Crazy Taxi

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Acclaim
  • Release Date: May 17, 2001
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  • Summary: The first game from Sega's development houses to reach the PS2 is almost an exact port of the wild ride that is already the crown jewel of the Dreamcast.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. GameZone
    95
    The feel of the arcade makes a successful transfer into an exciting and forever entertaining game that teaches everyone to respect those time honored heroes: the cabbies.
  2. Total Video Games
    90
    There is a vast collection of challenges for you to try, some simple, some stupidly difficult.
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  3. GamePro
    90
    Its excellent mix of driving techniques, fantasy physics, and gigantic cities will keep couch drivers burning onscreen rubber for some time.
  4. All Game Guide
    80
    An excellent, adrenaline pumping game that is nearly identical to its arcade and Dreamcast counterparts.
  5. GameSpot
    78
    The original version is every bit as good, if not better than this new release, so only those PS2 owners who don't also own a Dreamcast will find this game worthwhile.
  6. Electric Playground
    75
    Almost identical to the Dreamcast version. Like a 98% clone identical.
  7. Game Revolution
    58
    A mediocre port of what can already be considered an old Dreamcast game. But on the other hand, it's a port of a good fun game, with the ever-important gameplay still intact. Crazy Taxi on PS2 is still a gut blow of fun.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. JohnR.
    Oct 14, 2001
    10
    This is the best game in the whole world. Nothing will replace it!
  2. JayK.
    Jul 10, 2003
    10
    GREAT.
  4. mikehettfield
    May 14, 2016
    9
    Great game, a must have, amazing epic sountrack, lots of fun an challenge, i miss that arcade era of Sega, House of dead, Lost world, sonicGreat game, a must have, amazing epic sountrack, lots of fun an challenge, i miss that arcade era of Sega, House of dead, Lost world, sonic Adventure 2, etc. games were supposed to be fun, once...… Expand
  5. ZombieWhosoever
    Aug 2, 2013
    8
    I had originally played Crazy Taxi for PC, but decided to try it for PS2 and it goes without a shadow of a doubt that it's just as fun andI had originally played Crazy Taxi for PC, but decided to try it for PS2 and it goes without a shadow of a doubt that it's just as fun and wild on PS2 as it is on any system.… Expand
  6. CausticMisery
    Jan 28, 2023
    7
    Probably the best arcade racer of all time. A little lacking in content but still charming and fun.
  7. christian_guido
    Sep 16, 2022
    7
    Primer juego de la serie que inicia con esta saga con un estilo tan personal y característico, es un juego de conducción arcade donde tienesPrimer juego de la serie que inicia con esta saga con un estilo tan personal y característico, es un juego de conducción arcade donde tienes que llevar a los clientes a su destino de la forma mas alocada y en el menor tiempo posible. Juego muy divertido de perfeccionar para conseguir las máximas licencias, y que incluye un mapa completamente nuevo además del original; también cuenta con el modo "crazy box", una especie de mini-juegos muy entretenidos.… Expand
  8. AlexK.
    Jul 15, 2001
    5
    Gets boring... even more boring than I thought this classic arcade-to-Dreamcast-to-PS2 phenomenon would become. Everyone knows that you Gets boring... even more boring than I thought this classic arcade-to-Dreamcast-to-PS2 phenomenon would become. Everyone knows that you can't play a game like this for long stretches of time before putting it on the top shelf for a few months and then rediscovering it. What surprised me, though, is that after only about a week of play I found myself totally uninterested in even fully learning the nuances of driving tricks, or the details and shortcuts of the two cities. I just got frustrated and sick of the game. In its defense, I found none of the slowdown or technical issues that most reviewers complained about, so that alone shouldn't sway a purchase. It's a fun and innovative arcade game that is unquestionably worth a rental if you've never tried it before, but in the end I was sorely disappointed.… Expand

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#47 Best PS2 Game of 2001
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#35 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001
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#46 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2001