Hey! You're gonna make some crazy bad decisions in life, so why not drive them on the Virtua Road! Crazy Taxi is one of those titles where people will immediately recognize it by either its soundtrack or its MC from the main menu. This was arcade level graphics in the comfort of your own home, much akin to the Sega Saturn, but it was smooth as butter. This is a racing game against time and you need to make sure your controls on the car are absolute.
The Offspring is one large portion of this game's fame with the track "All I Want". The whole of music in this game is a time capsule of the 90's and the action within the game captures it to a T. The controls are responsive and once you get the Drive and Reverse button down, you can start making some split decisions. The real problem comes from traffic and the many things in your way. Sometimes, you just pick the wrong street and that's the name of the game. The random twists and turns can become headache inducing at times, but it's always a rocking good time at 200 mph!
There is also the obligatory ramps that you can drive off of to gain a bit of an edge in your time. There are several shortcuts that you can take if you're going for the big goals. Many players will attest to simply wanting to drive around and smash into things, though. Casual gaming and serious points crunching are both very welcome in this legendary Dreamcast title.
This arcade title gorged on quarters late in the lifespan of the public gaming scene. Even when Street Fighter III's numbers were rather dismal by comparison, Crazy Taxi's life support kept them alive just a bit longer. Even with a steering wheel and pedals, this game is very easy to maintain, but rather hard to master. Knowing when to D or R can make the difference between failure and a bit more time and money in your fare.
Even the vague characters have a bit of a stake in gaming fame. They're quite lavish in their own characteristics with memorable designs along with the very X-TREME vibe this game is giving off. This is basically the last gasps of the 90's splurged into one game, along with a few others in the Dreamcast library. This, along with Jet Set Radio and select others kept this wondrous age for just a bit longer, and for that, Planet Virtua would like to honor them right here.
The Sega Saturn 2 was under appreciated in its time but has thankfully become something of a monument of an era. Even against the Playstation 2, Gamecube and the Xbox, the Dreamcast went out in style and has lasted the test of time. The generation of gaming itself is something of the last bastion of old school gaming in the 3D era and we can't wait to take you for a ride across it here at the Virtua Planet of Virtua Planets. Accept no Virtua Substitute.
