London Taxi Rush Hour

by Bold Games

Product Features

• Single Player
• Pick Up and Play: Intuitive motion-based controls mean players of all skill levels can pick up the Wii Remote? and jump right behind the wheel!
• Hours of Fun: Choose from four different cabbies, each with their own unique official Austin Fx4 London Taxi. Discover all sorts of customers in an authentic recreation of London!
• Crash For Chaos: Complete with famous landmarks and multiple routes, London is your playground as you speed through the streets to earn the best fares. Earn better tips for bigger thrills.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0012BQC12
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 26, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,971 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #44 in Video Games > Wii > Racing

Product Description

Get behind the wheel and do what it takes to get your passengers to their destinations on time - no matter how much chaos it causes!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Seems Like Something From Sega Before, February 27, 2008

By 

Michael Kerner "Michael Kerner" (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: London Taxi Rush Hour (Video Game)

When it comes down to the video game systems on the market, the Nintendo Wii has definitely redefined time and time again on how we now play video games from top to bottom. While there have been some games that have been definitive for the system like the dynamic and gripping Super Mario Galaxy, or the epic tales of Hyrule that was shown with Link in The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess, all the way to the simplicity of bowling a ball down the lane with Wii Sports. But, with every good video game system, there are a few games that just don't actually shine at all, and one from that bold that just seems to steal something Sega showed well years ago from the Dreamcast, and the Nintendo Gamecube too. this time, the game takes aim at London.

London Taxi: Rush Hour from Bold Games for the Nintendo Wii, feels as if it is more like a knockoff of Sega's classic Crazy Taxi. The gameplay is very simple, you have to drive eager and hopeful passengers throughout the city of London, inorder to reach their destinations like Picadelli Circus and Buckingham Palace. The graphics look great by recreating each and every aspect of London, but the control of the game lacks in the fun. Aside from it being a single player game, the control sticks at times, as you use your Wii Remote to turn your car like a steering wheel, it doesn't respond as well to the gameplay. The gameplay also doesn't add as many minigames to test your feats at racing either, by lacking online play and challenging against other gamers.

All in all, London Taxi: Rush Hour, doesn't really show as being a must have for those who own the Wii, but for those who haven't yet played Sega's Crazy Taxi, than this would be a better game as a rental for the Nintendo Wii. I think instead, you're better off awaiting epic titles like Super Smash Brothers Brawl which is coming soon.

Graphics: B-

Sound: C

Control: C-

Fun & Enjoyment: C

Overall: C 1/2-

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Wii game hands down., April 25, 2010

By 

Hyperworld dotbiz (Traverse City MI) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: London Taxi Rush Hour (Video Game)

Someone wrote "Not worth the plastic it's made from". That pretty much sums it up. This is a spin-off of Crazi Taxi, which was one of my favorite games of all time. Unfortunately this adaptation is shovelware. It is not compatiable with the Wii steering wheel. Tilting the control just half an inch has you veering hard into the wall. I love driving games, and have played dozens of them, this is by far the worst. The graphics are poor, the camera was switching wildly between views, and I did not even have a microsecond of fun playing this game. The developers of this game have commited a crime against society. It's really that bad.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible!!!, January 22, 2009

By 

justamom "cita" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: London Taxi Rush Hour (Video Game)

I was in the market for a cheap driving/racing game. My family LOVES Mario Kart. This game wasn't worth the plastic it's made out of. No one in the family could actually control the car in the game. It was a nice idea, but poor, VERY poor execution. DON'T buy this game!