But you will absolutely need shortcuts outside the city limits. In fact, the city is a little too simple in terms of navigation. Inside the city itself (which is somewhat modeled after Vegas), it's not much of a problem finding your way around. The new city, Glitter Oasis, is spread out a bit thin. This has always been true of each Crazy Taxi, but is perhaps more so in the latest. The other thing you have to do to succeed is learn the city. This will get you through the twenty-five mini-games and will also put you on the road to success in the regular game. First, you've got to be a master with all of the various crazy skills. You don't lose any of the functions from the previous Taxis, but you don't gain any either. And let's not forget the Crazy Drift, Crazy Stop, and Crazy Drift Stop. There's also the Crazy Hop, which lets you use hydraulics to propel your cab in the air. The Crazy Dash (drive and acclerate at the same time) remains the most important skill of all. Anyone who mastered CT 2 will have a leg up on the rest, because there are no new skills to master. To get around in Crazy Taxi 3, you'll need some crazy skills.
The gameplay hasn't aged well, or rather, hasn't been translated well into the latest version. The only problem comes when the old, fun gameplay, just isn't as much fun anymore. A few new touches and then throw it out for massive sales numbers. That doesn't sound too different than what most franchise games do. In fact, it's really the same game as CT 2, but with some cosmetic changes, a new city, and a few new mini-games. Toss in some mini-games and you have yourself a game that was a sensation when first released.
With about 40 different locations (many of them real-life stores like KFC and Tower Records), there's a lot of short-cut memorization needed to succeed. There's a ton of button-tapping to be had, trying to speed, drift, and jump your way to the lap of luxury. You're a cab driving looking to bust out the big bucks by taking wacky customers to their destinations. Gameplay If you've never played Crazy Taxi before, there's something very wrong with you.
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I was never a huge fan of Crazy Taxi 2, but at least it had some innovation. And while the thought of Crazy Taxi making use of the Xbox' incredible hardware is enough to make one dampen their shirt with saliva, the results are rather disappointing. Now comes Crazy Taxi 3, exclusive to Xbox. The second Taxi hit for the Dreamcast and while some balked, it was still a solid game. The game mechanics put some serious strain on your hands, but no matter how much it hurt, the game was impossible to put down. The original Crazy Taxi was one of the most physically painful and yet emotionally pleasurable games I've ever played.