69
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.1
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

The Press Says

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81
PC Zone
And there's no denying that this is indeed light entertainment, making few demands on your grey matter. But anyone willing to embrace Crazy Taxi's upbeat arcade aesthetic will find an incredibly gratifying game beneath, one founded on pure, distilled gameplay values and good old-fashioned insanity. It is three-years-old, and a console game at heart, but Crazy Taxi is also a brilliant game. And that's what matters, right?
81
PC Games (Germany)
Crazy Taxi - der Name ist Programm. Vier coole Fahrer mit vier ähnlich stylischen Cabs wollen innerhalb eines knapp bemessenen Zeitlimits so viel Kohle wie möglich verdienen. Also schwingen Sie sich hinter das Steuer, sammeln Fahrgäste auf und bringen die besser verflixt schnell an ihren Zielort - denn mal abgesehen davon, dass es bei Crazy Taxi jeder unheimlich eilig hat, winken bei rasanter Beförderung entsprechend höhere Entgelte sowie Zeitgutschriften.
76
GameStar (Germany)
Das rockt: Wenn mich brettharte Gitarren durch die Straßen von San Francisco pumpen, wackeln die Redaktionswände! Auch spielerisch hat das Vorbild für die Taxi-Missionen von GTA 3 seit der Konsolenpremiere nichts von seinem Reiz verloren. Dumm nur, dass die PC-Taxis eins zu eins den Dreamcast-Prototypen von vor drei Jahren entsprechen. Autos und Städte sehen gerade im Vergleich zu GTA 3 einfach nur noch schäbig aus. Das im Endeffekt doch sehr simple Spielprinzip fesselt zudem selten länger als eine halbe Stunde am Stück ans Lenkrad. Als Rennspiel-Randale für zwischendurch sind die verrückten Taxis jedoch bestens geeignet
70
Jeuxvideo.com
Le gameplay est d'ailleurs plus subtil qu'il n'y paraît, puisque même si la prise en main est instinctive, il faudra pas mal s'entraîner avant de maîtriser les nombreuses techniques de pilotage comme le Crazy Dash ou le Crazy Drift. La gestion des collisions est toujours aussi irréaliste, mais c'est le concept arcade qui veut ça, et l'impression de vitesse est excellente. Par contre, l'animation saccade parfois lors des grosses collisions, et l'on ne constate aucune amélioration graphique, ce qui est tout de même assez déplorable. On se trouve donc en face d'un portage facile et sans aucune originalité, mais qui a au moins le mérite de ne pas saboter la richesse du titre original. La version PC n'offre toujours aucune possibilité de jeu à deux, et sa faible durée de vie la destine surtout aux joueurs occasionnels. Voilà une sortie qu'il serait tout de même dommage de bouder étant donné le peu de softs du genre sur PC.
69
ActionTrip
In a nutshell, Crazy Taxi has a decent replay value that may hold your attention for a few days or so. Offering a style of gameplay similar to Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 3 with just a smidge of "simple" THPS fun; these comparisons are just in the basics of course. But, two very important things have downgraded the game's score I'm afraid: the aforementioned graphical disadvantages and only two locations for exploring. So, if you're a fan of destruction and freaky side-walk driving, you might wanna consider playing this. But, if you're sickened by poor visuals and if you want a wider variety of tracks then do yourself a favor and skip Crazy Taxi.
63
Svenska PC Gamer
Empire ska ha en eloge för att de har behållit arkadspelets kännetecken – enkla reglage och enkla regler. Det är inget fel med det, men för min egen del passar det inte lika bra att spela arkadspel hemma i stugvärmen. Den typen av spel hör hemma i en halvsmutsig spelhall där man kan stå upp och lira med en pilsner i ena handen. Då är enkelhet bra. Hemma blir det lätt trist. Eftersom det är här en rak konvertering handlar det inte om så mycket mer, men det kan vara nog så. Crazy Taxi är nämligen oförskämt kul. En stund. Jag uppskattade det hårt i arkadhallarna, men nu fungerar det bara i allt kortare doser.
60
Thunderbolt Games
Overall, it's Crazy Taxi. If you liked it a whole lot before, then don't bother with this one, because it's the same game. If you hated it before, then don't buy it either. The only time in which a purchase is warranted is if you have never played it and you are willing to purchase a gamepad. Other than in that one case, avoid it.
54
GameSpot
The original Crazy Taxi from Sega's internal team Hitmaker was released in arcades in 1999, and it was subsequently ported to Sega's Dreamcast video game console in 2000. Both versions of the game were simple, fun racing games that let you play as a cabbie in search of fares to transport to their destinations as quickly as possible, performing as many dangerous stunts (like narrowly scraping past oncoming cars) as possible to earn extra tips from your impatient, thrill-seeking passengers. Hitmaker went on to create two console follow-ups, the most recent of which is Crazy Taxi 3 for the Xbox. Yet, for some reason, the very first Crazy Taxi game has just now been ported to the PC, but considering how the port turned out, it probably shouldn't have been.


Our Users Say

Category Description MobyScore
AI How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be 2.7
Gameplay How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) 3.4
Graphics The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines 3.2
Personal Slant How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes 3.1
Sound / Music The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition 3.1
Overall MobyScore (18 votes) 3.1


User Reviews

Too short to become a hit. Kola256 (201) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Funny at first, then just annoying. Zovni (9139) 1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars
Laggy Taxi Fake Spam (94) 3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars
Like the other guy said, this is very addictive ThE oNe (188) unrated

 

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