While a passenger is in the taxi, a large green arrow is shown on the player's HUD that points in the general direction of the passenger's destination to help guide the player through the map. Furthermore, a second countdown timer is started, representing how quickly the passenger needs to be at their destination. When a passenger is picked up, the player is awarded additional time on the countdown clock. The color marker ranges from red indicating short trips, to yellow for intermediate distances, and to green indicating long ones. Passengers looking for rides are indicated by an overhead marker that is colored to represent the distance to their intended destination. The player must perform this while time still remains on an overall gameplay clock. The player controls one of several taxi drivers in a fictional city, looking for fares and then taking them to their destination in the fastest time possible. The player can earn extra tips by pulling off stuntsĬrazy Taxi and its sequels are score attack games that all employ the same fundamental rules and mechanics. The player follows the on-screen arrow to deliver the passenger to his/her destination before the main time (upper left) and the passenger timer (green number in center) runs out. The core gameplay mechanic has been patented by Sega, leading to at least one lawsuit over similar gameplay in The Simpsons: Road Rage, which has since been settled out of court. The franchise has been recognized for its innovative gameplay design which is easy to learn but difficult to master, its use of in-game advertising, and its soundtrack music provided by the bands The Offspring and Bad Religion. The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and PC with sequels also appearing on the Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and PlayStation Portable systems.Įach game has the player assume the role of a taxi driver who must accumulate money by delivering passengers to their destinations in the fastest time possible, earning tips by performing "crazy stunts" before the time runs out.
It is the third best-selling Dreamcast game in the United States, selling over a million copies. The first game appeared in arcades in 1999 and was very successful, prompting Sega to port the arcade version to their Dreamcast console in 2000. Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Game Boy AdvanceĬrazy Taxi is a series of racing video games that was developed by Hitmaker and published by Sega.
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