Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller | Original Xbox Review

[@KeefWhiteJR]

There is a bar I went to recently that still has a Crazy Taxi: High Roller arcade cabinet! Still a great game!

[@danielfishburn7042]

Holy crap I didn’t know this existed. I was wondering why I remember crazy taxi cabinets looking different when I googled them this is the machine I remember!!

[@matty5266]

I was introduced to Crazy Taxi because I used to play B.D. Joe loads on Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing so I got the PS3 port of Crazy Taxi which looking back at it, wasn't as great of a port but I remember loving the game that I played the PSP version and learnt that Crazy Taxi 2 exist and enjoyed picking up more than 1 customers. Wish both second and third game gets rerelease as even if I prefer CT1, their still fun to play

[@campxbox]

Yeah totally agree. Even if the first is the best, it would still be nice to see it all preserved.

[@ubonsolavong999]

I remember playing crazy taxi 1 with my cousin on Dream Cast while tripping on shrooms. I was doing a burn out infront of church and it felt profound about it that that was 20 yrs ago I still think about it from time to time ........

[@BucketHead4901]

OG Crazy Taxi cannot be beaten though. It shaped my music taste.

[@dougr8646]

WALLA WALLA

[@campxbox]

The Offspring kicking in at the start of every game is so amazing!

[@BucketHead4901]

@@campxbox Indeed, it introduced me to the Offspring, and eventually led me to listen to the song: Gone Away. Which really hits hard now since I've lost 3 dear friends in the past 5 months to suicide.

[@frost3d-sniper6]

YA YA YA YA YAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@frost3d-sniper6]

sadly though it only had like 3 or 4 songs in total lol, but nonetheless a great game!

[@ComradeCopper]

My favorite channel on KZbin! Yet another banger, this one is going on my hunt list asap. As always thank you for the video!

[@campxbox]

Thank you for watching! I appreciate the kind words.

[@checconetwo9581]

This is why I'm a subscriber to this channel.

[@campxbox]

Thanks for watching.

[@STAXONDECK1]

Crazy Taxi 2 was such a show piece on Dreamcast I was blown away away when unlocked all the original character, I like how they updated all the maps player models and car models, environments and tweaked the gameplay in each game you really see a significant improvement in a three games

[@adamphillip5305]

Nice review. Had this back in the day (might still have it) but only remember enjoying the updated San Fran map & the crazy box mini games

[@chrisflaherty2225]

Feel the same this game runs poorly, it was the worst one until they farted out the abominable psp game

[@BoundaryBreak]

hey thanks for this review!

[@campxbox]

Thank you for watching! I really enjoy the videos you make!

[@micacrestana]

I love your videos!! Great job talking about CT3

[@campxbox]

Thanks so much!

[@TheGrizzledAncient]

I totally forgot this game existed, very cool video

[@campxbox]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.

[@Obviousthrowawayaccount]

I really enjoyed the Crazy Taxi games on Dreamcast, might FTP this to my Xbox for the graphical improvements. Really sharp game with great art style Perhaps you could review Burnout 3 someday? I love that game and I think you will too.

[@campxbox]

Oh yeah that one is excellent! I'll have to do a review soon!

[@KevPez-IS]

This is a game I still go back to. The only issue with this game for me was the frame rate in Glitter Oasis, and the music. This has Offspring and Bad Religion, but they can’t be mixed. I want to hear All I want from offspring transition to Them and Us from Bad religion

[@LoganFlores]

Nothing will beat the OG Crazy Taxi so i have yet to play this one!

[@Quimbyrbg]

Simpson's Road Rage was the best Crazy Taxi game. I hope SEGA take a hard look at the varied paths and interesting designs dotted around the first level (and SRR) and lean hard into that. The NYC level was interesting when I was bored of the original, but just lacked the charm and distinctly separate areas that made the first rewarding to navigate.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

RR is a great game, I own it for the PS2. In my opinion, it's better than the Crazy Taxi games even though it totally ripped off those games!

[@campxbox]

Yeah I totally get that. Road Rage was my intro do the Crazy Taxi formula and I still absolutely love it to this day.

[@Mr.X---47]

Nice review and I love number 25

[@campxbox]

Thanks glad you enjoyed. Yeah Links 2004 was a surprisingly great golf game.

[@Mr.X---47]

@@campxbox wait?? Did i see that wrong lol I was referencing Hitman Contracts

[@campxbox]

lmao I was looking at my updated list since I'm ahead on reviews. I forgot that the one in this video might be a little old. Hitman Contracts is good as well. I need to talk about the whole series.

[@Mr.X---47]

@@campxbox oh ok 😂 makes sense now! And yes I'm a huge Hitman fan all 3 on Xbox are fantastic!!

[@Pedro_The_Neco]

11:40 shenmue II also came out on the dreamcast, but only with the japanese dub.

[@campxbox]

In North America we never got the DC version of Shenumue 2 unfortunately.

[@fabiovignera9738]

We actually got an English Version of Shenmue II for Dreamcast in Europe. That's why our version of Shenmue II for Xbox does not have the "only on Xbox" logo here

[@Browneyedbakedpotato]

Another banger video as always

[@campxbox]

Thanks! glad you enjoyed!

[@SludgeBob_]

🎶 ALL I WANT!!! 🎶

[@ActuallySanFrancisco]

i always wished they would have made this game backwards compatible on modern xbox consoles. it's incredibly frustrating how sega seems to only ever want to occasionally release the first entry in their various arcade series, and then NOTHING else ever. i love all 3 crazy taxi games - why can i only play the first one on modern consoles? oh well. now that we finally got daytona usa 2 (sort of) maybe we'll eventually get a full rerelease of the crazy taxi trilogy. it'd be nice.

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Fun game, I also like Midtown Madness 3. Interestingly Crazy Taxi 1 came out in 1999 same year as Midtown Madness 1 and I think their sequels came out around a year within one another.

[@campxbox]

That is interesting. I have great memories with Midtown Madness.

[@37Kilo2]

I have a copy in my collection, but i don't think I've actually played it. Ever. I loved the original in the arcade and on the Dreamcast, though. The Offspring's "All I Want" is forever burned into my head (mostly) because of this game. Yea yea yea Yea!

[@gorofujita5767]

I can only point 2 faults for this game: - The boost effect around the wheels is too cartoony and doesn't fit with the detailed sparks when the car hits a wall. A more subtle graphical effect would have been better. - The fact the map "Around Apple" -- a true gem of a map -- wasn't included is very irritating

[@dottyduke]

I've always wanted to play Crazy Taxi 3. It's one of those games that never received a re-release, was never backwards compatible and I don't own an original Xbox. One day maybe. 🤷‍♂

[@jknifgijdfui]

Theres a pc version thats pretty good

[@frost3d-sniper6]

check out vimms lair

[@reeyees50]

IGN gave this game a 6.3/10. Critics back then could be so obtuse sometimes

[@bremaster93]

IGN is trash and GameSpot too sometimes. IGN’s Sonic Unleashed review still burns me up. 😂

[@deademcee]

Totally missed this game as a kid. Wow it looks like the best version. So many options

[@samhain81]

Oh it most certainly isnt. The night maps produce horrible, almost downright unplayable slowdown. Sega was the king of smoothness, and this game spits on the Crazy Taxi franchise with slowdown like that.

[@thedorksdelight]

I feel conflicted about crazy taxi 3 because the map thats unique to 3 is plagued with slowdown but the addition of the first two games content plus this version of crazy box/crazy x is really good. IMO this would be like a 10/10 if the vegas map didn't suck. It's like a 7/10 just because of the legacy content and crazy x.

[@Lewandabski]

I only got to play Crazy Taxi on arcades. I personally like The Simpsons Road Rage

[@campxbox]

Road Rage was my first introduction to that style of game. Absolutely love it.

[@bremaster93]

If a new Crazy Taxi does come out I hope it’s for the Switch ‘cause I don’t want to buy a PS5 for it and I hope there will be a physical copy of it. 😄

[@BadWisdom523]

You get a like and subscribe just for getting the aspect ratio correct

[@campxbox]

Thanks for the sub!

[@SpartanX360]

Sega already reviving the franchise giving it a remake of Dreamcast classic.

[@Sashko_Dee]

@1:40 Thanks for reminding me that I'm still pissed at SEGA for selling Shenmue II to Microsoft. On that note; I wonder if Peter Moore is still able to travel without having to show his passport to the TSA.

[@thatdutchguy89]

Wow never played this game, must be a rare game.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

It's an Xbox exclusive so yeah a lot of people never got the chance to play it.

[@LennyMarcusNY]

I was today years old when i found out there was a third

[@STAXONDECK1]

This game should have been on Dreamcast

[@flynnryan]

X-box triggers were far clunkier than Dreamcast. And that hurts the gameplay. But trying to match impressionistic Vegas locations to the real thing is fun.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

The KFC is what makes this game stands out from the rest, you feel like you're in a real city not a fictional one.

[@campxbox]

Yeah I think all of the product placement adds a fun to touch to it.

[@dogey8831]

The arcade version I think ditched the 3 in it's title but I could be wrong too

[@campxbox]

I looked into it and yeah it looks like the arcade version has no 3 in the title.

[@rohitraghupathy7216]

How about a review of Smashing Drive?

[@campxbox]

I'll add it to the recommendation list!

[@g-o-network7577]

Is Crazy Taxi 3 🚕 available for download on the Xbox One Console?

[@campxbox]

Unfortunately not

[@gremsa]

Is it possible to play the original xbox copy on xsx?

[@campxbox]

Unfortunately no.

[@Theottselmaster]

Such a shame so many xbox games never got updated to work on 360 and beyond :(

[@bobbinsthethird]

Glitter Oasis is not a great map? I thought it would be more fun to drive through Las Vegas compared to New York

[@campxbox]

Yeah that's what I though, but for whatever reason its a lot of canyons and the framerate is rough on the strip. It could have been so good.

[@3dmarth]

The city portion of it is fun and visually interesting, but the desert canyon area is bland... and it can kill your run, thanks to its maze of long roads, and its relative lack of customers and destinations. I found myself learning to predict which customers would ask me to stay in the city, and which ones would send me out into the desert to fail!

[@jayceegenocide4402]

It was so disappointing.

[@KinkKush]

dude you need to learn how to do the crazy dash, then redo the review. its basically a different game when you do the boost

[@olbimbler]

Was also gonna say this