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''The Simpsons: Hit & Run'' is an action-adventure video game based on the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'', developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games. It was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Microsoft Windows on September 16, 2003. The story and dialogue were crafted by writers from ''The Simpsons'', with all character voices supplied by the actual cast. The game follows the Simpson family, who witness many strange incidents that occur in Springfield: security cameras, mysterious vans, crop circles, and a "new and improved" flavor of the popular soft drink Buzz Cola (which causes insanity). When the family takes matters into their own hands, along with the help of Apu, they discover numerous shocking secrets, and soon realize these incidents are part of a larger alien conspiracy. The game received generally favorable reviews from video game critics. Praise focused on the interpretation of ''The Simpsons'' television series as a video game and its parodical take on ''Grand Theft Auto III'', while criticism mostly surrounded some aspects of gameplay. The game received the award for Fave Video Game at the 2004 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards. As of June 2007, over three million copies of the game have been sold. ==Gameplay== ''Hit & Run'' has seven levels, each with missions and a unique plot.〔 The player can only control one specific character in each level. The game's playable characters are Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge, and Apu.〔 Homer and Bart are played as twice. When travelling by foot, the player character can walk, run, and perform three types of attacks: a normal kick, a jumping kick, and a smashing move.〔 To drive, the player can either commandeer one of the vehicles that litter the road,〔 a feature taken from ''Grand Theft Auto III'', or use a phone booth to select a car. The game's driving missions are also similar to those of ''Grand Theft Auto III''. In both games, the player races against other characters, collects items before a timer runs out, and wrecks other cars.〔 The game has a sandbox-style format that emphasizes driving, and the player controls their character from a third-person view. The character can perform certain acts of violence, such as attacking pedestrians, blowing up vehicles, and destroying the environment.〔 ''The Simpsons Hit & Run'' has a warning meter that indicates when the police will retaliate for bad behaviour. Located in the bottom-right corner of the screen, the circular "hit and run" meter fills up when the character runs people over or destroys objects, and decreases when they cease doing so. When full, several police cars chase the character for the duration of the hit and run.〔 Each level contains items the player can collect, such as coins, which can be gathered by either smashing Buzz Cola vending machines, Buzz Cola boxes or wasp cameras, the latter of which become more elusive as the game progresses. The coins can be used to buy new cars and outfits, some of which are required to progress through the game.〔 The player can also collect Itchy and Scratchy cards. By collecting all 49 of them, seven in each level, the player unlocks a special ''The Itchy & Scratchy Show'' video.〔 Several events can cause the player to lose coins; because the character cannot die, injuries cause the player to lose coins.〔 If the player is apprehended during a hit and run, they will be fined fifty coins. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Simpsons: Hit & Run」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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