SEGA is bringing back one of its popular arcade games from the 2000s for players of all ages to experience it on their favorite platforms. Yes, we are talking about the new Crazy Taxi game titled Crazy Taxi World Tour. So, what’s the game going to have, and for those who might have no idea about the game, what is this game going to be about?
We’ve got all of these questions, and even more of them answered! Here is everything that you need to know about the reboot of the popular Crazy Taxi game – Crazy Taxi World Tour.
Crazy Taxi World Tour is the next big game in the Crazy Taxi series, coming right after Crazy Taxi: High Rider 3, which was released in 2002. So yeah, you can consider the new Crazy Taxi game as a revival of the much-loved arcade-style racing game, which is expected to bring back a lot of memories for gamers who enjoyed the games on their devices as well as playing them on arcade machines.
Crazy Taxi 4 was supposed to be the next game after Crazy Taxi 3: High Rider, but development plans were cancelled.
Crazy Taxi World Tour Release Date
SEGA first revealed that development for a new Crazy Taxi game was teased during the 2023 Game Awards show. Fast-forwarding to 2026, during the Xbox Games Showcase, SEGA has finally revealed the release timeline for the game. Crazy Taxi World Tour is set for a release in 2027. The dates for the exact release of the game are to be announced at a later time. You can check out the energy-filled announcement trailer for the game by heading here.
Crazy Taxi World Tour Development
As you would expect, the game is being developed and published by SEGA. The game is being developed on Unreal Engine, which aims to bring better performance, game physics, and graphics to a classic game title. Until a demo version of the game comes out in a few months (if at all), we will have a good idea of how the game is expected to perform.
Crazy Taxi World Tour Trailer
The announcement trailer shows you playing as Axel in a convertible taxi that has been a staple across all Crazy Taxi games. The trailer brings back an iconic soundtrack, All I Want by The Offspring, with the YA YA YA YA intro hyping up everyone who loves the Crazy Taxi franchise. It will be interesting to see if the new game brings back soundtracks from The Offspring and Bad Religion.
Crazy Taxi World Tour Gameplay
Crazy Taxi World Tour takes you on a crazy adventure across five countries where you play as Axel, who is looking for his stolen taxi. As this game will have a story-driven campaign, you will encounter several interesting characters, various missions to complete, and of course, the various roads that you can drive around like a maniac, and yes, you can also drive around on the sea this time.
The game will continue to stick to its core objective of you picking and dropping passengers to earn cash. While you get to drive, drift, and jump around the map in your taxi, there are various special jobs that you can be a part of, such as delivering a comically large stack of pizzas and helping a fisherman cast his fishing rod extremely far to help bring in some monster catches.
While it is nice to see that you can enjoy the game as it originally was, it will be interesting to see if players will be able to play as other popular characters from the Crazy Taxi franchise, such as Cinnamon, Iceman, Hot-D, Slash, Angel, Bixbite, Venus, and others.
Crazy Taxi World Tour AI Usage
Yes, using generative AI in games has been going on for some time, as seen with recently launched titles. In the case of Crazy Taxi World Tour, the AI tag was spotted over at the game’s store page on Steam. SEGA and the development team have made statements stating that the use of AI in the game was done particularly by the game’s artists, who were looking for ideas and then manually created them in the game without using AI.
The background assets for the game were created using AI, but these assets are still being reviewed by the development team. While the use of AI in such creative fields is frowned upon, it all comes down to how the AI is used in the process of the game’s development.
Crazy Taxi World Tour: Supported Platforms
The new Crazy Taxi game will be available on the following platforms.
- Windows PC via Steam
- Xbox Series
- Xbox Series X
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 5 Pro
- Nintendo Switch 2
No details about the availability of the game on cloud gaming services such as Nvidia’s GeForce NOW, Amazon Luna, and Xbox Cloud Gaming have been provided.
Crazy Taxi World Tour: System Requirements and Prices
With the game just being revealed, the developers have yet to reveal the minimum and recommended system requirements. The same also goes for the prices, game editions, and if there’s any DLC content. With the remaining half of 2026 to go, we can expect more details about the game in the coming months.
Crazy Taxi World Tour: Multiplayer Support
In the history of the Crazy Taxi franchise, Crazy Taxi World Tour will be the first game to support multiplayer. While this is a great game by itself in single player mode, you can only imagine the fun and chaos that you get to enjoy when you get to play the game with your friends. Details of the multiplayer part, such as dedicated online game modes and cross-platform support, are yet to be revealed.
Closing Thoughts
So, what do you think about the new Crazy Taxi game? Is this something that you’ve been looking forward to since its tease back in 2023? Have you played or do you still play the older Crazy Taxi games for nostalgia? Let us know in the comments section below.
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