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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
Crazier Taxi
By Rich Fuester
This is a fun driving game. The jist is Crazy Taxi in Springfield. There are 12 cars to unlock & 5 maps to unlock. I've had this game a week and its very very fun. The load time mentioned in previous reviews is true however you can speed up load speeds by changing the drive speeds. In options without any game inserted you can change the cd read speed. As for game play it is very addictive. You can practice on Sunday Drive to hone your skills. Then Rage on the Road Rage mode to earn money and to unlock vehicles and maps. Almost everywhere mentioned in The Simpson's World of Springfield is present. You can go to Moe's you can drive through the Center of the School. Besides that there are quite a few shortcuts to find. The Canyonaro piloted by Marge is one heavy duty vehicle. Some of th cars to unlock is Apu's - Sports Car, Rev. Lovejoy's - Book Burning Mobile, Otto's - School Bus, Chief Wiggum's - Patrol Car, Barney's - Snow Plow (one mission you have to run over 12 City Mascots with the plow), Scientists - Hover car, Krusty's - Klown Car, Willey's - Tractor, and Flander's - Station Wagon to name a few. Pure driving satire is this games charm. Hours of mayhem on the streets of Springfield. Watch out for the Buses and Smithers driving Mr. Burns around town. One of my favorites so far for the PS2.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
Pretty addictive madness
By A Customer
I am a Simpsons fan, tried and true and although I am new to the PS2 community (I've only had my system about 3 weeks) and I would not consider myself a "rabid gamer"(yet). However, other than Grand Theft Auto 3 (the reason I caved in and bought PS2), this is the game I find myself playing the most. The pace and thrill of each ride through Springfield is very exciting. The game is easy to learn for us newbies and the controls handle very well. The game also has lots of in-jokes and sound bytes for the Simpsons maniac (some do repeat after time but they diversify with each new level that is achieved). Other reviewers have mentioned the long load times of this game and that is true, even small 20 second mini-missions take an above average time to load which is most certainly a drag. Even so, Road Rage is a worthy investment for the Simpsons purist and an adrenaline rush for everyone else (especially those fans of Crazy Taxi). I am also new to writing reviews so this is generally a practice one for me but I hope my experience with this game can help sway the decision of someone out there.
Happy Holidays!
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
Road Rage is too much fun!
By P. S. Rouse
Have a tough day at work?? don't take it out on the people in your life! Go home and get behind the wheel of Mr Plow or Marge Simpson's Canyonero! This game is incredible fun as you race through imaginary Springfield picking up and dropping off it's citizens in a race against the clock.
The story goes, you might know.. that Mr Burns has these nuclear buses and folks lash out by renting their cars out as taxis to make some cash. You have a choice to be any one of the Simpsons as you drive around Springfield picking up passengers and crash your way through town. Running over bus stops will get you a couple extra seconds.. Run over lightposts, mailboxes, fences and trees.. more points for you! Score well and you will unlock other areas of town, or you can choose to unlock another vehicle.. Apu's sports car is one of my favorites!
You can play with the Sunday Driver option which allows you to drive around town in an un-timed game. This allows you to learn the layout before you go to the Road Rage game for points. There is also a 2 player "Head to Head" option. This will split the screen which I found a little distracting.. but it's fun in that you can steal your opponant's passenger's from them! =)
The graphics are pretty good.. the attention to detail is amazing. One might actually believe Springfield USA is a real town and the quips and cuts that the denizens of Springfield make are truely hilarious. The only down to this game is the impatience I had waiting for the game to load so I could try again!! =)
This game is well worth the money! Be sure and invest in some memory if you don't already have it as you will want to save your scores!
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