Crazy Taxi 2

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Crazy Taxi 2

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Hitmaker

Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Dreamcast Modem, Race Controller, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

日本語

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2001-05-31	¥5,800	HDR-0159
JP (Dorikore)	2003-03-20	¥2,800	HDR-0213
US	2001-05-31	$?	51136
UK	2001-06-07	£29.99	MK-51136-50
FR	2001-06-07	?F	MK-51136-50
DE	2001-06-07	DM ?	MK-51136-50
ES	2001-06-07	?Ptas	MK-51136-50

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Crazy Taxi 2 is a Sega Dreamcast-only sequel to the arcade game Crazy Taxi.

Gameplay

Crazy Taxi 2 is very similar to that of its predecessor, however there are now two extra cities (loosely based on New York) and an extra four new drivers. It also allows multiple passengers to be picked up at once. Crazy Box is replaced with a new "Crazy Pyramid" mode, which offers more minigames in different environments.

Like its predecessor, many of the locations are fictionalised branches of real-life retail and restaurant chains, including HMV, Hard Rock Cafe, FAO Schwarz, Burger King and Gap.

History

Legacy

To this day, Crazy Taxi 2 remains a Dreamcast exclusive, however its maps were included as part of the PlayStation Portable game Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars several years later.

Production credits

Chief Graphic Designer: Takeo Iwase
Graphic Designers: Megumi Matsuda, Hiroyuki Izuno, Satoru Okano, Taku Sato, Toshiya Nishikawa, Harumi Azuma, Mizuki Totori, Masayuki Goto, Yoshitane Sakamoto
Chief Programmer: Masaaki Ito
Programmers: Toshikazu Goi, Yoshimasa Hayashida, Takashi Yamada
Sound Supervisor: Takeshi Isozaki

Music

"Americana": performed by the Offspring courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music New Media Licensing www.offspring.com
"No Breaks": performed by the Offspring courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music New Media Licensing www.offspring.com
"Walla Walla": performed by the Offspring courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music New Media Licensing www.offspring.com
"Come out Swinging": performed by the Offspring courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music New Media Licensing www.offspring.com
"One Fine Day": performed by the Offspring courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music New Media Licensing www.offspring.com
"Who The Hell Cares & Crash"
- Vocals: Tommy Lee & Tilo
- Guitars: Phil X, Tommy, Kai Markus, Danny Lohner, Ken Andrews, Scott Phaff
- Bass: Randy Jackson, Chris Chaney, Audrey Wietchman
- Drums: Tommy
- Vintage Keyboards: Scott Kirkland
- Dj: Mixmaster Mike
- Additional DJs: Dj Product, Bobby B
"Crash": Written by Tommy Lee ©1999 EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. & METHODS OF MAYHEM MUSIC All Rights For METHODS OF MAYHEM MUSIC, Controlled and Administered by EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used by Permission
"Who The Hell Cares": Written by Tim Murray, Tommy Lee & Calvin Broadus ©1999 EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. & MR. ONSUM OTHASHITZ INC. METHODS OF MAYHEM MUSIC & MY OWN CHIT MUSIC All Rights For MR. ONSUM OTHASHITZ INC., & METHODS OF MAYHEM MUSIC Controlled and Administered by EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (ASCAP) All Rights For MY OWN CHIT MUSIC Controlled and Administered by EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI) All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used by Permission
Voice
- Slash/Customer: Alan.J
- Iceman/Customer: Dave Fromm
- Cinnamon/Customer: Mibu Minami
- Hot-D/Customer: Marvin Dangerfield
- Axel/System: Bryan Burton-Lewis
- B.D.Joe: Darrell Harris
- Gena/Customer: Marie Cochrane
- Gus: Chris Peppler
- Customer: Lisle Wilkerson
- Customer: Tony Cloud
Public relations: Taku Sasahara
Assistant Director: Makiko Funai
Producer & Director: Kenji Kanno
Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
Special Thanks To: Burger King Brands,Inc., Fao Schwarz, Gap Inc., Hard Rock Cafe International,Inc., HMV, Wave Master, Fumitaka Shibata, Chris Peppler's Office, Yoichiro Maekawa, Isao Corporation, Fumiyasu Aikawa, Shinobu Shindo, John Golden, Stacey Kerr, Jason Kuo, Mark Fisher, Peter O'Brien, Matt O'Driscoll, Nobutaka Arii, Kazumi Okano, &, of course, you
Created by: Hitmaker
Presented by: Sega

Original Game ©Sega

©Hitmaker/Sega,2001

Source: In-game credits (JP)

Magazine articles

Main article: Crazy Taxi 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US print advert

BR print advert

PDF

Print advert in Famitsu DC (JP)No results # ()

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Consoles + (FR)	90	№114, p116-118^[1]
Dreamcast Magazine (readers) (JP)	89	№2002-18, p33^[2]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK)	92	№30, p18-21^[3]
Dorimaga (JP)	87	№2001-02, p37Media:Dorimaga_JP_20010608_2001-02.pdf^[4]
Edge (UK)	80	№99, p92
Weekly Famitsu (JP)	88	№651, p33
Game Informer (US)	90

	88
Based on 7 reviews

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, EU
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, EU (White)

Disc

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Disc Manual

Dreamcast, JP (Dorikore)
Cover

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References