Release Date: February 23, 2021
An arcade car game inspired by the Crazy Taxi series. In Taxi Chaos you transport various clients, learn about their crazy stories and earn the more money the faster and more spectacularly you complete a ride.
CabChaos is an arcade car game, drawing handfuls of inspiration from the cult Crazy Taxi series. The game was developed by Team6 Game Studios, the team behind such games as FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction and Road Rage.
In Taxi Chaos we find ourselves in New Yellow City, a fictional American city inspired by New York, where we can test ourselves as taxi drivers. The authors give us two characters at our disposal. While Vinny is an experienced driver, Cleo is a self-proclaimed influencer, who only makes a living. While driving passengers (and trying to do it as fast and spectacularly as possible), we learn about their diverse and often crazy stories.
The expansive New Yellow City lies on two islands. It contains a number of landmarks, such as Freedom Park, Memorial Park and Aeonian Square, whose real-life versions can be easily spotted on a map of New York. Working as a taxi driver in a metropolis like this isn't easy, so in Taxi Chaos you'll have to get to know all the nooks and crannies of the city, learn the layout of the streets, use the numerous ramps, avoid traffic jams and watch out for pedestrians. Completing jobs is first and foremost about earning money; you get more money if you complete the job in the shortest possible time and in the most impressive style. In addition, in this way we can meet a wide range of colourful characters such as a hipster, a plumber, a rock star or even... an alien.
The authors put seven cars at our disposal, each of which has its better and worse sides and performs in slightly different conditions. We're talking about machines such as a muscle car, an exotic supercar or even a classic taxi known from the streets of New York. In comparison to standard cars, they differ in the fact that they have jet engines mounted under the floor, which turn out to be an indispensable help in a taxi driver's work. Thanks to them we can jump on the roofs of low buildings or even jump over other cars and terrain obstacles. The driving model promotes fast, spectacular driving and risky manoeuvres.
Taxi Chaos allows you to play solo only. Three variants of gameplay have been implemented in the game. Apart from the main one (Arcade Mode), the sandbox module (Freeroam) and Pro Mode, intended for experienced taxi drivers, are waiting to be checked.
The graphic setting of Taxi Chaos looks quite good. The whole thing is colourful and maintained in a cartoon style similar to that of the Crazy Taxi series.
Platforms:
PC Windows October 19, 2021
PlayStation 4 February 23, 2021
Xbox One February 23, 2021
Nintendo Switch February 23, 2021
PlayStation 5 February 23, 2021
Developer: Team6 Game Studios / Rebel Games
Publisher: Lion Castle
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System Requirements for Taxi Chaos Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i3-7100T 3.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Taxi Chaos Video Game.
Impulsegamer: 1.8 / 5
Overall for L30 ($40USD, $55AUD), Taxi Chaos is too limiting to really recommend picking at the minute. Even on sale I could not recommend it unless you are a mega fan of arcade taxi games. The framework is there for a good game and it unfortunately feels incomplete in its current state. If further additions are added later down the line then I will make a part two to this review.
Cubed3: 4 / 10 by Neil Flynn
The danger of playing with nostalgia and doing it injustice means that the high bar that was set before it is the bare minimum that needs to be achieved to be even deemed worthwhile. There are a lot of call backs to Crazy Taxi in this review and that is due to the derivative nature that Taxi Chaos borrows its concept from. The sub-par graphics, generic map, bland soundtrack and lack of new ideas or the ability to even replicate what came before it has destined Taxi Chaos to the copycats of shame bin. If, even after reading this review there is still some urge to play Taxi Chaos then it is highly recommended to go and track down a copy of Crazy Taxi and Crazy Taxi 2 and play these instead.
COGconnected: 72 / 100 by Alex Everatt
I’m sure the biggest question on Crazy Taxi fan’s minds is how well does Taxi Chaos scratch that very specific itch. I can happily report that it scratches it very, very well. The Arcade and Pro modes will give you the same rush you got out of Crazy Taxi, and the new Free roam mode will have you spending hours scouring the city for hidden collectibles. Of course, if you’re not a fan of hunting down collectibles, Taxi Chaos might lose it’s steam pretty quick. The visuals do the trick, with only a few minor hiccups. There are some occasional glitches here and there – this one time I hit a weird jump and ended up flying in the air as high as the tallest buildings – but they’re few and far between. The voicework gets repetitive real quick, but eventually I just learned to zone it out. I do wish they had some licensed tracks here, but I get music licensing can be pricey. While I’ve easily logged in a dozen or so hours into Taxi Chaos, I’m still itching to get back into Free roam to find every last collectible. I truly hope the team at Team6 Game Studios are hard at work at some DLC, because I would love more content.
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