Crazy Taxi (1999 Video Game)
10/10
One of the Great Action Games Ever Made!
3 October 2014
I remember that I could go at this game for hours at the arcade, in front of my PS2, in front of my PC, and, today, even in front of my Xbox 360 (through XBLA!) The reason why this game can keep me hooked for hours is mainly because once you get into the crazy action, you could only crave for more (which was pretty good unless I was in the arcade spending so much money on it… worth it every time!)

The great thing about this title is that it's got a pretty huge world that you pretty much speed through. You don't know it because you're rushing to beat the clock of the passenger's needs and the game timer. Everything is so well placed and is great to wreak havoc at while performing your duties! I've played this game so much that I've memorised the map. My main goal is to top any leaderboard out there (except the XBLA overall leaderboards… the top 10 must be so super dedicated, I couldn't possibly compete.)

The characters, although they are unnamed and are scattered around with some sort of time-shift schedule throughout gameplay, have such interesting personalities that make me laugh every time I trigger their reactions to things. I love wondering why they could possibly be going to the destination they're going, especially some characters with shared character models going to a different destination every time.

The gameplay is so solid and self-explanatory that anyone could just sit down (at an arcade) or pick up (a controller) and get rolling. I absolutely love how the game just keeps on going and doesn't stay too much the same as the destinations for each character at a specific spot changes dynamically as you play. It just keeps me (and my addiction) going every time and it's just hard to just put down the controller or hop out the arcade seat.

Overall, this has been my childhood favourite game and still is my favourite game to-date. The huge world, the interesting character personalities and the game components overall mix in so well together to keep me hooked. Every time I play and I expect to play for 30 minutes, I usually begin spending hours on it. That's how great it is and I can confidently say that this is one of the greatest action/driving games ever made!
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