Crazy Taxi 2 (クレイジータクシー2, Kureijī Takushī 2) is a 2001 racing video game and the second installment of the Crazy Taxi series. It was originally released for the Dreamcast, and was later ported to the PSP as part of Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars in 2007. It is the last Crazy Taxi game to be released for the Dreamcast after it was discontinued on March 31, 2001.
Crazy Taxi 2 introduced several new features not found in the original, including two new cities, "Around Apple" and "Small Apple", both somewhat based on New York City. The new cities share four new drivers as default, bringing the total playable characters to eight.
The gameplay is very similar to the original Crazy Taxi, and centers around picking people up at destinations which are highlighted with colored rings, and dropping them off at stated destinations.
Unlike its predecessor, Crazy Taxi 2 allows the player to carry multiple passengers. The game also saw the introduction of the "Crazy Hop" feature, which allows the player to jump over certain surfaces to save time, as they ferry taxi passengers around the locations. By performing moves such as the "Crazy Hop" and the "Crazy Dash", the driver accumulates tips from their passengers, which increases the total score.
Each customer will have a different color appear above him or her with money sign according to the color. Green means long distance, yellow means mid range and red means short distance. The longer the distance, the more money the player can earn. There is a time limit when driving each customer to the destination. If the time limit expires before reaching the destination, the customer will jump out of the cab. The game has no restriction on players aside from a time limit, allowing players to drive as fast and as recklessly as they wish.
This sequel includes a modified soundtrack with rock bands The Offspring and Methods of Mayhem. The game also has some online modes in the form of a scoreboard, and replay-sharing. There are some unlockable items and maps for which players need to beat mini games to unlock.[2]
The game received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregatorMetacritic.[3] Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen said, "If you liked the original—and really, who didn't?—there's just as much to like here."[14] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 35 out of 40.[8] Michael "Major Mike" Weigand of GamePro said, "CT2 had some lofty expectations to meet, but its new innovations and features aren't worth the sticker price. The game is hardly a lemon, it just can't quite make it off the test-drive rental lot."[18][b]
^Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 8.5/10, and the other gave it 8/10.
^GamePro gave the game 4.5/5 for graphics, 4/5 for sound, and two 3.5/5 scores for control and fun factor.
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^Sewart, Greg; Hager, Dean; Kujawa, Kraig (August 2001). "Crazy Taxi 2" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 145. Ziff Davis. p. 111. (PDF) from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^Miller, Sean (August 7, 2001). . The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on May 12, 2002. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Crazy Taxi 2 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Crazy Taxi 2 クレイジータクシー2 Kureiji Takushi 2 is a 2001 racing video game and the second installment of the Crazy Taxi series It was originally released for the Dreamcast and was later ported to the PSP as part of Crazy Taxi Fare Wars in 2007 It is the last Crazy Taxi game to be released for the Dreamcast after it was discontinued on March 31 2001 Crazy Taxi 2Japanese Dreamcast cover artDeveloper s HitmakerPublisher s SegaDirector s Kenji KannoProducer s Kenji KannoArtist s Takeo IwaseSeriesCrazy TaxiPlatform s DreamcastReleaseJP May 13 2001NA May 29 2001 1 EU July 6 2001Genre s Racing actionMode s Single player Crazy Taxi 2 introduced several new features not found in the original including two new cities Around Apple and Small Apple both somewhat based on New York City The new cities share four new drivers as default bringing the total playable characters to eight Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 Remake 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksGameplay editThe gameplay is very similar to the original Crazy Taxi and centers around picking people up at destinations which are highlighted with colored rings and dropping them off at stated destinations Unlike its predecessor Crazy Taxi 2 allows the player to carry multiple passengers The game also saw the introduction of the Crazy Hop feature which allows the player to jump over certain surfaces to save time as they ferry taxi passengers around the locations By performing moves such as the Crazy Hop and the Crazy Dash the driver accumulates tips from their passengers which increases the total score Each customer will have a different color appear above him or her with money sign according to the color Green means long distance yellow means mid range and red means short distance The longer the distance the more money the player can earn There is a time limit when driving each customer to the destination If the time limit expires before reaching the destination the customer will jump out of the cab The game has no restriction on players aside from a time limit allowing players to drive as fast and as recklessly as they wish This sequel includes a modified soundtrack with rock bands The Offspring and Methods of Mayhem The game also has some online modes in the form of a scoreboard and replay sharing There are some unlockable items and maps for which players need to beat mini games to unlock 2 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic82 100 3 Review scoresPublicationScoreAllGame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Edge8 10 5 Electronic Gaming Monthly8 33 10 6 a EP Daily7 5 10 7 Famitsu35 40 8 Game Informer8 75 10 9 GameRevolutionB 10 GameSpot8 6 10 11 GameSpy8 5 10 12 IGN8 8 10 13 Next Generation nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 X Play nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 The Cincinnati Enquirer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 Maxim nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 The game received favorable reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic 3 Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen said If you liked the original and really who didn t there s just as much to like here 14 In Japan Famitsu gave it a score of 35 out of 40 8 Michael Major Mike Weigand of GamePro said CT2 had some lofty expectations to meet but its new innovations and features aren t worth the sticker price The game is hardly a lemon it just can t quite make it off the test drive rental lot 18 b The game was nominated at The Electric Playground s 2001 Blister Awards for the Dreamcast Game of the Year award but lost to both NFL 2K2 and NBA 2K2 tie 19 Remake editMain article Crazy Taxi Fare WarsNotes edit Two critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 8 5 10 and the other gave it 8 10 GamePro gave the game 4 5 5 for graphics 4 5 for sound and two 3 5 5 scores for control and fun factor References edit GameSpot staff April 20 2001 New Media Crazy Taxi 2 GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on August 2 2001 Retrieved April 7 2024 Crazy Taxi 2 Cheats Codes Unlockables IGN IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on August 13 2014 Retrieved April 7 2024 a b Crazy Taxi 2 Metacritic Fandom Archived from the original on January 17 2024 Retrieved April 7 2024 Nicholls Shawn Crazy Taxi 2 Review AllGame All Media Network Archived from the original on November 16 2014 Retrieved November 16 2014 Edge staff July 2001 Crazy Taxi 2 PDF Edge No 99 Future Publishing p 92 Archived PDF from the original on April 11 2023 Retrieved April 7 2024 Sewart Greg Hager Dean Kujawa Kraig August 2001 Crazy Taxi 2 PDF Electronic Gaming Monthly No 145 Ziff Davis p 111 Archived PDF from the original on March 21 2023 Retrieved April 7 2024 Miller Sean August 7 2001 Crazy Taxi 2 The Electric Playground Greedy Productions Ltd Archived from the original on May 12 2002 Retrieved April 7 2024 a b ドリームキャスト CRAZY TAXI 2 クレイジータクシー2 Famitsu Vol 915 Enterbrain June 30 2006 p 46 Crazy Taxi 2 Game Informer No 99 FuncoLand July 2001 Gee Brian June 2001 Crazy Taxi 2 Review GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on September 12 2015 Retrieved April 7 2024 Gerstmann Jeff May 29 2001 Crazy Taxi 2 Review GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on July 8 2001 Retrieved April 7 2024 digitaltaco June 4 2001 Crazy Taxi 2 PlanetDreamcast GameSpy Industries Archived from the original on January 4 2009 Retrieved October 13 2014 Chau Anthony May 29 2001 Crazy Taxi 2 IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on April 17 2023 Retrieved April 7 2024 a b Lundrigan Jeff August 2001 Crazy Taxi 2 NextGen No 80 Imagine Media p 83 Retrieved April 7 2024 Urbanek Andrew June 29 2001 Crazy Taxi 2 DC Review Extended Play TechTV Archived from the original on August 8 2001 Retrieved October 13 2014 Saltzman Marc June 11 2001 Road rage rules in racing games The Cincinnati Enquirer Gannett Company Archived from the original on May 21 2008 Retrieved October 13 2014 Porter Alex May 29 2001 Crazy Taxi 2 Maxim MaximNet Inc Archived from the original on August 7 2001 Retrieved April 7 2024 Weigand Michael Major Mike August 2001 Crazy Taxi 2 PDF GamePro No 155 IDG p 98 Archived PDF from the original on January 1 2024 Retrieved April 7 2024 EP staff 2002 Blister Awards 2001 Console Games 3 The Electric Playground Greedy Productions Ltd Archived from the original on July 13 2003 Retrieved April 7 2024 External links editCrazy Taxi 2 at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crazy Taxi 2 amp oldid 1217798542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
