- Jan 14, 2019 Now, with The Simpsons Hit and Run you can play with Homer, Bart, Marge and Lisa on your computer, helping them solve the missions that arise. The Simpsons Hit and Run, as expected, takes place in the city of Springfield, so you will get to meet all the characters that are part of.
- Structured in much the same way as Grand Theft Auto, Simpsons Hit & Run is a mission-based adventure, with seven levels containing seven primary missions in each, which are assigned to a set character (you can play as Homer, Bart, Lisa and Marge, and Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu gets a mission too).
Whether we’ll get a The Simpsons: Hit & Run remake/remaster is up in the air, but that doesn’t mean you can’t relive the game’s wacky adventures in Media Molecule’s Dreams. The impressive creation suite recently launched on the PS4, giving users the chance to play and create nearly anything imaginable. Thanks to Dreams user ReivaJKH, you can jump back into the world of the beloved Hit and Run in a faithful recreation of the original. Much like many of the excellent Dreams recreations (like this rendition of Ghost of Tsushima), this one is nearly indistinguishable from the source material and features visuals, sounds, and gameplay to match.
The Simpsons: Hit & Run was released on Sep 16, 2003. About The Game. The Simpsons: Hit & Run is an action-adventure video game based on the American animated sitcom, The Simpsons. Hit & Run has seven levels, each with missions and sub-plot. The player can control one specific character in each level.
The video below shows the recreation in action:
Each of its characters is identical to those in the original, with Homer, Marge, Bart, Maggie, and Lisa in playable form. Hit & Run features an open world similar to that of 2001’s Grand Theft Auto III, but done so in more of a satirical way, in typical Simpsons fashion. Though the recreation still needs some work with its open-world aspects (like more variety in buildings and other features to make the world feel more alive), the foundation of an impressive game is there. It’s unclear if its creator plans to keep fleshing things out, but nonetheless, this looks and is presented just like the game you remember.
With remakes and remasters running rampant in the video game world, the idea of seeing The Simpsons: Hit & Run again isn’t outside the realm of possibility. Towards the end of 2019, the game’s producer Vlad Ceraldi talked about wanting to bring it back in some capacity but noted that there were no solid plans to do so at the time. But if the success of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Spyro: Reignited Trilogy, and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled are any indication, bringing back Hit & Run could be lucrative for those involved. (Editor’s Note: Licensing agreements notwithstanding, particularly now that Disney owns Fox and its properties.) After all, the original game sold somewhere in the neighborhood of 3 million copies.
While we may never see the return of Hit & Run, at least you can enjoy a version of it in Dreams, complete with Bart skateboarding sections, a saxophone-playing Lisa, and a gun-slinging Maggie—all of which can explore the town of Springfield.
(Editor’s Note: This is not the complete Hit & Run game remade, but rather a technical demonstration of what’s possible in Dreams limited to the area immediately around the Simspons’ residence.)
[Source: Dreams, YouTube via USgamer]
The original producer for The Simpsons Hit and Run has said he 'could' see a long-anticipated remake happening.
Matt Groening's The Simpsons has annoyed us all for well over a decade by refusing to die, but we'd easily forgive Homer's refusal to become and stay a mourned corpse if we actually one day received a Hit and Run Remake on PlayStation 4.
2020 will see the return of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom on modern consoles through a gorgeous-looking remaster, and no one would be upset - bar the people with sticks up their butts - if Hit and Run was to return also.
We don't expect it to happen because god is rarely ever kind enough to give us what we want, so the latest tease could perhaps become the meanest nonchalant chinwag of all time.
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The Simpsons Hit and Run Remake 'could' happen
The Simpsons Hit and Run is one of those beloved PlayStation 2 Classics that gamers refuse to stop talking about and let go. And it's no wonder when the experience was essentially Grand Theft Simpsons.
While it's actually somewhat difficult to remember its story, the charm of The Simpsons Hit and Run was exploring Springfield in all its glory while mowing down countless civilians as a spikey-haired girl with the world's most grating voice. Oh, and you could also play as Homer, Bart, Marge and - best of all - Apu.
The game also had costumes for you to unlock such as Bartman, various different cars to drive such as Mr. Plow, and this all came as a pair with some of the most infuriating races and missions of all time. And no, that's not an exaggeration.
Being able to play The Simpsons Hit and Run on PS4 is something fans have clamoured for so much that they've actually created petitions in the past. With that context, it's no surprise that adults are acting like their children over the recently reported possibility of a remake.
The game's original producer, Vlad Ceraldi, has told LADbible that he could see a remake or remaster on multiple different types of platforms.
'It would be wonderful to reinvest in how you can control the characters, how you can control the world, how much of the world you can explore in detail,' said Ceraldi when discussing the prospect of a remake. 'So there's a lot more fidelity you can go for as far as content exploration than we were able to do in that particular era. There were a lot of references put into the game, but we didn't get everything. There's a lot more things that could be done and that would be fascinating for sure.'
yes i will buy this just give me a date pic.twitter.com/5Z0ehfZAqe
— GreenSwede (@BeanBranch) October 9, 2019Fans react to The Simpsons Hit and Run Remake tease
Following the recent reports about the possibility of The Simpsons Hit and Run being remade for various platforms, gamers have reacted to the news with excitement on Twitter.
Considering we just got Ghostbusters and Spongebob this is totally possible
— The NeCro’S master (@TheNCSmaster) October 9, 2019If Spongebob can get a remaster this should get it too!!
— Gabriel Rests (@gaberests) October 9, 2019
Yes, please!
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— Edgardo Najarro (@Gardraw) October 8, 2019I've never played The Simpsons Hit & Run but really want to but i can rarely find it anywhere and when i do it's so pricey. pic.twitter.com/mEoq5msElC
— The Macabre Gamer (@TheMacabreGamer) October 9, 2019I'd kill for a remaster of The Simpsons hit & run.
Tempted buy an old ps2 mainly for that and a few others.
Hard to trust online sellers though sometimes.
In contrast to the excitement though, some people have reacted by saying it's severely overrated, while one individual has made themselves eligible for locking away in an insane asylum by randomly requesting a remake for Sonic Heroes (a game that only good for its catchy intro song).
I’m gunna say it. Average game ♂️
— Andy (@NorthernMonkeh1) October 8, 2019They should do a remake for Sonic Heroes as well
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It's unlikely that The Simpsons Hit and Run will ever be remade for PS4, Xbox One and so forth, but if it did the world could finally forgive Matt Groening for not putting the family to sleep.
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