Critical Reception
The game received generally moderate reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the PS2 version received a 64/100 rating, the Xbox version a 61/100 rating, the GameCube version a 67/100 rating, and the GBA version a 55/100 rating. Amer Ajami of GameSpot rated the PS2 version 6.2 out of 10, writing that it "suffers from a number of problems, not the least of which is bad collision detection. You'll often find yourself clipping a corner of a building or slamming into another car even though you have room to spare." He was also disappointed with the "extremely slippery and are overly sensitive" control. He added, however, that fans of the show should enjoy the game. IGN's David Zdyrko gave the PS2 version of Road Rage a 5.1/10 rating, commenting that "the gameplay just isn't deep or compelling enough to warrant picking this title up unless you absolutely MUST have every single product with The Simpsons plastered on it." Zdyrko also criticized the graphics, stating that "framerate chugs in some of the levels when there are a lot of cars on screen and the textures are generally low resolution and completely bland."
Game Informer was more positive, giving the GameCube version an eight out of ten rating and writing that "though a little short on gameplay depth, Road Rage is worth repeated play because of the show-lifted locations and both original and reused character quotes." Similarly, Zdyrko thought the "hilarious voice samples" were the "lone bright spot" of the game, although he admitted that some of them can get a bit repetitive.
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