Plot
A initial missions of the game require comparatively mundane cases, like inducing Homer to work at a nuclear plant on time or even retrieving things from either various locations. Presently, nevertheless, a story mode focuses in unknown occurrent throughout Springfield. Mysterious blacken vans prowl the streets when robotic wasp-like videos cameras spy on the town's indweller. Homer ab initio tries to blame Mr. Burns for these strange occurrences, but Burns denies responsibility and fires him. Bart disappears briefly, resurfacing with there is no memory & mumbling ununderstandably; whilst he recovers, he reveals that the popular soft drink called Buzz Cola is turning people into zombies. A perpetrator behind 100% this sinister behavior come Kang and Kodos, who come desperate to increase ratings for their galactic reality show. Positioning cameras tons around Springfield, it hope to erase a citizen's minds by owning a cola prior to distributing laser pistols; the following destruction should, it understanding, thrill interplanetary audiences. A back's final level, which will require place in Halloween, is intentionally evocative of the Treehouse of Horror episode; Homer finds that only he may prevent a alien plot by loading vehicles with radioactive waste & camping a two into the ship's tractor beam.

Gameplay
A game employs a equivalent format when a late Grand Theft Auto games, featuring a third-person view, an explorable environment and drivable vehicles. Hit & Run, however, eschews the graphic violence and mature content of the GTA games, focusing primarily on driving missions rather than ones requiring murder.

Progressing though a various story levels allows a streaming video player to control Lisa, Homer, Marge, Bart, & Apu; many more Simpsons characters like Chief Wiggum and Professor Frink appear in non-playable roles.

Additionally to the story missions, players may optionally participate around "bonus" missions or even races which occasionally award coins for successful completion. Coins come as well acquired by hitting objects like trees or even even even mailboxes, destroying wasp cameras or Buzz Cola machines, or elementary collection (numerous coins come just scattered throughout both level). Players might apply coins to choose fresh vehicles or even outfits for the todays character; several one may be traced directly to specific episodes of The Simpsons (e.g., Martin's Space Shuttle-shaped "Honor Roller" soapbox racer or Oleo's police uniform).

The total of "collector cards" depicting objects, characters, or even scenes from either a series come located inside both level, ordinarily around strong-to-access areas. Collecting 100% one cards inside the level unlocks the track that may be played within the slot car-like racing game, & collecting a lot of the cards in the game unlocks an original Itchy & Scratchy short, "500-Yard Gash".