<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
then	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
to	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mostly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
numerous	O
times	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
by	O
Acclaim	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
Windows	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
rereleased	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
is	O
featured	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Sega	B-Application
All	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
also	O
earned	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
and	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
status	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
followed	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
with	O
numerous	O
sequels	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
included	O
several	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
cabinet	O
ran	O
on	O
Sega	O
Naomi	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
including	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
and	O
the	O
Dreamcast-exclusive	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
console	O
,	O
though	O
no	O
port	O
was	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
was	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
138	O
patent	O
"	O
describe	O
an	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
similar	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
previous	O
arcade	O
game	O
Harley-Davidson	B-Application
&	I-Application
L.A.	I-Application
Riders	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
but	O
also	O
describe	O
the	O
arrow	O
navigation	O
system	O
and	O
pedestrian	O
avoidance	O
aspects	O
that	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
producer	O
Kenji	O
Kanno	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
time	O
extension	O
on	O
gameplay	O
was	O
a	O
breakaway	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
"	O
100	O
yen	O
for	O
3	O
minutes	O
"	O
that	O
persisted	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
for	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
rewarded	O
players	O
with	O
longer	O
playing	O
times	O
by	O
performing	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
included	O
a	O
larger	O
map	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
one	O
,	O
as	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
"	O
being	O
lost	O
"	O
and	O
allowing	O
home	O
console	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
fun	O
"	O
learning	O
the	O
town	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
is	O
also	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
featuring	O
the	O
bands	O
Bad	O
Religion	O
and	O
The	O
Offspring	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
also	O
exclude	O
the	O
original	O
bands	O
,	O
providing	O
an	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
soundtracks	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
their	O
system	O
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
feature	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
also	O
featured	O
vans	O
on	O
the	O
roads	O
with	O
the	O
WOW	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
generally	O
high	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
selling	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
selling	O
nearly	O
750,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
sales	O
later	O
reached	O
units	O
across	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
,	O
including	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
sold	O
155,714	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
sales	O
for	O
2011	O
were	O
high	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
selling	O
nearly	O
100,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
averaging	O
90%	O
at	O
video	O
game	O
aggregate	O
site	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
37	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
averaged	O
79%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
80/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
scored	O
lower	O
,	O
with	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
70%	O
and	O
69/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
reviewer	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
arcade	O
game	O
became	O
a	O
good	O
home	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goncalves	O
also	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
occasional	O
pop	B-General_Concept
up	I-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
clipping	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
for	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
and	O
recommended	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Bottorff	O
of	O
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
bug	O
on	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxis	I-Application
window	O
is	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
96%	O
,	O
while	O
Edge	O
gave	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Hilary	O
Goldstein	O
called	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
release	O
"	O
a	O
mad	O
dash	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
almost	O
no	O
depth	O
to	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
's	O
just	O
fine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goldstein	O
praised	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
stayed	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
source	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
kills	O
half	O
the	O
reason	O
to	O
pick	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
up	O
again	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Workman	O
from	O
GameZone	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
sticking	O
to	O
its	O
Sega	O
roots	O
:	O
"	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
just	O
a	O
nostalgic	O
trip	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
a	O
wondrous	O
stress	O
reliever	O
and	O
an	O
all-around	O
entertaining	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Russ	O
Pitts	O
of	O
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
spite	O
of	O
dated	O
graphics	O
and	O
other	O
technical	O
whizbangery	O
,	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
will	O
remind	O
you	O
why	O
you	O
love	O
driving	O
games	O
–	O
and	O
who	O
started	O
that	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
and	O
Daniel	O
Erickson	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
gave	O
their	O
games	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
strangely	O
addictive	O
experience	O
overall	O
,	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
is	O
perfect	O
for	O
the	O
gaming	O
obsessive	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
makes	O
a	O
great	O
party	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
Le	I-Application
Mans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxis	I-Application
success	O
prompted	O
Sega	O
to	O
produce	O
multiple	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
High	I-Application
Roller	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
would	O
publish	O
the	O
Graphic	O
State	O
developed	O
Crazy	B-Device
Taxi	I-Device
:	I-Device
Catch	I-Device
a	I-Device
Ride	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fare	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
and	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile-exclusive	O
entry	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
:	I-Application
City	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
app	B-Application
stores	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
have	O
also	O
prompted	O
several	O
games	O
which	O
clone	O
its	O
core	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
titles	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
patent	O
infringement	O
of	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
poorly	O
received	O
Emergency	B-Device
Mayhem	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
utilizes	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
series	O
but	O
adds	O
additional	O
elements	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
driving	O
emergency	O
response	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team6	O
Game	O
Studios	O
would	O
later	O
release	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
called	O
Taxi	B-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictionalized	O
version	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
format	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Donner	O
was	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
live-action	O
version	O
of	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
but	O
eventually	O
bailed	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
talk	O
of	O
a	O
big	O
or	O
small	O
screen	O
version	O
of	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
has	O
been	O
renewed	O
,	O
as	O
Sega	O
optioned	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
TV	O
rights	O
to	O
its	O
library	O
.	O
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