The Simpsons ready to hit and run

Vivendi Universal Games announced that The Simpsons: Hit & Run is now arriving in retail stores for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube at a price of $49.99.

The Simpsons: Hit & Run has more than 50 missions that take five playable characters--Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa, and Apu--driving and running through the streets of Springfield to locations such as the Kwik-E-Mart, the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, and Moe's Tavern. In addition to in-game gags and jokes, there are also 49 hidden collector cards that unlock episode-specific bonus material from the many seasons of the television show The Simpsons.