Update: Sega has since denied it is involved with Taxi Chaos.
Original Story [Fri 12th Feb, 2021 16:30 GMT]: We first covered Taxi Chaos last year, when we said it was a "spiritual successor" to the much-loved Sega classic, Crazy Taxi. It turned out that Taxi Chaos is sort of a Sega game, too, since the publisher will be distributing the game across Asia, so at least we know there won't be a legal case against the developers like there was with The Simpsons Road Rage. Man, remember when we got games about The Simpsons? Good times.
Taxi Chaos finally has a release date: the 23rd of February, meaning that we can commit all sorts of driving crimes in less than two weeks. What's more, the game's Lead Designer, Jordan Stocx, will be streaming a playthrough on Tuesday 16th, a week ahead of release, at 7pm GMT.
Much like Crazy Taxi, Taxi Chaos is all about picking up fares, and dropping them at their destination as fast as possible for the highest fare you can get. The game will include fully voiced conversations, seven different cars, three different modes, and destructible environments.
Does this interest those of you who miss Crazy Taxi, or is it just another attempt to cash in on a great game? Tell us your thoughts below.
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Gonna wait for gameplay footage before deciding. Loved crazi taxi
Loved Crazy Taxi and had this on my wishlist. Awaiting review thoughts first, however.
Does it have the offspring on the soundtrack? If not I’ll pass.
Crazy Taxi did NOT age well, IMHO, so this could be a good stand-in.
And yeah...we need more Simpsons games, consarnit!
Really want crazy taxi port on switch but this looks like a good contender in the mean time.
Sega has so many dormant IPs, I'm glad some devs are building on the concept.
Tried to play Crazy Taxi on Steam some years ago but the controls didn't port over well. Definitley curious on this one.
Pre order from playasia.

https://www.play-asia.com/taxi-chaos/13/70e2lt
Please be good, please be good, please be good,.
This one is a strong "Wait and see gameplay and/or reviews" for me. The trailer is admittedly brief, but the city that's shown looks generic, copy-paste, and downright flat compared to Crazy Taxi's San Francisco-inspired hills and undulations. I wouldn't expect licensed music, either, especially from a smaller developer. I do like the apparent speed but the K.I.T.T.-style, self-propelled jumps are a turn-off; in Crazy Taxi you accomplished great jumps through exploration and experimentation of a big, multilevel environment, not by triggering them at will with the press of a button.
You can have the best theme or inspiration but it all comes down to execution. Guess we'll see when it releases.
Not getting my hopes up too high. Never heard of a game from this developer. Will wait for reviews.
@AtlanteanMan Crazy Taxi 2 had a jump button and it was a lot of fun.
Crazy Taxi on the Dreamcast was great fun but it is an arcade game and got fairly repetitive after a while.
£30 seems quite steep unless the city is much bigger than before.
Will wait for a review
Damn Simpson’s Road Rage was a fantastic game. I might just have to dig out my copy just to have a good run through
A wait n see with the reviews game for me too!
If if sadly falters, still got my PS2 copy of Crazy Taxi with the original soundtrack and licences like Pizza Hut to nostalgically go back to.
I've seen a video on Youtube (RGT85, sponsored). The music is nothing like the original game, unfortunately. Dealbreaker as far as I'm concerned.
Still have CT1&2 on the DC. Play the original Crazy Taxi on my phone a the time. Did not even realize this game was a thing. #SmashingDrive4Life
I think this is about £35 on the eShop. That's mental.
it look fun and it's funny! I will get a bad review for sure from doing that crazy driving
Not even sure why crazy taxi was popular.
Sure it was interesting for about 10 minutes then just meh. The Simpsons' one was a bit more interesting just for the Simpsons but it still got old real fast.
Not a fan of the Fortnite art style
@elpardo1984. Agreed, it's all I want.
They gave RGT85 the switch version early and he put up some gameplay a few days ago.It looks fun if you were a fan of crazy taxi.
made by the same developers as street outlaw: the list, road rage, and flatout 3. Terrible studio.
As most People here I am cautiously optimistic. Fine line between homage amd rip off and controls could make or break this.
These sorts of 'spiritual successors' just never scratch the itch for me.
A demo would be good.
...no one appreciated my Big Yellow Taxi reference
The gameplay on RGT85's youtube looks decent. I'm
@KateGray Ohhhh, that is a famous song. I'm sure someone noticed I know a hip hop song used that chrorus too, but can't recall which.
@KateGray I did. I sang along in my head.
@KateGray as made famous by Alan Partridge
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-bpFcfRn2-Y
Its a yes from me. Still play the dreamcast versions today. Hopefully it has a similar soundtrack too
@KateGray Joni Mitchell is always welcome and appreciated 🙏
@Patendo I think a few you tubers got an early review copy, you can see some footage. I think RGT_85 or something like that did
@Mchi5 nice tips, will check it out. Thanks
I need to buy this game before Sega sues them.
Getting more ans more hopeful this will be good. Price is too step though for an impulse or even considered purchase.
I'm 99,9% sure, this game will suck.
I won't name the youtuber (it might be allowed on here- Sorry) but I've all ready seen a review of this game on their channel. It looks good and I would like to pick it up, I am just hoping its under £25.00...
@KateGray
I did! I did! I caught that Joni Mitchell reference right away.
Pave paradise, put up a Crazy Taxi clone 😅
Hope this game channels some of the manic fun of the original.
They should really make a new Simpsons Road Rage and Hit & Run.
$35 is a bit steep but as long as it doesn’t suck and it does fill the gap that Sega refuses to plug! I thought we’d see Crazy Taxi in the ages line but nope! Denied!!
@duffmmann With disney owning the simpsons I don't expect we will ever see anything like hit and run again.
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