At the end of 2023, SEGA made official its desire to bring back old licenses to the forefront. In a nostalgic video, we learned of the start of work on the reboot of Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe and even Streets of Rage. Everything has remained vague until now, but for a few hours now, the outlines around the revival of Crazy Taxi have been taking shape. In a long video of more than 7 minutes, the project managers revealed the approach they had for this new Crazy Taxi, based on what is being done today in video games. Rumors at the beginning of the year had mentioned a game focused on online multiplayer, and these have now been verified.
The team members who appear in the video speak of a “ massively multiplayer open world » which aims to be larger in terms of surface area, but above all a more realistic city. Despite everything, the atmosphere will still be as fun and uninhibited, even if we feel that Forza Horizon, The Crew and other Test Drive Unlimited have undoubtedly shaped the approach of this new Crazy Taxi. It’s been more than 20 years since the license was put in the closet and it’s true that video games have changed. In any case, given that SEGA is still hiring developers, we’ll have to be patient before seeing the title arrive.