<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fare	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sniper	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
and	O
Black	O
Hole	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
of	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
and	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Black	O
Hole	O
Entertainment	O
ported	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
Sniper	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
added	O
a	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
received	O
numerous	O
ports	O
,	O
Fare	O
Wars	O
gained	O
notoriety	O
as	O
the	O
sole	O
port	O
of	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
2	I-Application
outside	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
criticized	O
compromises	O
made	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
two	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
less	O
powerful	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
lower	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
higher	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
 '	O
licensed	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fare	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
combines	O
the	O
games	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
and	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
leaving	O
their	O
respective	O
original	O
gameplay	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
access	O
nine	O
minigames	O
,	O
including	O
bowling	B-Application
and	O
bursting	O
balloons	O
with	O
their	O
taxi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fare	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
through	O
the	O
collaboration	O
of	O
the	O
respective	O
development	O
teams	O
at	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
Sniper	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
in	O
Redwood	O
City	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
and	O
Black	O
Hole	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
Budapest	O
,	O
Hungary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sniper	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
handled	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
porting	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
Black	O
Hole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	O
initially	O
chose	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
because	O
it	O
believed	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
"	O
near-perfect	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
true	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
they	O
spoke	O
to	O
contacts	O
at	O
Sega	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
looking	O
to	O
bring	O
games	O
from	O
their	O
catalog	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
got	O
permission	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
sense	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
used	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
its	O
original	O
system	O
,	O
for	O
reference	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
initially	O
considered	O
buying	O
an	O
original	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
arcade	O
machine	O
from	O
eBay	B-Application
instead	O
,	O
high	O
shipping	O
fees	O
ultimately	O
scuttled	O
the	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
challenge	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
required	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
 '	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
modified	O
to	O
support	O
two	O
independently	O
controlled	O
cabs	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
were	O
ultimately	O
forced	O
to	O
lower	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
AI	O
traffic	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
single-player	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
memory	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
source	O
code	O
was	O
implemented	O
on	O
schedule	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
ran	O
into	O
problems	O
attempting	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
custom	O
soundtracks	O
;	O
MP3	B-Application
files	I-Application
stored	O
on	O
the	O
memory	O
stick	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in-game	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
allow	O
"	O
hardcore	O
"	O
fans	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
original	O
tracks	O
if	O
they	O
obtained	O
them	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fare	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
with	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
interesting	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
addition	O
that	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
game	O
"	O
,	O
particularly	O
noting	O
that	O
one	O
player	O
can	O
steal	O
the	O
customer	O
of	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Bratcher	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
concurred	O
,	O
mentioning	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
ran	O
"	O
noticeably	O
"	O
slower	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
intentional	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
saps	O
"	O
the	O
frantic	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
removal	O
of	O
real-world	O
stores	O
and	O
restaurants	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
,	O
was	O
an	O
additional	O
sticking	O
point	O
;	O
Kalata	O
called	O
the	O
omission	O
"	O
weird	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
jarring	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Bertz	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
concurred	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
driving	O
controls	O
were	O
"	O
horrible	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
noting	O
the	O
low	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
