Customer Reviews

Crazy Taxi 3

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4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

If you've never played a Crazi Taxi game, you've really missed out. If you have, you know how much fun they are. Well, if u liked either of the first two, I can promise u that you'll like this one. It packs it all in. Here goes:

One thing you'll notice about this game is that the controls are just like previous Crazy Taxi games (right trigger go, left trigger stop). You stop in a customer's circle, he hops in and you take him to his destination. Speedy, nice tip. Normal, good tip. Slow, bad tip. You can pick any of 12 Taxi drivers, and drive your Taxi in any of 3 locations. Either one: the coast (from the first game), two: The Big Apple (second game), and third: the new Glitter Oasis. Make as much money as possible, and you'll get a license (either A,B,C,D,E, and or F). Drive for 3 minutes, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes. That's the game, now on to why it's so awsome.

Graphics: They're incredible. You really feel like you driving through a city, with beautiful buildings, scenery, streets, and cars. Sharp people and convincing worlds will give you the full expierience only Xbox can offer. There are hundreds of different people to pick up, and you'll notice your not picking up 3 people again and again during the run. I never see the same person in a run. It's weird. It's almost like really being a Taxi driver in New York City.

So, if you have a craving for more of the same great Crazy Taxi, with old and new people, envirements, and outstanding graphics, Crazy Taxi 3 is for you. An Xbox exclusive, a must buy for all current (or future) Xbox owners. Excellent game Sega, now on to Crazy Taxi 4! (*lol*)

I don't have the ful version of this yet but I do have a decent demo for OXM (official xbox magazine). I played this continually attempting to get an "A" rating. This game is addicting and different every time you play. The frame rate is great and the graphics are crisp and clear. There are special moves like a crazy jump so you can get over oncoming cars, a crazy drift to get around cornrers easier and your wheels go on fire, and the crazy boost that leaves a trail af flames while you speed forward. Controlls are easy to do and the replayability is way up there. Deffeinnetly deserves 5 stars. BUY IT

I love crazy taxi,im a real big fan of it, I have the first one for gamecube.Then i bought an xbox with 3 games, i didnt buy this one because i didnt know if it was as good or not, so i rented it.WOW, i love this one the most, here are some reasons.

1.Graphics: Really great, they are cartoony graphics sometimes but are really the best.

2.Sound: The sound effects are really cool, and the music, I LOVE, if u like punk bands like offspring and bad religion you'll like this, both bands are in the game plus some band called citizen bird...????.

3.Controls: The controls are the same as the last 2 games, i'd recommend the controller s or the racing wheel for this.

4.Gameplay:I love playing this game.IT has 1 level from each of the 1st games and same characters, I Played this game for hours.

Overall:Crazy Taxi 3 is crazy, i'd recommend buying it, if u never played crazy taxi,(any of them), then i'd recommend u rent it before purchasing. That's All.............Have fun Playing

The original Crazy Taxi was such a fun game, that it stole hours away from my otherwise uninteresting life. This third installment, an exclusive for the Xbox, continues the same gameplay of picking up funky passengers, racing against time and dropping them off in one piece, hopefully.

Unfortunately, the graphics is also little improved, a shame considering the Xbox is capable of doing many times more than what the game offers. Sound is also at best mediocre. Controls are easy to learn and master, and the fun factor can be high for some audience -- and definitely more fun than the copycat "Simpsons Road Rage".

You may want to rent this title before buying it. I enjoyed the demo from Official Xbox Magazine enough to rent it from Blockbuster, but I'm definitely not buying it for my permanent library.

Initially a hit arcade game, then a Dreamcast exclusive, Crazy Taxi has been one of Sega's most popular new franchises, a reason to buy a DC in and of itself. Once Sega began spreading its talents to other consoles, CT was one of the first games to be exported, to both PlayStation 2 and GameCube ... but not XBox. Instead, Sega and Hitmaker have brought an all-new version of the game exclusively to Microsoft's big black console. It retains everything that made the original (and its DC-only sequel Crazy Taxi 2) great, while bringing with it new features and, unfortunately, a couple of new flaws.

If you've been living incommunicado lately (say, the last 2 1/2 years), the game casts you as a taxi driver in a big city, in this case Glitter Oasis (an homage to Las Vegas). You get to choose one of four personas, each with uniquely-styled cabs (the choice of cabbie doesn't really affect gameplay enough, so just choose one you like). Your job is to pick up passengers and transport them to their destinations within a certain time, using any means necessary.

Potential fares are highlighted by a colored dollar sign over a similarly-colored pick-up zone. Red symbols denote short-distance (i.e., cheap) fares, with yellow, green and blue symbols pointing the way to more challenging (and more rewarding) fares. An arrow at the top of the screen directs you towards your destination, a large highlighted area where you stop and drop-off your passenger.

If you make things "interesting" along the way, by executing high-speed drifts, near misses or gravity-defying jumps, your passenger will tip you more and more. Succeed, and you get the fare plus the tips, along with bonus time to pick up other riders ... fail, and the passenger stiffs you and hops out of the cab, even if the destination is in sight.

Fans who missed out on CT 2 will notice a new feature ... the ability to pick up multiple passengers. These riders are highlighted by a number instead of a dollar sign. The stakes get really high here, since (a) your travel time--and potential fare--is much higher and (b) tips are multiplied by the number of passengers you have. However, this is an all-or-nothing proposition ... if even one of the group doesn't make their destination in time, you lose the *ENTIRE* fare.

CT 3 is one of the most replay-loaded games released in a long time. Crazy X brings you several new mini-games to play and unlock, along with a chance to improve your skills. Best of all, you get West Coast and Small Apple, the arcade maps (modeled after San Francisco and New York, respectively) from both Crazy Taxi and Crazy Taxi 2, along with their own unique cabbies!

As cool as all this sounds, it's not without its flaws, minor as they are. The game can be slow-loading at times, although it is faster than the demo disc some of you may have seen. While graphically gorgeous, it's not significantly better than even the Dreamcast versions of CT and CT 2. In fact, there are points of some limited slowdown; however, the screen has to be quite busy for this to occur, and when it does occur it isn't for very long (a couple of seconds).

The in-game music is appropriately fast-paced and very hard-rock oriented, from arists like The Offspring, Bad Religion and Tommy Lee. It retains tracks from both previous games, and even re-uses sound samples. Hardly original, but it don't take that much away from the game. (Parents please note: Some of the music tracks have some brief adult language, hence the game's T rating.)

If you're a fan of CT and CT 2, you really can't go wrong with CT 3, especially since you get to re-live those games once again. If this will be your first foray into the world of Crazy Taxi, rest assured that the positives of the game far outweigh the negatives. Now get out there and make some crazy money!

Crazy Taxi 3 is a blast to play, as it offers a brand new city and new characters to play around with; however, the greatest strength of this game is the fact that it includes both Crazy Taxi 1 and Crazy Taxi 2. The graphics are also touched up from their original Dreamcast releases. This game is one of the Xbox's absolute best. If you're a Crazy Taxi fan, this is the best purchase you can make since you're getting a ton of bang out of your gaming buck with Crazy Taxi 1 and Crazy Taxi 2 with enhanced visuals, the original soundtracks (unlike recent versions), in addition to Crazy Taxi 3 exclusively released on the Xbox.

Before I begin, I have to say that I loved the first Crazy Taxi in the arcade and on Dreamcast. It was an extremely fun game with great graphics, sounds, and controls. A year later, Sega unleashed a sequel onto the public in the guise of Crazy Taxi 2. In retrospect, I think I was harder on it then I should have been, but the controls did not feel right and it was not that much fun in comparison to the original. I was not sure if I would like Crazy Taxi 3 that much (considering how disappointing the last one was), but I was so happy to find that this is the series best installment yet.

The first thing that surprised me with this game was with its much improved controls. The game engine feels closer to the first game than the second, which is a good thing. All of the tricks you need to learn become second nature after a while. The Drift Hop, which I labeled "absolutely useless" in Crazy Taxi 2, is actually easier to use then before, and I am eating my previous words: The Drift Hop is useful. Also, the carpool feature spent some time in the shop. This fixes another problem I had with CT2. The radar is not confusing anymore, so you can now carpool with ease. Thanks, Sega!

Graphically, it looks nice, but most other next-gen consoles could pull this off with relative ease. However, there are some impressive touches, such as your taxi's headlights and the city lights at night. In the sound department, the game is a treat with good sound effects, music by the Offspring, Bad Religion, and others that perfectly set the pace of the game, and good voices. With the sound, however, I do have couple complaints. One, I wish Sega would have enabled a Custom Soundtrack option, although I really like the music here, so I am just nitpicking. Second, I wish that some of the voice actors from the first game would have reprised their roles for this 3rd incarnation (all the voice actors from CT2 are in this game). I really say this because I loved hearing Kent Frick as B. D. Joe, and he does not sound quite as good anymore. As I said above, though, I am just nitpicking here.

As far as features go, this game has a plethora of them. You get the arcade course from the first Crazy Taxi, the Small Apple course from CT2, and a new course, Glitter Oasis. This course is really great and just as fun as the older courses. In addition, the older courses have undergone some changes. This means that there are more locations to take passengers to and the CT1 course received a face lift. It now utilizes the jump feature allowing you to jump on top of buildings, cutting your times even shorter than before. In addition, you have the Crazy X mode. Much like the Crazy Box and Crazy Pyramid from the first two titles, these involve playing fun and inventive mini-games to unlock game features. One favorite game of mine is the Crazy Football game. You have to take the passenger to the end zone of a football field. All the while, cars, trucks, and 18-wheelers try to crash into you and knock you out of bounds (which, of course, makes you lose); it's a hoot. Furthermore, you can save your runs with replays (this is useful when you want to prove to a friend that you beat a very difficult challenge). Be warned though, some of these challenges are really hard, but the rewards are worth the blood, sweat, and tears.

The real star of Crazy Taxi 3, however, is the fun factor. This game is extremely fun and addictive; I could not stop playing it. The game is full of character and personality that will keep you smiling for many miles. I really loved this game. Sure any next-gen system (maybe even the Dreamcast) could handle the graphics, but who cares? This game is ultimate proof that gameplay and overall fun are much more important than graphics, resulting in one of the best games of the year.

I have always loved Crazy Taxi on the arcade. I never had a PS or PS2, so I couldn't play it on a console. I was willing to buy it to play it, and wow, it is awesome. The game is fun to play, and even once you get tired of picking up paying customers, there are lots of bonus missions for you to accomplish. I think the game is 5 stars with a lot of replay value.

This is game is a must have if you are a fan of the Crazy Taxi series. It combines all the best elements of the previous Crazy Taxis but adds the element of Las Vegas. If you've never played Crazy Taxi and enjoy fast, frenetic driving action then I highly recommend giving Crazy Taxi a whirl. The controls are easy to pick up and the minigames provide a handy tutorial for learning the necessary cool moves to get through a course easily.

I have never played crazy taxi 3 and it seems that i never will. Please, If your going to buy Crazy Taxi 3 for Xbox 360 Dont. This game is not backwards compatibale for Xbox 360. I wish i knew that before i purchased the game. I just spent $32 on a game ill never get to play. Now i have to purchase an old xbox. Hopefully you read my review b 4 u think about purchasing Crazy Taxi 3 for Xbox 360.