Simpsons Hit And Run Remake
Pros+ Great voice acting and story that pays homage to the series and characters+ Easter Eggs, collectables and nostalgia aplenty+ Cartoonish graphics that still please the eye even in 2018Cons– Repetitive missions with incessant timers– One of the world’s most difficult final missions– Thin roster of characters and locationsIn the current “remaster” climate and the outstanding success of the Crash Bandicoot N Sane Triolgy, fans from the PS1/2 era are turning their attentions to ulterior classics in need of a reboot. One of those oft touted (usually after the Spyro trilogy PLEASE GIVE ME HD SPYRO) is the smash-hit Simpsons game, Hit & Run, originally released in 2003. But does it deserve a remake, or has nostalgia clouded our judgement?Hit & Run pays a cheeky homage to the hugely successful Grand Theft Auto series, seen through a Simpsons lens.
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The game is based heavily on racing and navigating Springfield in a range of Springfield-themed vehicles. Some of those featured include Homer’s Pink Sedan, Marge’s Canyonaro, Snake’s Lil’ Bandit and Mr. Burn’s 1936 Stutz Bearcat. This where the game really excels; the voice acting, scripting and the rest of the “Simpsonisms” that made the show so popular back in the late 90s/early 00s are all in attendance here.There are seven chapters in total and five characters to play as; Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge, Apu, before ending with Bart in chapter six and Homer in chapter seven. The story starts with an infestation of wasp-shaped surveillance cameras flooding Springfield. The investigation begins with Homer in the first chapter, and continues to evolve across his fellow family members – and Apu. Without spoiling the plot, it makes a lot of sense for Apu to be the fifth character available to play as, but one of the big disappointments of Hit & Run is that the roster of characters is so limited.
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While you get to enjoy interactions with Professor Frink, Chief Wiggum and so many others, it’s a shame the game limits you to just the one non-Simpson family member.Each chapter includes seven missions and a set of optional extras; one side mission, like racing the Java Nerd in Comic Book Guy’s AMC Gremlin, a set of three races hosted by Millhouse, Patty and Selma, and some gambling should you be so inclined. Completing side missions and races will unlock different vehicles, and you can also buy a collection of cars and outfits in each level. The nostalgia trip Hit & Run offers is why the game is so well remembered today; few other Simpsons games allowed players the freedom to interact so liberally with the world we had fallen so in love with over the years.What this nostalgia clouds, however, is the repetitive and tiresome level structure that repeats itself relentlessly across the seven chapters. Missions are often set against a timer, which more often than not feel added to artificially increase the difficulty when the missions themselves fail to. Those missions, too, generally centre around the same four formats; get somewhere in a set time, race an opponent to a destination, destroy an opponents car and collect things in a set time. Of course, you could question how adventurous the missions could be given the story structure, console limitations and intended audience, but the point still stands. Replaying the game in the modern age will make you wonder just how well you remembered it all.
And the less said about the final mission, the better. The Simpsons Hit & Run was pioneering brutal, merciless difficulty well before Dark Souls inherited the stereotype.Ultimately, what Hit & Run fans will find should they replay the game in its original form is a delightful nostalgia trip with the same wicked Simpsons sense of humour they savour, but a game outdated by repetitive missions and arbitrary timers. The latter probably just about makes up for the former, but the concept of a straight HD remaster doesn’t set the soul ablaze once one has replayed the original. An N Sane Trilogy-esque remaster would likely reveal the shortcomings fans had long forgotten; a Final Fantasy VII remake, however, may just be the ticket. Keeping the story, characters and locations we remember so fondly, adding some HD gloss and re-addressing the games weaknesses seems the ideal way to bring Hit & Run to modern audiences.Final verdict: 3/5A game that perfectly delivers to us the Simpsons universe we love so much but handicaps itself with tiresome, repetitive missions. Simpsons fans will love it, but you’ll need to suffer some brutal lows to enjoy the brilliant highs.
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