The Dreamcast was the console that became fondly remembered as having so many classics that not enough people would see, mainly due to the stand-off attitude we all had after Sega’s adventures with the Mega CD and the 32X. In many ways this is true, as from Sonic Adventure to Skies of Arcadia we would see these true gems hit the shelves, yet very few would play them, deciding to jump onto Mr Playstation’s bandwagon.

Crazy Taxi, at the time, was one of those hit titles. The Offspring would launch the theme music into your ear lobes and get you psyched up for a fun and entertaining experience. The atmosphere really helped to create an extra level of enjoyment to what was, on paper, nothing more than taking someone from point A to point B with hilarious consequences.

In the second of the Japanese gaming giant’s releases on the 360, we see Crazy Taxi unveiled again but with a little change, which to the hardcore amongst us it seems like a glaring omission. The main music of the original has been taken out, probably to do with copyright or something, and has been replaced with something similar. But like most things looked at through those glasses of floral colour, it just doesn’t feel the same, and as much as it makes me sound just a little bit shallow I just don’t get that feeling of happiness that I used to get back in the Dreamcast days from this game.

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