I’m on level 3 of Simpsons: Hit and Run and so far it’s great. Some of the missions are rather flimsy (like gathering blood for Grandpa), but you don’t really care because it’s fun. The environments are awesome and contain plenty of obscure Simpsons references like the solid gold house and rocket car the homeless guy who originally thought of Itchy and Scratchy bought with his settlement. You can even take his rocket car for a spin!

You forget how huge Springfield is when you watch the show, but as each new environment comes up I’m amazed by how many people and places there are. Even the NPG’s walking around are recognizable as extras from the show. The voice acting is top knotch as expected and they’ve recorded plenty of dialog and taunts so you never get tired of it. No “Lock and load” syndrome…

It’s really rewarding to just walk around town. They did a great job making you feel like you’re visiting Springfield. It was a thrill standing on the shoulders of the giant Lard Lad statue and being able to look around town.

Finally a decent Simpsons licensed game besides the arcade game! Now if only South Park could learn from this…