REVIEW
CRAZY TAXI: CITY RUSH
MOBILE
Crazy Taxi: City Rush
Does the reboot live up to the original?
Everyone here at Classic Console
Magazine loves Crazy Taxi! What
is there not to love about fast paced
racing action? Crazy Taxi offered a unique
premise as a racing game. Instead of
racing against fellow competitors it was
a race against time trying to deliver your
passengers as quickly as possible while
avoiding oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
There have been several sequels
in the Crazy Taxi franchise, however
the only one worth anyone's time
was Crazy Taxi 2 which was fantastic
even at home on the Dreamcast.
When the announcement of a
mobile version of Crazy Taxi came out,
many were very excited but also very
concerned. What would the play mechanic
GAME INFO:
Format: iOS / Android
Developer: SEGA
Publisher: SEGA
Country Origin: Japan
Price: FREE
Release Date: Out Now
No. Players: 1
Above: Looks like Crazy Taxi, doesn't quite play like Crazy Taxi
look like? How would you control the
cab? How expensive would it be?
applying the brakes. The controls are
ok, and work well for a mobile game.
First of all, the play mechanic is way
different than others in the series.
Think of this as like a car version of
Temple Run. Quickly swipe and tap
your mobile device's screen to perform
various tasks such as turning and
Obviously the price of free is
great, although like many in the
"freemium" model, you really have
to pay something if you want to
unlock all the game has to offer.
RATING
70%
Average game, worth a play.
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