The game follows the Simpson family and the citizens of Springfield, who witness many strange incidents that occur in Springfield. The story and dialogue were crafted by writers from The Simpsons, with all character voices supplied by the actual cast. It was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Microsoft Windows in North America on September 16, 2003, in Europe on Octoand in Japan on December 25, 2003. The Simpsons: Hit & Run is an action-adventure video game based on the animated sitcom The Simpsons.