Topic: The Simpsons Road Rage Goes Portable

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Crazy Car Combat Comedy is Now Available for the Game Boy Advance

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 3, 2003--THQ® Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI - News) has shipped "The Simpsons Road Rage(TM)" for the Game Boy® Advance. Handheld game players can now control over 15 Springfield residents, including Bart, Homer and Marge, as they drive vehicles inspired by the longest running comedy on television.   "`The Simpsons' has been a highly successful television show for over a decade," said Tiffany Ternan, Senior Vice President, North American Sales and Distribution, THQ. "We're excited to give fans of `The Simpsons' a videogame with all the fun and humor of the series."  

About "The Simpsons Road Rage"  

In "The Simpsons Road Rage," Mr. Burns is up to his greedy ways, purchasing Springfield buses, making them radioactive and jacking up the fares. Now, it's up to the Simpsons and the citizens of Springfield to turn their cars into cabs and explore Springfield's six huge worlds, including the Nuclear Power Plant, Evergreen Terrace and Downtown Springfield. The game features 15 "Simpsons" characters, including Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa, Barney, Apu, Chief Wiggum, Moe, Otto, Krusty the Clown, and multiplayer madness with two-player racing using the GBA link cable.