Sega unveiled that the upcoming Crazy Taxi reboot is going to be an open-world, massive multiplayer AAA game.
The Japanese video game giant previously announced it is working on the new version of Crazy Taxi, which hit the arcades in 1999, along with iconic games Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, and Streets of Rage, at the Game Awards 2023. A teaser trailer showed brief gameplay of these returning games, getting fans excited.
Latest Development of Crazy Taxi Reboot
Sega detailed the Crazy Taxi reboot in a developer-focused video interview translated by Automaton. According to IGN, the game will be a big, open-world, massively multiplayer driving experience powered by Unreal Engine, according to producer Kenji Kanno.
Kanno stressed that the remake will keep Crazy Taxi's flair while adding new mechanics. The game will include a West Coast-themed theme park map. An image of a player driving a police car was presented, which suggests additional modes.
Get a glimpse of Crazy Taxi reboot in this latest video from Sega:
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Crazy Taxi's 2000 Sega Dreamcast launch was a smash, leading to PlayStation 2, Nintendo Gamecube, and PC versions, per PC Gamer. Only a few mobile games in the 2010s have kept the franchise going after 2002's Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller.
The reboot initially reported in 2022 and announced in December 2023, has no release date.
Crazy Taxi Reboot High Speed Game Play Suits Present Online Gaming Trend
According to a report from Polygon, when Sega posted a job hiring for the Crazy Taxi development team. The Job ads called the game a "large-scale online title," "open world," and "massively multiplayer driving game." The posting indicated that a lead game designer with automobile game and multiplayer action warfare experience is needed to make the project a global smash, especially in North America.
Kenji Kanno and other developers explore modifying Crazy Taxi for a multiplayer environment in a theme park-like metropolis in a recruiting video. Multiple taxis floating about a San Francisco-style metropolis in the Game Awards announcement video suggest the game's dynamic and competitive character.
Crazy Taxi's fast-paced gameplay and vivid design may flourish in a busy online world, according to most video game enthusiasts.
In 2010, the original Crazy Taxi was relaunched on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, per Gamingbolt. Some game features were not changed, which gave it a nostalgia factor.
Despite the low-resolution visuals, the gameplay, modes, and funny narrator remain. However, the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network release's music was the biggest difference that upset fans of Crazy Taxi.
Modern punk tunes from lesser-known bands replaced iconic Offspring and Bad Religion songs. Despite being pop punk rock, these tunes do not match the Crazy Taxi Dreamcast version's original soundtrack, which never got monotonous and loved by fans.
