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An Average Game !!!!!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When I first saw this game I thought to myself,....yes Crazy Taxi on the GBA. You can now play Crazy Taxi on the run, with this new portable version. I love all the Crazy Taxi games, including this one...yet it's not perfect by any means. When I first began playing it, I had a blast and kept on playing, and playing, like their was no tommorow.

Well, after awhile, their was nothing left to the game,.....!!! Their isn't much depth to the game at all, and after about 2-3 hours I've pretty much mastered the game, which didn't take much effort at all. I still had fun playing with the game awhile after though, but the flaws really killed the game, this game in reality could have been way better. I myself am not picky, but from graphics, to controls, and to the basic depth,... you can tell this game was just thrown together and mass produced to soon.

First, of all the game has some pretty bad graphics. The visuals are all chopy and messed up always has you crashing into something, I don't get it how could you go through part of a wall, but crash into a stupid tree or sign. Besides that the gameplay was fun, and very addictive. The gameplay in fact is probably the only thing that saved the game along with the Crazy Taxi name. The controls took awhile to get used of too, which wasn't a major problem for me but really using the L And R trigger to shift between reverse and forward, gosh.

Another problem was their are only two freakin' maps in the entire game; named city 1 and city 2; man thats original. Yes the maps are pretty decent size, pretty similar to all the other Crazy Taxi games in the past,... their wasn't anything to visually enjoy either. So I'm driving around, the environment is crap, the graphics suck, but oddly enough I still enjoy this game. I guess it's a gulity pleasure, but if the game testers and the rest of the production staff did their jobs this cold've been a masterpiece, but this is barely average, and to alot of people a disgrace.

After reading what I just said, it's most likely dicouraged you and pushed you away from buying this game. Despite the faults the gameplay never fails to satisfy, but it will get repetive. The game will be fun for Crazy Taxi fans, and people who are open minded and are into some "crazy" action on the go. I liked the game, but I feel that when I had to pay $29.99 at the time, that I had really over payed for this game. If, you find this game for around $10 in a bargain bin, be sure to pick it up.

Excellent gameplay, but horrible graphics, along with alot less depth that the other Crazy Taxi games has, but if you love Crazy Taxi cbut constantly on the go, this is a perfect game for that. The music, was annoying to so I ended up turning the volume down too, the sound wasn't that impressive either. So if you aren't picky and looking for something simple and new, or love Crazy Taxi be free to get this game. Yet, it's your call.... it's no must buy, but I saw this on sale at Game Stop for about $5 the other day, which is a steal.

GAME OVERVIEW:

Gameplay: 4/5- Very, fun and addictive. The gameplay is what save the game with, the good old classic feel of the original, now portable. Crazy Taxi fans will enjoy it. Had blast despite downfalls.

Controls: 3/5- A little different, but nothing to complicated. Easy to learn, nothing special, didn't like how the used the L and R trigger though... besides that the same controls as most driving games on the GBA.

Graphics: 1.5/5- Horrible, and no excuse of why they are this bad. Not, pretty at all....I've personaly seen better graphics on the original NES.

Sound: 2.5/5- Not that realistic, along with corny music, but still acceptable. Could have been better, but I've herad worst. The music though will sometimes drive you nuts.

Depth: 2.5/- Not much at all, only 2 maps with 4 drivers. A very simple game, but the mini games were pretty cool. Gosh, I was not impressed though. The maps were a decent size as well.

Overall: 3/5- Not the greatest game ever made, but I had some serious fun. The game doesn't look that good though but, some good action. Nothing to go run out and buy.... only buy if the prices range from $10 or under.

-Rogue Fox
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Mega Gamer (since age:5)

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No lasting appeal whatsoever

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: July 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this because a couple of years ago I watched my boyfriend play Grand Theft Auto, and the fact that he could hijack a taxi in that, and pick up passengers sounded quite entertaining to me. I got a GBA for my birthday, and ended up buying this.

Big mistake. I shouldn't be allowed in shops alone to buy GBA games, cos I choose rubbish!

OK, the game was OK to start with. I figured out how to work it, despite having no instructions, and having my licence taken off me on my first go. I carried on, and 'completed' it within a couple of hours. Actually, I don't think there's any way you can complete it, but once you're the number 1 taxi driver out there, there's nowhere else for you to go.

The graphics are also terrible on the GBA, and I don't know why. I 'crashed' into walls & other drivers so many times simply because I couldn't work out where I was going. I had about a couple of inches away from my face most of the time, just so I could work out where I was going.

The training sessions, aren't worth the hassle of playing. They're pointless, and the only one I half managed to do was crash into balloons, and I still only managed 12 out of 20. It's impossible to achieve what is expected of you during the training.

I quickly became tired of this game, although I've kept going back to it, simply because the other game I've got for the GBA is getting on my nerves now. Which funnily enough also has a training session, but if you don't pass the training, then you don't get to play the rest of the game.

The game's also very repetitive. You pick up the same passengers at the same places, and take them to the same destinations. If you change how much traffic there is on the roads in the options, then you do take them to different places, but I found I couldn't pick up as many passengers within the time limit. I managed to pick up nearly 20, but then it started repeating the destinations.

Overall I would not recommend this game to anyone, unless it's very very cheap, which mine was. I like the style of the game, and would keep an eye out for similar styles of games, but not this.

Not a good game at all!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Pros:
- Portable with the GBA

Cons:
- Horrible graphics.
- Horrible soundtrack.
- Very boring, have other GBA games that are very much funer and have better graphics.
- PS2 version is mcuh better.
- Mini games aren't even worth playing.

Overall, if you mistaked to buy this, just playing if you have absolutely nothing else do to. To other people who are going to purchase this, don't, it's not as good as you think.

So-so

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

It's okay, not spectacular, there definitely have been worse, and there have definitely been better. It's okay, the turning leaves something to be desired, and the graphics seem a little choppy at times, but other than that, it's an okay game.

It's Alright

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is alright for the GBA but if you didn't like the home console of Crazy Taxi then you will not like this game. It is fun in its own right but its not the best GBA game i own. The graphics in this game are kinda bad but if you get passed that then you can really enjoy this game (isn't it the gameplay that counts anyway). This game includes two cities one which you unlock later and after that there is really not that much to do put pick up people and drop them off. If this sounds boring to you then well you should not consder playing or purcasing this game. It's fun for a casual gamer but not fun for hardcore gamers.

Overall i give this game a 7/10

A Disappointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: March 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a terrible game and a disgrace to the successful and usually fun "Crazy Taxi" series. I will make a list of the good and bad things about this game.

Good:

~If you don't open it you can return it and get your hard earned money back to spend on something else. (Such as "Harvest Moon" games.)
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Bad:
~Graphics are probably the worst I have ever seen in any video game.
~Sound track is boring and the same as all the other "Crazy Taxi" games.
~Nothing new! Almost an exact copy of all the other games.
~ The mini games (called "Crazy box")are boring and pointless.
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Anyway, take my advise and do not purchase this game!

Same great gameplay, if you can get past the graphics

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The GBA conversion of the Dreamcast classic Jet Grind Radio was surprisingly transferred well onto the GBA, but this DC to GBA port suffers more due to the memory constraints of the system. When you get past Crazy Taxi's chunky graphics and almost non-existant sound, you'll find the same addicting gameplay that made Crazy Taxi a hit in the arcades, the Dreamcast, and the various other systems it has been released on since. The controls are as simple as they are on home systems, and the taxi handles almost as good as it has on it's other versions. The only major drawback of Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride, and it is a big drawback, is the chunky and sometimes misshapen graphics that are almost reminiscent of the original Star Fox for the Super Nintendo way back when. If you can get past the graphics though, you'll find a solid game that is worth giving a look.

GBA's Crazy Taxi

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game and after playing it this is what I have come up with. Over all this game is pretty good but not perfect.

Most people know the plot to Crazy Taxi but just incase you don't let me explain. You are a taxi driver who picks people up and speeds them off to where they want to go in the shortest time so they will give you more money.

The first thing that I noticed was the turning was a little choppy- not smooth like mario cart but you can learn to get good at it.

The next thing was the graphics. You can't compare GBA graphics to the arcade or to a Gamecube. The GBA isn't nearly as powerful so it will not have as good graphics. Once you realize that you find that the graphics are pretty good. They are not quite as good as they look on the box but are still good for GBA.

Overall this is a simple addicting game that I have found to be pretty good.

Crazy Taxi

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I enjoy this game a lot.I think the graphics are in between good and excellent!I think this is a fun game to play anytime.I hope they make another one!

Its ok, but the graphics aren't that good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The main problem of this game is the graphics, compared to other race games like mario kart advance or F-zero advance the graphics of crazy taxi are bad, anyway, it can be played (actually, is like that old game "Star fox" when it came out to snes, that is the kind of graphics this game have), the music is ok, but not so good as the one of Crazy Taxi played in a console (there you have the offpring and similars, here you don't), those are the problems, the good thing is that the idea of the game is simple but adictive, you will be playing it for some time without get bored and if you learn how to make the tricks the game will become more fun.
I gave it only 3 stars, one less because if you compare it to Crazy taxi played on a console this version isn't that good, and another one less because of the bad graphics, but the botton line is that if you don't mind to spend the money you will be quite happy with the game.

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