Product Description

This is no ordinary cab ride - this is Fare Wars!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7627 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sega
• Released on: 2007-09-07
• Platform: Sony PSP
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Only skilled cabbies need apply for Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars, where drivers need to be more aggressive than ever to earn the big money by speeding fares to their destination, no matter what the obstacles. Brand new multiplayer gameplay features provide endless entertainment, players can steal passengers from other cabbies by bumping their opponent's car creating chaotic competition on the road! Navigating through traffic, hills, and obstacles isn't easy, so it takes a skilled cabbie with no fear to earn the big bucks. Players can drive through the two original maps of Crazy Taxi, the arcade map and the original Dreamcast map, both inspired by the steep hills, trademark cable cars, and breezy waterfront of San Francisco. Then they'll head for the Small Apple maps in Crazy Taxi 2, which is inspired by New York's large building fronts, hectic downtown streets, and the city's famous Central Park and subway system.

Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars offers cabbies several single player modes including the mission-based Arcade mode, where skilled drivers earn time bonuses, and Time Trial mode where drivers collect the highest fares possible in the time allowed. In addition, for cabbies to practice their crazy driving skills, two mini-game training modes are available. They include Crazy Box, a collection of 16 original Crazy Taxi mini-games and Crazy Pyramid, mini-games arranged in a pyramid that drivers must complete to unlock more mini-games from Crazy Taxi 2.

Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars introduces new multiplayer modes for two cabbies to collaborate or compete wirelessly via Ad Hoc. Drivers can also record and save gameplay replays of their driving performance in Crazy Taxi 2 on the PSP system's memory stick to replay and show off.

Customer Reviews

Fun but too many niggles
Crazy Taxi: Fair Wars is a game you would think is highly suited to PSP. It's got quick pick up and play gameplay perfectly suited to gaming on the go and PSP has shown itself to be more than adequate for racing games.

On the Fare Wars disc you get both Crazy Taxi and Crazy Taxi 2 with the same familiar setup as in the arcades. The aim of the game is to pick up a passenger and get them to their destination as quickly as possible whilst racing against the clock, earning extra money for driving as crazy as you can. Repeat this process until the timer has reached zero. It's a simple premise that worked well in the arcades and was translated to Dreamcast successfully enough.

The PSP conversion enables you to choose to play as in the arcades or have either 3, 5 or 10 minute sessions. There are also several minigames that test your driving skills - one or two are reasonably fun but most are dull and/or frustrating. The conversion isn't too hot either - it feels hastily put together. The main issue is with the controls, which as a reviewer has already stated, occasionally veers off to the right. It happens to me when I'm trying to steer left with the anlog nub. And it definitely isn't my PSP at fault as I don't have any issues with any other game I have ever played on it. The control setup is different to most other racing games and also takes some time getting used to. The controls are generally very innacurate too - now obviously realism isn't high on the agenda for this game but you never feel in full control of the car. The sound also cuts out sometimes; when the commentator is speaking he often gets cut off abruptly before finishing his sentence. Otherwise this is a somewhat fun game if extremely shallow.

You might pick up and play it for a week or so but I think after that it will just be left to collect dust. A disappointing conversion of a classic arcade game (the original is the only true classic - I'm less keen on Crazy Taxi 2).

poor
just bought a psp and got this game free,i can see why.The excitement last for 15mins,(if you leave it on pause for ten).Very dull game with no real goal.

How disappointing

Wow this is an awful conversion of a great game. What a shame too as this has some nice features (like being able to listen to your own music whilst playing) and the menus are great.

The main problem is controlling the taxi. The taxi occasionally veers off to the right and you never quite feel you are in full control.

This is one wasted opportunity...