Crazy Taxi

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Acclaim
  • Release Date: May 17, 2001
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 78 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 78
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 78
  3. Negative: 5 out of 78
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  1. Welterweight426
    Jun 18, 2012
    7
    Crazy Taxi is fun...the first couple of times you play it. However, the lack of content makes the game lose its entertainment value after a while. Still, its fun and worth the occasional play.
  2. 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 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 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
  3. emlugo123
    Feb 23, 2015
    5
    Did anyone else try to drive around like a normal human being and follow the rules of the road? I wish there was a free roam in this game even though the map was fairly small.
  4. homer4president
    Mar 26, 2015
    7
    Don't get me wrong...I enjoyed this game. After playing it for a while though it became the same thing over and over again. Two cities are not enough.
  5. caligula_king
    Oct 4, 2015
    7
    Un clásico de mi infancia , graficamente no era para tirar cohetes pero cumple lo mejor que tenia la jugabilidad y que era divertido ( me echaba unas buenas risas ) . A un conservo el juego pero desgraciadamente ya no me va ( me da pena tirarlo ) LARGA VIDA LOS LOCOS TAXISTAS !
  6. Pakon
    Jun 16, 2018
    6
    A good arcade game. I have played both the PC Version and the PS2 version and both versions are good.
  7. ente2ente
    Feb 16, 2023
    6
    Not the best version of the game: the game speed varies and quite some glitches even concerning the gameplay. At least there are 2 game areas (arcade and original), but only two game modes that don't entertain you for more than few hours, even though the gameplay at first is great fun.
  8. Jattaman
    Sep 25, 2022
    7
    Simpaticissimo gioco di guida da sala giochi.
    Poche città ma ben costruite, divertente e con ottimo stile grafico.
    Certamente ripetitivo nel lungo termine, ma ottimo per una singola partitina ogni tanto.
  9. CausticMisery
    Jan 28, 2023
    7
    Probably the best arcade racer of all time. A little lacking in content but still charming and fun.
  10. Mr_Nobody34
    Jan 14, 2022
    5
    Ratings for the time period it came out
    Story : 1
    Gameplay : 5
    Graphics : 6
    Fun Factor : 7
    Environment interaction : 5
    Sound effects : 5
    Overall Immersion : 5
  11. 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 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 elPrimer 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

Awards & Rankings

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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

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic 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.
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  2. PSX Nation
    60
    It's a few screws short of perfection, but "Crazy Taxi" is worth playing just to see how the opposite end of the "Gran Turismo 3" scale of driving gameplay stacks up.
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  3. GamePen
    70
    If you’re a gamer looking for some simple, fast-paced auto action then look no further because it just doesn’t get any faster—or simpler—than this.
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