Customer Reviews

London Taxi Rush Hour

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

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-

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.

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!

If your looking for top notch game this is not it, I only enjoyed this for the London scenery. Driving controls are hard to master. Also when you got to pick up a fare on the street, you actually run them over! It would be nicer to hit z and pick them up.

It's a fun game to play, after you learn to control it, which seems to be a very hard task to do at the beginning. As you drive, the vehicle swings wildly, because the controls are so sensitive.

However, once you get a hang of it, and start flying thru the streets of London without running into other cars every 5 seconds, and start making money and unlocking new cars and levels, it becomes a very fun game to play. Give this game a chance.

This is a crappy game! I would return it but I opened it! Big-time pass! It was cheap, though! I'll give it that! Thank goodness it was cheap!

A good adaptation of Crazy Taxi. I found that it was better to give it a little gas continuously otherwise it goes too fast and is hard to control.
Love the game

this game was a total snore for me. i couldnt get into the game at all. this was a crazy taxi rip off with bad graphics and controls

Kids loved it. Laughed so hard when they first played it. Great game and glad I found it.