Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Sega?s ready to make some crrr-azy money with this Xbox exclusive.
Crazy Taxi 3 is something of a "greatest hits" package. The environments from the first two games (West Coast and Small Apple) are joined by the new Las Vegas?themed Glitter Oasis, which features the same core gameplay as before: race around town, picking up passengers and dumping them at their destinations as quickly as possible. Before you can really rock at the main game, you'll need to master moves like powerslides, turbo starts, and well-timed jumps. You'll have to run the gauntlet of Crazy X, a collection of challenges that will teach you these techniques, and although the controls feel tight, it takes time to find a rhythm.
The graphics look crisp, but the slowdown on parts of Glitter Oasis is a major disappointment. Citizen Bird joins punk mainstays The Offspring and Bad Religion for the soundtrack, while the announcer and passenger voices return in all their goofy glory. The formula hasn't changed much, but fans won't complain one bit.
