto who drives the School bus.
Chief Wiggum who drives a Police car.
Ned who drives a Station Wagon.
Homer as Mr. Plow who drives Mr. Plow.
Reverend Lovejoy who drives the Book-Burning Mobile.
Snake who drives Li'l Bandit.
Professor Frink who drives his Flying car.

Cheat only characters:

Smithers who drives a Limo, but doesn't speak. (Mr. Burns drives the red box car)
Red box car, which is driven by nobody but has the voice of Homer.
Nuclear Bus, which is driven by nobody.

Seasonal characters

On Halloween, the character "Halloween Bart" is unlocked.
On Thanksgiving, the character "Thanksgiving Marge" is unlocked.
On Christmas, the character "Christmas Apu" is unlocked. (This is strange as since Apu is Hindu, he presumably does not celebrate Christmas).
On New Year's Day, the character "New Years Krusty" is unlocked.

These characters are only available if the console's date is set to that specific holiday.

[edit] Levels

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

[edit] Missions

Willie's Paper Shredder - Mr. Burns has just put up a pro-transit newspaper stand. 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.

[edit] 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.
At the Aztec Theatre in the Entertainment District level, "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie" is playing. The movie was featured in the episode of the same name.
Several identical voice clips in this game are also used in The Simpsons Hit and Run.
When playing as Chief Wiggum, he will sometimes say 'Just think how fast we could go if my siren worked.' The Siren actually works by holding down a certain button depending on the console.
The Halloween Bart is actually Hugo Simpson from "Treehouse of Horror VII".