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Simpsons Road Rage - Xbox

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My roommate just bought this game for the XBox, and it clearly explains why our society has road rage. Don't get me wrong, as I do love the Simpsons and regularly TIVO it. However, this game is not exactly user-friendly. Let me start off with the graphics in Road Rage. For the Xbox, they are rather disappointing and the animation felt out of touch for the cartoonish Simpsons. Regarding the gameplay and the storyline, it isn't exactly written like one of their TV episodes. Mr. Burns' desire to open a transit system is just too bizarre. As for the gameplay, it is equally frustrating. You will find yourself stuck on awkward objects (water fountain, corner of building) and irritated by over-frequented obstacles (school bus, etc.) A lot of the storyline elements sadly don't add up. The missions are out-of-place in order of difficulty and don't add much of a reward value. Some of the missions seem downright impossible. Running over 12 mascots in 45 seconds is too difficult of a game that is marketed to children. Using the map to even help yourself in this mission or others is boggling also. There are no markers or targets shown on the street map (displayed in the corner), which leaves the player to memorize where the targets are or simply have incredible luck. Also, changing the difficultly level only makes the game easier in certain ways and not overall. Additional time (seconds) are not added to all levels of play...

On the upside, I do love the character voices in this game. Almost every Simpsons character is presented in the game and has their own unique car. All the familiar Springfield locations are on the map and easy to see. Road Rage is also 2-player and makes the game a little more exciting in case you feel like throwing the controller. If you are happy about spending 9.99 and comfortable driving to a gaming store only to be irked, I will hesitate and suggest Road Rage.