89
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.0
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Grab the wheel and prepare for the craziest cab ride of your life! This arcade hit lets you weave your way through crowded streets, across sidewalks and even under water, in a wild and frantic race to deliver passengers on time. In Crazy Taxi, time is money and only the craziest of cabbies earns their fare!

Features: Huge, interactive courses, including an all new course developed for home consoles. Play three game modes: Arcade, Original and Crazy Box. Choose from four unique cabs and drivers, each with their own style and attitude. Soundtrack from hit bands The Offspring and Bad Religion.

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User Reviews

Still one heck of a fine game. TreyTable (4) 4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars
Classic fun, however lacks longevity. Tibes80 (1498) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars

The Press Says

The Next Level Feb 08, 2000 A 100
Game industry News (GiN) 2000 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Power Unlimited Jun, 2000 9.1 out of 10 91
Gaming Age 2000 A- 91
Shin Force Feb 10, 2000 9 out of 10 90
Planet Dreamcast Jan 31, 2000 9 out of 10 90
Armchair Empire, The Sep 01, 2000 8.9 out of 10 89
The Video Game Critic May 02, 2001 B+ 83
Game Revolution Feb 01, 2000 B+ 83
Super Play Mar, 2000 8 out of 10 80

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Trivia

The December 2003 lawsuit filed by Sega against Fox Entertainment claims that The Simpsons: Road Rage infringes on a patent owned by Sega of America. Specifically, Sega claims that The Simpsons: Road Rage gameplay is too close to that of Crazy Taxi. The abstract for the patent reads as follows:

A driving game, wherein players having various driving skills--from beginners to those advanced--may enjoy both aspects of amusement and simulation in consistency. The game device of the present invention has an element for providing to a player a plurality of different movement modes upon moving the vehicle along a traveling line. Upon selection of a desired movement mode, a vehicle-driving game relating to the driving mode selected by the player is executed. Included in this plurality of driving modes are an assist mode in which auto-brake control is performed and a training mode in which various indications, such as the timing of the braking point, are given.

The full patent is available here.


This entry was contributed by Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9909), murcalumis (714) and Rantanplan (1753)
 

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