<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
later	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Backwards	O
Compatibility	O
program	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
360	O
for	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
1999	O
video	O
game	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
drive	O
picked	O
up	O
passengers	O
to	O
their	O
destinations	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
considered	O
a	O
bare-bones	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
clone	O
and	O
criticised	O
for	O
its	O
poor	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
&	I-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
first	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
followed	O
in	O
December	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
members	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
provided	O
their	O
voices	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Altron	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
reached	O
a	O
publishing	O
agreement	O
with	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
in	O
2002	O
that	O
gave	O
them	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
publish	O
this	O
version	O
and	O
a	O
Buffy	B-Device
the	I-Device
Vampire	I-Device
Slayer	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Germaine	O
Gioia	O
,	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
licensing	O
at	O
THQ	O
,	O
said	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
and	O
Buffy	O
properties	O
have	O
enjoyed	O
tremendous	O
consumer	O
appeal	O
in	O
nearly	O
every	O
product	O
category	O
,	O
including	O
video	O
game	O
successes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amer	O
Ajami	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
"	O
suffers	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
problems	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
least	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
bad	O
collision	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
David	O
Zdyrko	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
gameplay	O
just	O
is	O
n't	O
deep	O
or	O
compelling	O
enough	O
to	O
warrant	O
picking	O
this	O
title	O
up	O
unless	O
you	O
absolutely	O
MUST	O
have	O
every	O
single	O
product	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
plastered	O
on	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
strange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
is	O
great	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
is	O
great	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
two	O
together	O
should	O
be	O
gaming	O
magic	O
,	O
right	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
had	O
sold	O
1.6	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$41	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
NextGen	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
25th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Simpsons	B-Application
console	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
reached	O
5.2	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
2003	O
,	O
Sega	O
,	O
creator	O
and	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
and	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
Road	O
Rage	O
was	O
a	O
patent	O
infringement	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
as	O
both	O
games	O
feature	O
nearly	O
identical	O
gameplay	O
and	O
objectives	O
with	O
the	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
