Taxi chaos no Crazy taxi. But it is trying to be, and it succeeds in some important ways, while it fails completely in many others. Consider this a warning: don’t buy Taxi chaos. But if you do, I can help make the game a little bit better.
I understand why some people it could be tempted to buy Taxi chaos, especially if you’re like me, a fan of Sega’s fantastic Crazy taxi Series. It’s been over 12 years since the last release Crazy taxi game (I’m not counting those mediocre cell spin-off games), and the last entry was a port for the PSP arcade games. Therefore, a possible copy can be tempting
But it costs $ 30, and that’s a lot for such a small and unstable game. A price of $ 10 or even $ 15 would be more reasonable. Still, there are some good things buried under the bad things.
The direction is the real star of the show, and to give credit to the developers behind Taxi chaos, they nailed it. Walking the streets of the game that are not New York City is pleasant. You can even do a big rabbit jump, which I don’t remember being in Crazy taxi, but it’s a nice and useful move. Whenever I found a big mess of cars and buses, I could just jump over them. It almost looked like cheating, but it also saved me time. Is at Crazy taxi…I mean Taxi chaos, time is money.
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Taxi chaos it looks good too. It works very well, at least it worked on my Xbox Series X. It has stylized visuals that work perfectly for such a fast game. There are some pop-in texture problems and simple looking buildings around the city that stand out, but there is nothing too horrendous.
However, this game has some of the most annoying dialogues I have ever encountered. And this is repeated. More and more and more and more. During a session, I heard the same line repeated four times. After playing for just 20 minutes, I have heard every line of dialogue in this game at least a dozen times. In addition, it has terrible and generic “rock” music, a small map to drive and just two dull drivers to choose from. That adds up to make Taxi chaos it looks like a super cheap title.
If you buy Taxi chaos (which, again, you shouldn’t), here are my tips for improving your experience. First, lower the game’s music and dialogue audio levels to 0. Then play a little Offspring or Bad Religion using your favorite music streaming service. Suddenly, Taxi chaos it becomes more playable. It’s still not worth $ 30, but better.
Of course, you can also save $ 20 and buy the XBLA Port Crazy taxi, that only costs $ 10. It’s missing some of the original music and it doesn’t look as good as Taxi chaos, but it is backward compatible on Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S and is a much better game.
And who knows, maybe if a lot of people buy Crazy taxi, someone at Sega will remember how popular the series is and will let a studio try to create a new and real one Crazy taxi games. Until then, I think I’ll play more Taxi chaos.