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Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Game Information
3. My Rating System
4. Vehicles in the game
5. Legal Information
6. Acknowledgements
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1. Introduction
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This is my first attempt at an FAQ, so firstly, no laughing! Second, it may
not be as good as others, but I assure you, I will update and revise this
frequently if needed.
I decided to make this FAQ simply to advise you on the advantages and
disadvantages of each car, based on that you can decided yourself if you
think the car would suit you and if you should use it.
Feel free to use this FAQ for non-commercial purpose, as long as you
give me a credit for it. Just ask, you don't need to steal it, then I'll give
it to you for free. I would appreciate it if you ask for my permission
first at uhditeeyay@hotmail.com you should also e-mail me here if you have
any questions.
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2. Game Information
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Game Title: The Simpsons: Road Rage
Developer: Fox Interactive
Console: Sony Playstation 2 (PS2)
Version: 0.1
Written by: Aditya Odedra
GameFAQs Forum name: ThePreacher
E-mail: uhditeeyay@hotmail.com
ICQ: preacher7683
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3. My Rating System
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I will rate the cars in my FAQ under the following Criteria:
Speed:
Obviously how fast the car itself goes, It will be under one of these Speed
categories:
Very Fast: This is amongst the fastest cars in the game, while it may be
extremely fast, it may be weak in other aspects such as Mass and Control.
Fast: A good car to drive with, Although not incredibly fast, still faster
than most cars and more than likely still lacks in certain aspects.
Medium: A good, all around speed, not bad, but not good either.
Slow: A slow car that either has a bad top speed or bad acceleration,
this car more than likely has good turning and control.
Very Slow: Just plain crap. The speed must be so slow it’s barely driveable.
Control: Does the car handle like a brick or does it flow as smooth as silk?
Good: It will go under the good category if it can manage sharp turns without
the use of the Square button.
Medium: The control will go under this category if the Square button needs to
be used quite a lot, but can still manage a lot of turns and bends. If you
don't generally have much problems with the car.
Bad: If the car needs the Square button to make almost every turn, also, can spin
out of control easily and take ages to turn.
Mass: This is set to explain if the car can take big bumps or if it flips and gets
turned and stuck easily.
Heavy: The bigger vehicles will go under this category, ones which are likely to be
slow.
Medium: Cars can generally take a good hits, but get bossed around by the bigger
vehicles and perhaps turn over and get flipped quite easily too.
Light: A very fast and good controlling car, sadly, these cars get flipped very easily
and vehicles like Otto's bus just plain destroy these cars.
Overall:
A rating out of ten and a brief explanation on the car and what I think of it. how good
is the car overall? Should you avoid this like the plague, or should you stick to this
like glue? My guide will help.
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4. Vehicles in the game
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Characters:
- The Honour Roller Soap box Racer (Bart Simpson)
- Family Sedan (Homer Simpson)
- Mr. Plow (Homer Simpson)
- The Homer (Homer Simpson)
- Canyonero (Marge Simpson)
- Electaurus (Lisa Simpson)
- Flying Car (Professor Frink)
- Firebird (Apu Nahasapeemapetilon)
- Book burning mobile (Reverend Lovejoy)
- Lil’ Bandit (Snake)
- Klown Kar (Krust the Clown)
- Plow King (Barney Gumble)
- Sedan (Moe Syzlak)
- Police Car (Chief Wiggum)
- Shiner’s Cart (Grandpa Simpson)
- Tractor (Groundskeeper Willie)
- Flander's Mobile (Ned Flanders)
- School Bus (Otto Mann)
- Limo
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The Honour Roller Soap box Racer
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(Bart Simpson)
Speed: Medium
Control: Bad
Mass: Medium
Overall: 6/10
I never did really shine to this, the control is really bad even if you do turn every
turn with the use of the Square button, while it doesn't flip easily and is actually
quite fast, you'll find it difficult to drop and pick passengers up with.
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Family Sedan
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(Homer Simpson)
Speed: Fast
Control: Good
Mass: Medium
Overall: 7/10
A good car. The best of all of Homer's alternate cars. The speed is great once you get
going, but the acceleration lacks a bit. The control is good as well so you shouldn't
have too much trouble getting around and picking up passengers. The only problem you
may incur is that on sharp turns, this car tends to flip and get smashed easily.
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Mr.Plow
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(Homer Simpson)
Speed: Medium
Control: Medium
Mass: Heavy
Overall: 6/10
Not bad, not good. A friend of mine favours this over any of Homer's other cars. You
may too, it depends what your style of driving is. If you're reckless and try to get
to your destination as easily as possible, you won't have trouble smashing cars and obstacles
out of your way. If you like speed and control to take the best route possible, you may
prefer other cars over this one.
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The Homer
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(Homer Simpson)
Speed: Fast
Control: Good
Mass: Heavy
Overall: 7/10
A very good car, without a doubt you can see from its stats alone that it will be to your
liking. It's got a good speed although it lags in acceleration, and there are several other
cars with a slightly better speed than this. But it'll still get you by. You won't flip and
get pushed around by vehicles either, this car is durable and tough. The control is also
above average, although not great, you may still encounter problems on sharp turns and
having to quickly turn left and right to avoid obstacles.
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Canyonero
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(Marge Simpson)
Speed: Medium
Control: Medium
Mass: Heavy
Overall: 5/10
This was one of the first cars I drove with and I hated it. It has an average speed, which
means not slow but not fast either. You really have to drive it to see what I mean. The control
is on the average level too, you won't have too many problems with turns and sharp turning, but
you will definitely need a lot of square button assistance here. The thing I did like was it's
Mass. You won't do too good a job of delivering passengers in this thing, but you can knock the
hell out of other cars with it. Useful in multiplayer and Free riding.
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Electaurus
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(Lisa Simpson)
Speed: Very Fast
Control: Good
Mass: Light
Overall: 9/10
This is one of the best cars in the game. Using Lisa in Arcade mode will definitely increase your
average score by $1000-2000. It's got great acceleration and top speed, handles like a dream and can
dodge oncoming cars extremely easily. Although, it's one of the lightest cars in the game therefore
it suffers on sharp turns and can get held back by even normal traffic, forget Mr. Burns' Limo.
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Flying Car
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(Professor Frink)
Speed: Very Fast
Control: Good
Mass: Medium
Overall: 10/10
The best car in the game. If you're going for big bucks, use this car. It's got the best speed I have
come across in the game, I have yet to see a car faster than this. The acceleration is also the best,
jumping to top speed in seconds. The control is pretty good too, not hard but you may need to use the
square button a good few times while using this car. It doesn't get pushed around easily either, it can
take a good few hits but the bigger vehicles will topple it.
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Firebird
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(Apu Nahasapeemapetilon)
Speed: Very Fast
Control: Medium
Mass: Medium
Overall: 9/10
I'm sure those of you who have used this will notice just how fast it is. There are
faster cars than this, but this is right up there when it comes to top speed and acceleration. The
turning isn't so bad but you'll need to use the square button to make some of those harder turns. In
mass this car is average, stopped by the occasional car and obstacle, but generally good to drive.
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Book burning Mobile
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(Reverend Lovejoy)
Speed: Slow
Control: Medium
Mass: Heavy
Overall: 5/10
This car isn't the best to use. Mostly for novelty I'd say. First off, it's got really bad
acceleration and the top speed isn't anything to brag about either. The turning is also
quite bad, you'll need to use square but this car can handle most turns. The mass is it's
only plus I suppose, it's hard to flip this thing or spin it out of control.
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Lil' Bandit
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(Snake)
Speed: Very Fast
Control: Good
Mass: Light
Overall: 8/10
This car is just like the Firebird, except not as big. Which does make it slightly faster
than Apu's car but easily turned or spun out of control. You'll be pleasantly be
surprised with the control as it doesn't take much to move this thing sharply left or
right. But be careful around traffic or you'll be delayed considerably.
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Klown Kar
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(Krusty the Clown)
Speed: Fast
Control: Medium
Mass: Medium
Overall: 6/10
It would be a good assumption to call this the average car in the game. About equal on
good and bad points. The speed is quite good so it'll be useful in Arcade mode but
there are several cars faster than it. The control isn't bad either, you won't need
much square button assistance, but traffic will be hard to dodge as it's wide and
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The Plow King
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(Barney Gumble)
Speed: Very Slow
Control: Bad
Mass: Heavy
Overall: 2/10
The worst vehicle in the game. Steer clear from this at all times. This will not
help you in Arcade mode nor will it give you an advantage over your opponent in
multiplayer, except maybe getting in the way and perhaps accidentally ramming
into you, this giving you the passenger. But since it's so slow, you'd
probably lose them again shortly.
First off, even with this thing finally does get to top speed, which is hard
enough to do, since it has the worst acceleration, it's not fast at all! You'll
get nowhere fast (no pun intended) with this car. The turning's no good either
because it's heavy and slow. The mass of the car will knock the hell out of every
other car, but what's the use if it's so hard to control? Steer clear at all costs.
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Sedan
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(Moe Syzlak)
Speed: Fast
Control: Good
Mass: Light
Overall: 8/10
This is a good car. You will definitely make some good cash with it, and the turning
is pretty damn good too. The acceleration isn't too bad, but the top speed could be
better. You'll rarely need the square button unless you're trying to accomplish a 180
or 360 degree turn. Though it's light, this thing hardly flips although it does take a
few hits.
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Police Car
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(Chief Wiggum)
Speed: Medium
Control: Good
Mass: Light
Overall: 8/10
No, you can't use the sirens to your advantage, but it is nice for novelty. I didn't
like the speed, but the acceleration did climb pretty quick, many other cars are faster
than this, however. With the light mass of the car, you'll be able to turn well and dodge
a lot of cars in your way. However, this car is light so it will get knocked around by the
bigger vehicles.
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Shiner’s Cart
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(Grandpa Simpson)
Speed: Very Fast
Control: Medium
Mass: Light
Overall: 9/10
A great car. Because of it's thin shape, it's incredibly easy to dodge traffic straight on.
However, be carefully when making turns as it is rather long. The speed is great, one to
rival Lisa's Electaurus. The acceleration isn't great, but once you get going, you'll be
unstoppable. Unfortunately, this car is one of the worst when it comes to mass. It gets
knocked around like you wouldn't believe, which is why you have to be careful when making
turns. The control is still pretty good though.
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Tractor
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(Groundskeeper Willie)
Speed: Medium
Control: Good
Mass: Heavy
Overall: 8/10
Not bad, really. A small, heavy car with good turning. The speed is relatively good but
nothing to brag about. The control is great as you'll hardly need the square button and
this thing can knock most of the small cars and traffic out of the way anyway. A good car
in multiplayer as it's got some good overall standards, but you may want to look elsewhere
for Arcade as average speed and average acceleration won't get you very far.
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Flander's Mobile
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(Ned Flanders)
Speed: Very Fast
Control: Good
Mass: Medium
Overall: 7/10
Surprisingly fast. It would seem like a slow car, but this thing has got some serious speed
when you get past the acceleration, which isn't too bad. The turning is pretty good as well,
providing you use the square button correctly, if at all. The overall mass of the car is medium
so you won't have too much trouble with traffic, but perhaps you will with the bigger vehicles. A
good choice for multiplayer and Arcade mode.
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School Bus
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(otto Mann)
Speed: Slow
Control: Bad
Mass: Heavy
Overall: 4/10
Last but not least, we come to the bus. Not as bad as the Plow King, but second to it. The speed
isn't actually bad, but the acceleration is. It'll take you a while to get this thing going at
full speed, and even when you do, the control sucks. It's just too hard to drag that thing around
heavily. You'll need ALOT of square button aid. However, nothing will get in this things way, if
you want to cause some havoc, this is the vehicle to use. Rivalled only by the Plow King.
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5. Legal Information
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This document is © Copyright 2002, Aditya Odedra (ThePreacher), except where stated otherwise.
All rights reserved, to include the right of reproduction of this document in any form.
Information contained within this document is the property of Aditya Odedra (ThePreacher), and may
not be reproduced, published, modified, uploaded, transmitted, or distributed in any way, without
the author's prior written permission. The author does grant any express or implied rights to you
under any patents, copyrights, or trademarks. No part of this document may be reproduced in any
form without prior consent of the author. If you have any errors or inaccuracies to report,
contact me at uhditteyay@hotmail.com
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6. Acknowledgements
===================
I would like to thank all the contributors and staff at gamefaqs.com, this was a relatively short
FAQ and I now realise just how much effort goes into an FAQ. I enjoyed writing this FAQ, it is my
first one and I hope it helps anyone who needs it. I would also like to thank Couch Potato, as it
would not have been possible for me to have written this FAQ without his help.
