Crazy Taxi drops you into the shoes of one of four big-city cabbies. Your mission is to pick up fares and deliver them safely to their destination. Unlike traditional circuit racing games, Crazy Taxi s tracks consist of entire cities. 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. To get the high score, you ll not only have to deliver customers to their drop-off points in a set amount of time, but you ll have to master several driving techniques to ensure that you get a big tip for the ride.
Tips come from making the ride exciting.
You can expect a tip for driving extremely close to other cars, making a wildly fast 90-degree turn or jumping the cab off of a ramp. While driving fares from one place to another can grow a little tiring, the tipping system helps to keep the game exciting. The game s control is top-notch. Several button combinations allow you to perform special moves like a Crazy Drift, making a sliding turn by shifting from reverse to drive, or a Crazy Dash, accelerating quickly from a dead stop. Graphically, the game matches the visuals of its arcade counterpart.