Level 5 is the fifth level in The Simpsons: Hit & Run. It takes place on October 29, with the player taking on the role of Apu as the level's protagonist.
Level 5 modifies the map from Level 2, but focuses more on pinpointing the source of Buzz Cola, the soft drink that made Bart go crazy, than the map itself.
Plot
In the previous level, Marge demands to know where Buzz Cola is being produced, as it scrambled Bart's brain completely. Apu can't come up with an answer, causing Marge to destroy several Cola Trucks in a fit of rage. Level 5 picks up after this episode, as Apu tries to find the source of the mentally incapacitating drink. It is after he receives aid from a professional criminal when he discovers the actual origin of the cola production.
Appearance
Level 5 is set in Downtown Springfield again and reuses the same map as Level 2, but with a few differences: Instead of taking place at day, the level appears to take place right before sunrise/at night/evening. Besides this, the billboards that can be seen all across town have all been replaced with either Buzz Cola advertisements or, strangely, ads for the Car Built For Homer. In Downtown, the popsicle stick skyscraper has been completely burned to the ground. In the east side, the torn down power line in the alley behind Moe's Tavern has been repaired. The statue in the corner of the Springfield Stadium has been removed and replaced with the Obliteratatron Big Wheel Truck. Finally, at the construction site, moving iron girders can be found near the Buzz Cola glass after the dirt ramp and the construction site truck (from level 2) which was a gag has now been removed. A collector card can be found at the farthest one.
Missions
- Incriminating Caffeine
- ...and Baby Makes 8
- Eight is Too Much
- This Little Piggy
- Never Trust a Snake
- Kwik Cash
- Curious Curator
- Bonus: Kinky Frinky
Street racing
Main Article: Street Races
- Entertainment District Time Trial: Run by Milhouse who is By the gas station near the trainyard (5 Laps).
- Commercial District Circuit Race: Run by Nelson who is Downtown, near the firetrucks.
- Entertainment Commercial Checkpoint Race: Ran by Ralph who by the Courthouse. (Race to the Downtown Police HQ)
- Prize: El Carro Loco
Character Clothing
Main article: Character Costumes Character clothing can be bought from either Moe's Tavern or Department of Motor Vehicles.
- Army (375 coins)
- American (425 coins)
- B-sharps (475 coins)
Vehicles
- Longhorn (Starting vehicle)
- Car Built For Homer (Purchase from Homer for 500 coins; must be used in Eight is Too Much)
- Hover Car (Bonus Mission)
- El Carro Loco (Street Race prize)
- Cola Truck (Purchase from Gil for 350 coins)
- Police Car (Purchase from Gil for 425 coins). | (That ”Police car” is also Chief Wiggum‘s car. There is a bonus car as a “Police Car”).
Wasp Cameras
Main Article: Level 5 Wasp Cameras
Gags
Main Article: Level 5 Gags
- Pickled egg jar in Moe's Tavern.
- Slot machine in Moe's Tavern.
- Love Tester in Moe's Tavern.
- Light up drinks in Moe's Tavern.
- Taking a photograph of Hans Moleman at the DMV.
- Dumpster behind Krusty Burger (near the police station).
Cards
- Main article: Level 5 Collector Cards
Trivia
- This is the only level of the game where the main protagonist is not a member of the Simpsons family.
- This is the only level where Dr. Hibbert and Louie have story roles.
- This is the level that features the least amount of characters in it (with a total of eight story characters, eighteen if counting Professor Frink and background characters).
- This level also contains the least amount of gags in the game, with there only being six.