Crazy Taxi

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  • Summary: The Dreamcast classic finally makes its way to the PlayStation Network.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. Play UK
    Dec 29, 2010
    80
    An excellent little racer. [Issue#200, p.103]
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  2. Console Monster
    Nov 24, 2010
    75
    Whilst it may not be quite the looker it was back in the GD-ROM days, it still plays well enough to warrant the £7.99 asking price it sits in the PSN store at, even if eventually it becomes same-old, same-old.
  3. TheSixthAxis
    Nov 29, 2010
    70
    It's a little overpriced, too, pushing the game out at a bargain price would have been a much better idea so the game becomes an instant impulse purchase.
  4. VideoGamer
    Nov 29, 2010
    60
    But the goal of a port whose appeal is laden in nostalgia is to bring that nostalgia on board, and unfortunately it's very apparent what is missing in this game.
  5. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jan 25, 2011
    60
    Obviously, after eleven years the visuals haven't fared so well either. Back in the pre-GTA days Sega's take on San Fran was drool-worthy. Nowadays it's like driving through a bad cubist nightmare. Newer gamers who go in expecting some of the modern creature comforts – like traffic AI, lip synching or a physics system that makes a lick of sense – will be slapped in the face with a culture shock. Anyone who doesn't want their objective arrow to act like a broken ouija board won't like this game much either. [February 2011 p81]
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  6. Vandal
    Dec 20, 2010
    60
    Crazy Taxi keeps all the good things that made it so fun ten years ago. It is a good arcade driving game, but Sega has missed the chance to offer improvements, new features or just a little enhancement to foster it.
  7. 1UP
    Nov 29, 2010
    25
    Reviving Dreamcast games for the HD generation should involve a little more effort than putting out a slapdash port of the original.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. oyunindir
    Dec 30, 2010
    10
    Crazy Taxi 3 is the one of the famous car games.It has a different game scenario rather then other video games.In this game you will be a taxiCrazy Taxi 3 is the one of the famous car games.It has a different game scenario rather then other video games.In this game you will be a taxi driver and try to earn money.
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    But earning money in Crazy Taxi 3 game not always easy.Because there will be difficulties when you are a taxi driver.At first you will feel the traffic is the biggest problem on the game.But it isnt.Because there are gangs at the streets waiting to rob you, or some passengers are very angry and they are ready to fight you.And as a taxi driver you must be kind and polite to all of the customers.You will try to deliver customer fastly so they dont get angry.

    At Crazy Taxi 3 game you need to deliver passengers at before the right time.So you need a fast car.While you are earning money from Taxi, you can upgrade your taxi so it will help you a lot much.You can upgrade your cars body or brakes even its engine and gear.After upgrading your car it would be more faster and secure.

    You can try to use game cheats but we dont recommend it.Because cheats make the game easier but not more funny.Crazy Taxi 3 game has a practice mode so you can learn how to play the game by live tips.Follow the rules at the practice screen to play the game as a master.

    Crazy Taxi 3 game has quality graphics but also dont neccessary so much system requirements.That means you can easily setup and play the game at an avarage computer.You need 256 mb Ram and 1 Gb free hard disc space to play the game.If you have a video card you can play the game with more quality graphics.

    If you wonder about this computer game you can play the demo on your pc before buy it.In the demo version you can play up to 30 minutes.After 30 minutes you have to buy the game to continue playing.You can easily find the game at only game stores.Crazy Taxi 3 is a beautiful game, if you want to play the demo you can download it from here : Crazy Taxi 3 indir    … Expand
  2. voff
    Jan 5, 2011
    10
    One of my all-time favorite games to play at an Arcade, and it's just as fun to play on a PS3 or 360. Check it out if you've never played,One of my all-time favorite games to play at an Arcade, and it's just as fun to play on a PS3 or 360. Check it out if you've never played, for $10 it's a great deal.… Expand
  4. Teng
    Nov 10, 2011
    9
    I love the game since the Arcade-Version. I also played it on Dreamcast for a really long time. Also on 360 I have a lot of fun with this oldI love the game since the Arcade-Version. I also played it on Dreamcast for a really long time. Also on 360 I have a lot of fun with this old game. The Graphics aren't that good but the gameplay is. It is just an perfect arcade game :)… Expand
  5. mrnice
    Apr 26, 2015
    8
    Crazy Taxi is a tight, refined arcade racer where choosing the right path can be more important than driving well. The average round may onlyCrazy Taxi is a tight, refined arcade racer where choosing the right path can be more important than driving well. The average round may only last 5-10 minutes, but the routes go all over the map, so each round can feel like different maps.

    This version is close to how I remembered it from the arcade 15 years ago. The graphics are clear and sharp but maybe lack some 'shiny' quality I remember, and there's a surprising amount of pop-in, which sometimes can be slightly frustrating, but it doesn't happen close to the car. The lack of a wheel and pedals maybe take some fun out of it, but the addition of a game mode of tiny separate challenge maps was a positive surprise.

    The game has two sets of trophies: achieving all 4 ranks in standard game modes, and clearing four tiers of tiny challenge maps, but those challenges, like navigating a narrow twisting road surrounded by water, seem to require near-perfect mastery of the car, and few of them give room for even one mistake. So a 100% trophy completion is not a safe bet. Those who seek hard arcade challenges could be pleased though    … Expand
  6. davidESP
    Apr 17, 2016
    7
    Es muy divertido.Lo que pasa es que le falta mas mapas,coches y modos pero esta bien.Si pasas cerca de coches o haces saltos consigues masEs muy divertido.Lo que pasa es que le falta mas mapas,coches y modos pero esta bien.Si pasas cerca de coches o haces saltos consigues mas dinero.Es bastante irrealista,de echo tu coche es inmortal y puedes ir debajo del agua pero son cosas intersante que le dan sentimiento a este juego… Expand
  7. onewarmslime
    May 8, 2014
    6
    This is going to be pretty long cause I loved Crazy Taxi on the PC back in the day. It's been years so for this re-release you'd expectThis is going to be pretty long cause I loved Crazy Taxi on the PC back in the day. It's been years so for this re-release you'd expect improved graphics, maybe a split screen mode and new locations. Wrong, the gameplay and graphics are identical to the original version. Of course, it now runs at 720p and everything looks surprisingly good at full screen. I'm really pleased with the graphics except for the menus, which look like they were taken from the original versions and stretched in MS-Paint. Now there's an online leaderboard too, but it doesn't reallly make sense cause in order to get anywhere close to the top you'd probably have to set the traffic difficulty to Easiest and that would really take away from the game. Yes, now there's vibration support but you'll probably want to turn it off. It's still pretty fun if you don't take it seriously.
    The biggest problem of this port is audio. There are so many sound issues here and it's really dissappointing they haven't been fixed in a patch (which seems very unlikely at this point). First of all the sound effects (dialogues between passenger and driver for example, or engine noise) are almost inaudible at default configuration. If you try to fiddle with the sound settings to fix it, you'll end up with a result where neither the music nor the SFX are clearly audible. Another very annoying bug happens when you pick up or drop off a customer; the game spams you with horn sounds that don't even have a specific source (if you move around they don't fade out or get louder). The fact that this only happens downtown indicates that this was a deliberate decision (a very poor one). Also, whenever your taxi lands on the ground or goes off-road or touches a wall, there's this annoying sound that sounds like a gunshot, and it doesn't even vary, so you'll probably get to hear it a 1000 each session (VERY annoying). This was definitely absent in the original version that's for sure. Another audio problem is that sometimes the music fades out for several seconds to very low volume. BTW, the soundtrack has all been replaced. I don't mind that cause I didn't really like the original music, but it's hard to tell whether the new one is better cause you don't really get to hear it - depending on how you mix Music and SE levels on the Settings page, you'll probably end up hearing generic noise with some (hardly audible) dialogues in between.
    TL;DR: this is just a port of the original Crazy Taxi onto the PS3 with serious audio problems. Yet I can't honestly say I regretted my purchase, so if you really like Crazy Taxi and wanna play on the PS3 go get it. You can definitely find a better use for 10 bucks though but I'll leave that up to you.    … Expand

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