Crazy Taxi Classic 5.0

A classic driving game mobile port

Crazy Taxi Classicis anarcadevideo game that was developed by SEGA. It is a mobile port that is based on the popularopen-worlddriving gameof the same name that was released for the SEGA Dreamcast back in 2000. It is part of SEGA'sForever Classic Games Collectionthat featured some of the best and memorable titles from the company's past game consoles, all brought back to life on mobile.

What is Crazy Taxi Classic?

Crazy Taxi is a series ofscore attackracing video games that was published by SEGA back in 1999. They started out as arcade games before the company ported it to their Dreamcast video game console in 2000. You assume the role of ataxi driverwho must save up money bydelivering passengersto their destinations in theshortest timepossible. Earn additional tips by performingcrazy stuntsbefore the time runs out.

Crazy Taxi Classicis a mobile port that is based on the originalSEGA game. It features all the content in the Dreamcast port of Crazy Taxi:2 city mapsto drive around in,4 cars and charactersto choose from, and a collection of16 mini-gamesto test your skills. The game modes also lend themselves well for mobile gameplay, with3-minute,5-minute, or10-minutegame runs to choose from in the Arcade Mode and Original Mode.

In addition, the game'soriginal soundtrackbyThe OffspringsandBad Religionall make their return in Crazy Taxi Classic, as well. It's not a perfect mobile port, though as they are some issues thathinder gameplay. For one, thecontrols are clunkywere not optimized for touch input. Another is the random glitches you'll encounter throughout the game, such asgetting stuckin random walls and objects when you bump into them.

A near-perfect mobile port

All in all, Crazy Taxi Classic is as close as we are going to get to experience the original game'sfun and crazygameplayagain. It features all the content from the Dreamcast port, from the maps, cars, mini-games, and even the OST. The controls and glitches do get in the way sometimes, but it's not something that can't be fixed in future updates.