Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller

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Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
System(s): Sega Chihiro, Xbox, PC
Publisher: Sega,
Windows PC
Empire Interactive
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Chihiro)
JP
¥? ?
Arcade (Chihiro)
US
$? ?
Arcade (Chihiro)
UK
£? ?

















Windows PC
JP
¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140) HCJ-0353
Windows PC
EU
EI-1705
Windows PC
UK
(Xplosiv)
Windows PC
RU
Windows PC
KR
Xbox
JP
¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140) L48-00001
Xbox
JP
(Platinum)
¥2,800 (2,940)2,800 (2,940) Y61-00001
Xbox
US
$49.9549.95[1] 64002
Xbox
EU
Xbox
IT
Xbox
AU
CERO
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Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (クレイジータクシー 3 ハイローラー), known simply as Crazy Taxi: High Roller in the arcades due to Crazy Taxi 2 being a Dreamcast exclusive, is a Sega Chihiro arcade game released in 2003. It has since been ported to the Xbox and Windows PCs.

The game was originally announced as Crazy Taxi Next, and was meant to have online multiplayer and an in-game day/night cycle. These elements were then dropped project was re-worked into Crazy Taxi 3.

Gameplay

Crazy Taxi 3 is similar to its predecessors, so much so that some levels are identical (though have received a slight graphical update). The main part of the game takes place in "Glitter Oasis", modelled loosely on Las Vegas, and contains four new drivers not seen in previous installments.

Magazine articles

Main article: Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller/Magazine articles.

Production credits

PC version

Staff
  • chief graphic designer: Takeo Iwase
  • graphic designers: Kyoshi Ieizumi, Hiroyuki Izuno, Seiichi Yamagata, Satoru Okano, Sachio Hatayama, Shinsuke Miyamura, Taku Sato, Harumi Azuma, Mizuki Totori, Takaomi Hirono, Yoshitane Sakamoto, Rie Sakurai, Wataru Sakomura
  • chief programmer: Masaaki Ito
  • programmers: Toshikazu Goi, Yoshio Hirasawa, Takashi Yamada, Takahiro Naka
  • technical supervisor: Yoshihiro Sonoda
  • technical support: Masaki Miyashita, Yoshimasa Hayashida
  • sound supervisor: Takeshi Isozaki
  • music
    • "CyberChrist"
      • Performed by Pivit
      • Written by Chris Lewis, Chris Moore, Micah Alboa, Adam Rapps and James Bannister
      • From the album "Thanks for Coming Back"
      • Courtesy of Pivit
      • By arrangement with Media Creature Music
      • www.pivit.com
    • "Drive All Night"
      • Performed by The Kings of Nuthinn
      • Written by Zack Brines
      • From the album "Fight Songs"
      • Courtesy of Disaster Records
      • By exclusive arrangement with Media Creature Music
      • www.disasterrecords.com
    • "Face Off"
      • Performed by The Briggs
      • Written by Jason LaRocca and Joey LaRocca
      • From the album "Numbers"
      • Courtesy of Disaster Records
      • By exclusive arrangement with Media Creature Music
      • www.disasterrecords.com
    • "Fingercuffs"
      • Performed by Pivit
      • Written by Chris Lewis, Chris Moore, Micah Alboa, Adam Rapps and James Bannister
      • From the album "Thanks for Coming Back"
      • Courtesy of Pivit
      • By arrangement with Media Creature Music
    • "Jungle Man Robot Girl"
      • Performed by 13 Cats
      • Written by Danny B. Harvey, Tim Worman and Slim Jim Phantom
      • From the album "13 Tracks"
      • Courtesy of Cleopatra Records
      • By arrangement with Media Creature Music
    • "Keeps you Running"
      • Performed by Psychotic Youth
      • Written by Jorgen Westman
      • From the album "Stereoids"
      • Courtesy of Bomp Records
      • By exclusive arrangement with Media Creature Music
      • www.bomp.com
    • "La Chupacabra"
      • Performed by The Kings of Nuthinn
      • Written by Justin Chubbard (The Kings of Nuthinn)
      • From the album "Fight Songs"
      • Courtesy of Disaster Records
      • By exclusive arrangement with Media Creature Music
    • "Let it Roll"
      • Performed by Total Chaos
      • Written by Robert Clawson and Shawn Bodden
      • From the album "In God We Kill"
      • Courtesy of Cleopatra Records
      • By arrangement with Media Creature Music
    • "Middle Children"
      • Performed by Pivit
      • Written by Chris Lewis, Chris Moore, Micah Alboa, Adam Rapps and James Bannister
      • Courtesy of Pivit
      • By arrangement with Media Creature Music
    • "Ordinary" [Instrumental]
      • Performed by Dunamus
      • Written and produced by Nathanael Lew
      • Courtesy of Media Creature Music
      • www.dunamusrock.com
    • "Pity"
      • Performed by SX‑10
      • Written by Senen Reyes, Jeremy Fleener, Andy Zambrano and Sean McCormick
      • Courtesy of Latin Thug Records
      • By arrangement with Media Creature Music
      • www.sx10.com / www.srh.com
    • "Redo"
      • Performed by Pivit
      • Written by Chris Lewis, Chris Moore, Micah Alboa, Adam Rapps and James Bannister
      • From the album "Thanks for Coming Back"
      • Courtesy of Pivit
      • By arrangement with Media Creature Music
    • "What You Gonna Do"
      • Performed by Total Chaos
      • Written by Robert Clawson and Shawn Bodden
      • From the album "In God We Kill"
      • Courtesy of Cleopatra Records
      • By arrangement with Media Creature Music
    • "Where Do We Go?"
      • Performed by The Kings of Nuthinn
      • Written by Justin Chubbard (The Kings of Nuthinn)
      • From the album "Fight Songs"
      • Courtesy of Disaster Records
      • By exclusive arrangement with Media Creature Music
  • voice
    • Angel: Kevin Miller
    • Bixbite: David Nowlin
    • Mrs. Venus: Marci Henderson
    • Zax: Kevin Blackton
    • 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: Casey Robertson
    • customer: Justin Worsham
    • customer: Gianna Guista
    • customer: Rashida C
    • customer: Lisle Wilkerson
    • customer: Tony Cloud
  • public relations: Taku Sasahara, Nobutaka Arii
  • director: Satoshi Horie
  • producer: Kenji Kanno
  • executive producer: Hisao Oguchi
  • special thanks to: Burger King Brands Inc., FAO Schwarz, Gap Inc., Hard Rock Cafe International Inc., Kentucky Fried Chicken, Levi Strauss & Co., Pizza Hut, Tower Records (MTS Inc.)
  • created by: Hitmaker
  • Original Game ©Sega
  • ©Hitmaker/Sega, 2002
PC version
Strangelite
  • Lead Programmer: Andy Morton
  • Programming: Doug Binks, Chris Whitworth, Mike Brown
  • Art: Richard Jones, Andrew McCann
  • Head of Studio: Mike Brown
Empire Interactive
  • Producer: Danny Rawles
  • QA Manager: David Cleaveley
  • Assistant QA Manager: Steve Fraser
  • Lead Tester: Phil Octave
  • Testers: Chris Matlub, Darren T. Bennett, Gareth West, Mark Jones, Olivier Banal, Ryan Kalis, Vernon Richards
  • Marketing: Chris East
  • Product Manager: Adrian Arnese
  • Production: A J Bond
  • Packaging: Artwork & Design: Jayshree Mistry, Tom Hodge, Paul King
  • Special Thanks: Joe Okabe - Sega of Japan
  • presented by: Sega


Digital manuals

Promotional material

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Xbox print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #2002-10: "10/2002" (2002-09-04)
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Photo gallery

Artwork

Physical scans

Chihiro version

Chihiro, US
Chihiro, EU

Xbox version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
86 №128, p118/119
Xbox
86
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Click!Konsole (PL)
50
[2]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
86
[3]
Digitiser (UK)
40
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[5]
GMR (US) NTSC-U
80
[6]
Hyper (AU) PAL
62
[7]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
85
[8]
Official Xbox Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[9]
Xbox
70
Based on
8 reviews

Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller

Xbox, US
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Cover
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Disc
Xbox, JP
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Cover
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Disc
Xbox, JP (Platinum)
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Cover
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Disc
Xbox, UK
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Cover
Xbox, FR/NL
CrazyTaxi3 Xbox FR Box.jpg
Cover
Xbox, DE
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Cover
Xbox, ES

Xbox, IT
CrazyTaxi3 Xbox IT Box.jpg
Cover

PC version

PC, JP
CrazyTaxi3 PC JP Box.jpg
Cover
PC, UK
CrazyTaxi3 PC UK Box.jpg
Cover
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Disc
CrazyTaxi3 PC UK Manual.pdf
Manual
PC, UK (Xplosiv)
CrazyTaxi3 PC UK Box Xplosiv.jpg
Cover
PC, FR

PC, FR (Xplay)
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Cover
PC, DE
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Cover
PC, DE (Xplosiv)
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Cover
PC, DE (Screen Fun)

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Disc
PC, ES
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Cover
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Disc
PC, ES (FX)
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Cover
PC, IT (FX)
CrazyTaxi3 PC IT Box FX.jpg
Cover
PC, RU
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Cover
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Disc
PC, RU (Alt)
CT3 PC RU Box Alt Back.jpgCT3 PC RU Box Alt Front.jpg
Cover
PC, KR

PC, KR (DVD)
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Cover

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Xbox, PC

References



Games in the Crazy Taxi Series
Arcade
Crazy Taxi (1999) | Crazy Taxi: High Roller (2003)
Sega Dreamcast
Crazy Taxi (2000) | Crazy Taxi 2 (2001)
Sony PlayStation 2
Nintendo GameCube
Crazy Taxi (2001)
Xbox
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (2002)
Windows PC
Crazy Taxi (2002) | Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (2004)
Game Boy Advance
Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride (2003)
Sony PlayStation Portable
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (2007)
PlayStation 3 PlayStation Network
Xbox Live Arcade
Crazy Taxi (2010)
iOS
Crazy Taxi (2012) | Crazy Taxi: City Rush (2014) | Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire (2017)
Google Android OS
Crazy Taxi (2013) | Crazy Taxi: City Rush (2014) | Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire (2017)
Sampler Discs
Xbox
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller Taikenban (2002)
Crazy Taxi related media
Book
Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Crazy Taxi (2000) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Crazy Taxi 2 (2001) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Crazy Taxi for PlayStation 2 (2001) | Crazy Taxi 2 Driver's Manual (2001) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (2002) | Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller Perfect Guide (2002)
Film
Crazy Taxi (?)