Review olivania 5/5 · May 7, 2025
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
This is one of my favorite arcade games, no notes, it's perfect.
Crazy Taxi (1999)
Android · Arcade · Dreamcast · Nintendo GameCube · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · Xbox 360 · iOS
3.44 from 1591 ratings
4186 members have it in their collection · 23 playing now · 1089 backlogged · 146 wish listed
How long? Main story 2h (from 2 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Hitmaker
- Publishers
- Acclaim Entertainment, Activision Value, Sega
- Genres
- Arcade, Racing
- Themes
- Action, Comedy, Open world, Sandbox
- Franchises
- Crazy Taxi
- Series
- Crazy Taxi
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Feb 12, 1999 (Full Release) (Japan) Arcade
- 1999 (Full Release) (North_America) Arcade
- Jan 24, 2000 (Full Release) (North_America) Dreamcast
- May 14, 2001 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation 2
- Nov 17, 2001 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo GameCube
- May 03, 2002 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo GameCube
- May 30, 2002 (Full Release) (Japan) Nintendo GameCube
- Nov 16, 2010 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation 3
- Nov 17, 2010 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation 3
- Nov 23, 2010 (Full Release) (North_America) Xbox 360
- Nov 24, 2010 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation 3
- Mar 04, 2011 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Mar 13, 2014 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Android
- TBD (Full Release) (Worldwide) iOS
Also available on
- Crazy Taxi (2012) · ANDR, iOS
Related
Bundled in
- Sega Mega Pack (Nov 2003) · PC
- Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (Aug 2007) · PSP
- Dreamcast Collection (Feb 2011) · PC, X360
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
201
4 stars
541
3 stars
634
2 stars
188
1 star
27
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review ApramPepo 3/5 · Nov 22, 2024
Craziest Meh
I used to own this game back in the day for my old Pentium PC, and I somewhat remember favoring this a lot. going back to this game with the PS2 version might not be the best justice for the game out there, but it is generally a solid port.
I might've done something wrong playing this game, because this …
I used to own this game back in the day for my old Pentium PC, and I somewhat remember favoring this a lot. going back to this game with the PS2 version might not be the best justice for the game out there, but it is generally a solid port.
I might've done something wrong playing this game, because this must be the most boring I have ever felt playing a video game in my life. I literally know what I'm expecting from this like the back of my hand, and the nostalgia rush did not do anything to carry it which made me feel frustrated with the game. I remember trying Crazy Taxi 3 earlier this year, and had much more fun than with this entry.
I just can't see myself returning to this, and I feel like it is best left in history. I will remember this game with the fun I had as a kid, but nothing else.
Review Yungbeck 4/5 · Apr 22, 2022
Good, Fare, Fun
I played the heck outta Crazy Taxi in the Arcades when I was a kid. I believe it was one of the first core arcade memories I have, from seeing that glorious cabinet in the summer of 1999. A lot of cans recycled back then and a lot of change spent on driving strangers to their destination like a maniac. …
I played the heck outta Crazy Taxi in the Arcades when I was a kid. I believe it was one of the first core arcade memories I have, from seeing that glorious cabinet in the summer of 1999. A lot of cans recycled back then and a lot of change spent on driving strangers to their destination like a maniac.
The graphics are colourful and inviting and the driving is responsive and fun in an 'arcady' way. There's a few different characters/cars and enough variety in fares and locations to keep you playing for hours - going for that new PR. Eventually I played the Dreamcast version, which was awesome too from what I remember. Crazy Times. Crazy Taxi.
Review DirtyMidnighter 4/5 · Apr 3, 2020
Where's Crazy Uber?
YA YA YA YA YA!!!
I want to live in Dreamcast San Francisco forever. I've been told that the PC version of this game doesn't feature the rampant product placement or the iconic soundtrack by The Offspring and Bad Religion. That version should be destroyed with fire.
Review Mazinkaiser 4/5 · Jul 1, 2017
Crazy Taxi - A Blink's Worth of Crazy Fun
I mean, it's meant to be played in short, arcade-y bursts and doesn't really go out of its original setting all that much, but Crazy Taxi is an exercise in messy but tightly wound fun.
Taking place as a taxi driver who finds customers here and there to drive from point A to point B for cash during a time …
I mean, it's meant to be played in short, arcade-y bursts and doesn't really go out of its original setting all that much, but Crazy Taxi is an exercise in messy but tightly wound fun.
Taking place as a taxi driver who finds customers here and there to drive from point A to point B for cash during a time limit, Crazy Taxi drives players to be as desperate as possible, ignoring all types of physics and damage that would usually get the player in trouble with the cops in Grand Theft Auto or fined in games like Burnout. What it all comes down to is a race to cut as shortly as possible, with fares that usually last from 20-50 seconds.
The graphics are sparse but the game is deliciously smooth, giving the feeling of high octane speed as the player hilariously speeds and crashes through anything in their path. Play this for a short moment and you'll be satisfied, just as long as you're not feeling the need for replay value.
Review AlfredoSalza 4/5 · Jan 3, 2015
Crazy Taxi is a fast game... Then you learn how to do a Limiter Cut and the insanity begins.