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  Crazy Taxi 2
Fortunately, this means that Crazy Taxi 2 doesn’t fit those diminished expectations, mostly because the original game was so immediately addictive and irresistible and because the follow-up carries on these traits while also adding some major new game elements that offer significantly more challenge.
Crazy Taxi 2’s other gameplay innovation is the new jump maneuver that allows the cabbie to jump over oncoming traffic with ease, this deepens the game without losing the essential fun of the first.
Crazy Taxi 2’s visuals look essentially the same as the first game, with the same speedy frame rates as the original – it looks like it runs on the same engine as the first.
www.the-laser.com /crazytaxi2.htm   (1458 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crazy Taxi was first released in arcades in 1999 and was ported to the Dreamcast in 2000.
It is the first game in the Crazy Taxi series.
Between all three versions of Crazy Taxi (Crazy Taxi, Crazy Taxi 2 and Crazy Taxi 3), there are well in excess of 100 trackable records to monitor by Twin Galaxies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crazy_Taxi   (1011 words)

  
 The Adrenaline Vault | Sega Dreamcast Review | Crazy Taxi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
Crazy Taxi takes place in a large city reminiscent of San Francisco, with huge hills and cable cars as obstacles.
Crazy Box is a stunt mode that allows you to practice special moves such as the "crazy drift" and "cornering," along with skill-based tests.
Crazy Box adds a lot of challenge and depth to Crazy Taxi, and successfully completing all its tasks unlocks a special vehicle.
www.avault.com /consoles/reviews/sdc/review_temp.asp?game=taxi   (803 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi 2 - GameCritics.com
Crazy Taxi fans are sure to find something they will like about Crazy Taxi 2 if all they are looking for is a new city to drive through and new drivers to control.
Dubbed Crazy Taxi, its premise was perfect you controlled daredevil cabbies willing to do anything to score a fare on the crowded, hilly streets of a pseudo-San Francisco.
Crazy Taxi 2 boasts four new tracks from the band that are sure to make fans happy.
www.gamecritics.com /review/crazytaxi2/main.php   (1644 words)

  
 XBOX Exclusive.com: XBOX Reviews: Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller was released in July of 2002 for the Microsoft Xbox.
Since the original game didn't feature the Crazy Hop (the jumping feature from the second game), these things had to be added in order for this level to be playable with the CT 3 engine.
As does the Crazy X mode, which is a fine extension of the core gameplay with just enough changes shrewn about to make it a fresh experience each and every time you play it.
www.xboxexclusive.com /reviews/CrazyTaxi3   (2709 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi review for the DREAMCAST
Crazy Taxi is one of the most anticipated releases for the Dreamcast.
Crazy Taxi was designed as an arcade game, the type that encourages you to pump in quarter after quarter to continue.
Crazy Taxi is a case where a great arcade game became a good home game.
www.gamerevolution.com /review/dreamcast/crazy_taxi&friend=1   (757 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi 2 Review for Dreamcast - Gaming Age
The original Crazy Taxi was one of the more refreshing and original games to hit the most recent generation of consoles in quite some time.
The NYC in Crazy Taxi is pretty darn close to eth real thing, although a lot of the more famous locations have been replaced with much more generic replicas or just eliminated completely.
The Crazy Hop maneuver was added, which allows you to hop clear over low building vehicles and onto bridges.
www.gaming-age.com /cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=dreamcast&game=crazytaxi2   (781 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi is a great game developed by Hitmaker that is nearly a perfect port from the arcade.
When you first get this game you will be going 'crazy' at how fun it is. The game is simply addicting, the levels are huge and the game even punches in a few funny moments within the passengers and their comments.
To sum it up, the gameplay in Crazy Taxi is just magnificent, a great original concept, great and easy to learn controls, and the ability for you to just ''pick up and play'' the game any second without have to devote a long time in one session.
members.tripod.com /totalstuff/id193.htm   (1106 words)

  
 G4 - Feature - 'Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller' (Xbox) Review
Now on the Xbox, "Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller" continues the game's goal of getting taxi customers to their destinations in the quickest amount of time with total disregard for traffic laws and public safety.
One of "High Roller's" few highlights is the Crazy X mode, where you take on unusual minigames that include running your taxi into UFOs, getting your cab to the end zone in football, crossing canyons on cliff edge, and even playing a game of crazy baseball.
In the end, "Crazy Taxi 3" is a worthwhile exercise of the phrase "more of the same." Fans of the series expecting innovation will be disappointed, but newbies will now be able to see what Dreamcast owners have been secretly enjoying for years.
www.g4tv.com /techtvvault/features/39085/Crazy_Taxi_3_High_Roller_Xbox_Review.html   (689 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi
Sega's Crazy Taxi is a bonafide San Francisco Treat for the the Dreamcast.
Crazy Taxi is especially exciting because it returns to a gaming age of old -- fast-paced, colorful games with loads of character instead of the humorless simulations and first-person shooters we've kind of gotten used to.
Taxi drivers refer to passengers as "fares," and you'll treat yours with just as little respect.
www.playersc.com /news/crazy_taxi121099.htm   (546 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi for NGC video game review and cheats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
Since Crazy Taxi has now been released on every next generation game console in its mostly original form, chances are you may find yourself already somewhat familiar with it.
If you’re not familiar with Crazy Taxi, the game is set in a city where a taxicab is driven around town picking up passengers, and the goal is to get them to their destinations before time runs out.
Another called the crazy drift, which causes the cab to slide, is completed by shifting into reverse and back into drive while steering hard right or left.
www.gamezilla.com /reviews/c/crazytaxingc.asp   (1042 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi was always going to be one of these highly sought after titles and after an appearance on Sony's PS2 it now comes to the Nintendo GameCube.
Basically you control one of four taxi drivers and you have to pick up passengers and deliver them to their destination within a certain amount of time.
Crazy Box is the final mode and it certainly is the one that offers the most variety.
www.deafgamers.com /crazytaxi.htm   (652 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Xbox) Reviews. Xbox Games Reviews by CNET.
Crazy Taxi was easy to pick up and play, and thanks to the Dreamcast version's time-based missions, which let you play for three, five, or 10 minutes at a stretch, it was also easy to pick up and put down again.
Crazy Taxi 2 was released for the Dreamcast in 2001, and it had a new level called the Small Apple (modeled after New York City) to play in.
And all three of Crazy Taxi 3's driving levels have new special effects as you drive, like the new smoke trails behind your taxi when you perform a crazy dash and the new motion-blur effect on your taxi's chassis and headlights, which is most noticeable when making a sharp turn.
reviews.cnet.com /Crazy_Taxi_3_High_Roller_Xbox/4505-9582_7-30976530.html   (1238 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi - GameCritics.com
Fortunately for us, Segas latest release, Crazy Taxi, is a game of today that manages to look cutting-edge on the outside and maintains that old-school elegance on the inside.
As for the visual style of Crazy Taxi, its like a cartoonish and offbeat interpretation of American pop-culture that melds a tough and in-your-face New York City driving attitude with a laid-back sunny Californian environment.
Though Crazy Taxi manages to learn from the past and incorporates those older theories, it still presents itself as a visual and aural benchmark for the next-generation Dreamcast system.
www.gamecritics.com /review/crazytaxi/main.php   (1640 words)

  
 PlanetDreamcast: Games - Reviews - Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi is, of course, the Dreamcast port of the arcade quarter muncher.
One cool thing about Crazy Taxi is that you can pick it up and play right away, but you'll need to practice and learn how to do the tricks, dashes, drifts, and zigzags if you want to pass all the mini-games and really pull in the big bucks.
Crazy box mode contains a variety of mini-games (there's supposed to be only nine but right now we've unlocked four more for a total of thirteen).
www.planetdreamcast.com /games/reviews/crazytaxi   (1697 words)

  
 GamersInfo.net - Dreamcast - Crazy Taxi 2
Crazy Taxi may be the only game series still able to give my battle worn fingers blisters as I blaze through a metropolis that would make Superman quiver.
A strong positive is they kept the Crazy Box, creatively renaming it the Crazy Pyramid, as not only a mini-game, but to teach you the entire super moves of Crazy Taxi 2.
Crazy Taxi 2 kept The Offspring as a band, but replaced Bad Religion with Masters of Mayhem, a change I feel hurt the overall musical appeal of the game.
www.gamersinfo.net /index.php?art/id:281   (700 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi (series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crazy Taxi is a series of video games, developed by Hitmaker and published by Sega, first released to arcades in 1999.
Unlike many driving games, which are essentially set on an invisible, fixed track that cannot be escaped, the city of Crazy Taxi is realistic and navigable, and is laid out similar to an actual city (in the case of the original's arcade map, San Francisco).
Crazy Taxi has a distinctly American feel, with such taxi stops as Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crazy_Taxi_series   (625 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Crazy Taxi: Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
Crazy Taxi is one of those arcade ports, and the Dreamcast version of the game holds up very favorably when compared with its arcade counterpart.
Early missions in the crazy box are simple tasks designed to teach you the game's special moves, but later missions require absolute mastery of these moves, and can be a bit frustrating.
This is supposedly being rectified in Crazy Taxi 2, due for release some time in late 2001, so if you can't stand the thought of single-player-only gameplay then you might want to wait for that.
www.amazon.com /Crazy-Taxi/dp/B0000488VP   (3583 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Crazy Taxi for PlayStation 2 at Epinions.com
Crazy Taxi is a Sega property, so it has long had a home in arcades and Dreamcasts across the land.
Crazy Taxi only ever has four drivers for its two maps, and you can only unlock one extra vehicle.
Freedom: Crazy Taxi has the option to play by arcade rules (you can play as long as you keep your clock healthy) or for a set amount of time: three, five, or ten minutes.
www.epinions.com /content_130561642116   (1674 words)

  
 The Armchair Empire - Xbox Reviews: Crazy Taxi 3: Highroller
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (CT3) is about as near an exact replica of the original arcade game with the addition of two other areas: Small Apple and Glitter Oasis.
The Crazy Taxi series has always been about picking up customers and taking them from point A to point B, taking available shortcuts to complete the task before time runs out.
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller had the opportunity to add new features to the Crazy Taxi mix but instead relied on the tried and true formula of the previous games.
www.armchairempire.com /Reviews/XBox/crazy-taxi-3.htm   (954 words)

  
 IGN: Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi screeches onto the PlayStation 2 with one wild and hilarious jaunt.
A new version of Crazy Taxi means crazy new screenshots of the Arcade and Original cities.
The current official ship date for the PS2 version of Crazy Taxi is the first Tuesday of next month.
ps2.ign.com /objects/016/016200.html   (462 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi - Game Reviews - The Cincinnati Enquirer
Crazy Taxi, the latest roadside romp for the Dreamcast, lays new rubber on the video driving genre.
Crazy Taxi drops you into the shoes of one of four big-city cabbies.
Crazy Taxi is a throwback to the old days of gaming when it wasn’t about finishing the game, but how high you could score.
www.cincinnati.com /freetime/games/reviews/crazytaxi.html   (462 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi for PS2 video game review and cheats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
Overall, Crazy Taxi was one of the more enjoyable games I have had the pleasure of playing for some time.
Are you joking i have a xbox now i had a PS2 i got crazy taxi for PS2 i could not stand tha game there was no point to the game if you buy the game yo...
Crazy Taxi is so totally ausome.a total must buy.
www.gamezilla.com /reviews/c/crazytaxips2.asp   (880 words)

  
 PlanetXbox - A Member of the GameSpy Network
Similar to the original Crazy Taxi, they're evenly divided among the series' standard archetypes: xtreme gen-x d00d, hipster fl guy, token female, and random "old" fellow.
Both of that game's big gameplay innovations are present: the Crazy Jump (ie, launch 20 feet into the air with the touch of a button) and the ability to pick up multiple fares at once.
You probably know that one of the basic rules of Crazy Taxi is to follow the arrow at the top of the screen to get to your fare's destination.
www.planetxbox.com /features/previews/2002/crazytaxi3   (632 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi Review
In case you haven't realised it yet, Crazy Taxi is a must-own title.
Because Crazy Taxi has no definitive end, story or quest to complete, you could still be playing this game five years down the line, trying to beat your best score.
And there's no greater accolade that I could give to Crazy Taxi other than saying that it's destined to be a classic for the next generation of gamers.
totalvideogames.com /articles/Crazy_Taxi_Review_64_1163_0_0_10_0.htm   (728 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi Review
In case you haven't realised it yet, Crazy Taxi is a must-own title.
Because Crazy Taxi has no definitive end, story or quest to complete, you could still be playing this game five years down the line, trying to beat your best score.
And there's no greater accolade that I could give to Crazy Taxi other than saying that it's destined to be a classic for the next generation of gamers.
www.totalvideogames.com /articles/Crazy_Taxi_Review_64_1163_0_0_10_0.htm   (744 words)

  
 Crazy Taxi 2 - ESCMag Review
Fans of Crazy Taxi will be able to jump right in and get going from the start, but they will have a few new things to master.
I played Crazy Taxi so much that I can just see the entire city in my mind when I play, so I don’t even really have to look at the arrow, and there is a cheat to turn it off.
Returning with the music is side of the Crazy Taxi universe is The Offspring, who supply some of the best tunes from their albums Americana and Conspiracy of One.
www.escmag.com /v5/reviews/review.cfm?rv=252   (961 words)

  
 IGN: Crazy Taxi 2 Review
Crazy Taxi was one of those few titles, much like Tony Hawk Pro Skater that had both mass-market appeal and great gameplay depth.
The premise in Crazy Taxi is simple: pick up a passenger, take them to their destination, and drive as fast and as recklessly as you can.
As for Crazy Pyramid, all the mini-games are just incredible and I wonder how Hitmaker thought of some of them; you really have to see the Crazy Golf mini-game to really appreciate the great sense of style and humor of Hitmaker.
dreamcast.ign.com /articles/166/166110p1.html   (1359 words)

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