Crazy Taxi for XBLA?

[DJ_Izumi]

http://www.xboxic.com/news/5945

A port of Crazy Taxi has been supposively leaked from PartnerNet.  I'm a bit doubtful as the screenshot seems to lack FSAA though at the same time it's 16:9 and the 3D elements arn't stretched and Crazy Taxi for PC didn't support 16:9 at all.  I'd say I'm 'cautiously optomistic'.  Previously a Dreamcast emulated version of CT was on PartnerNet but it was later marked as cancled.  Being emulated it ran at 4:3 but this seems to be a native port to 360.  As an arcade driving game fan I'm certianly hopeful this turns true and it'd give me more use for my Xbox 360 wireless racing wheel.  If there is a true PNet leak of this we'll certianly see a great deal more information soon.

Edit: I thought I'd toss in an update here. Today Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure turned up on the Korean game ratings boards with the submission made by Microsoft. So it seems MS is getting both games rated for a release somewhere. This seems to largely confirm the rumors of CT and SA making it to Xbox 360.
http://www.destructoid.com/korea-s-r...e-175245.phtml

[solidteezme]

This would be awesome, Especially with an online mode or somthing.

Got played to death when i had it on PS2, Was still never as good as the dreamcast or arcade version though, Saddly i missed out on the dreamcast. I only knew a couple of people who had them.

I really like the stand-up cab for this aswell, Wasted alot of £££ into that one.

Solid,

[crashwg]

It's never too late to go buy yourself a Dreamcast! 

[DJ_Izumi]

I'd prefer Crazy Taxi on Xbox Live Arcade myself.  HDTV support, sidescreen, leaderboards to compete agianst your friends, and of course the 360 has a nice and readily available racing wheel with force feedback while the Dreamcast didn't and it's wheels are rare and obscure.

[DJ_Izumi]

I thought I'd toss in an update here. Today Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure turned up on the Korean game ratings boards with the submission made by Microsoft. So it seems MS is getting both games rated for a release somewhere. This seems to largely confirm the rumors of CT and SA making it to Xbox 360.
http://www.destructoid.com/korea-s-r...e-175245.phtml

[skim36]

They've been confirmed for the PSN this fall I think.  Complete with trophies etc. 

[AtomSmasher]

Got to play Crazy Taxi today at E3 on a 360 controller, so I think it's confirmed that it's coming out.

Also, playing Pac-Man Battle Royal on a 4-player cocktail machine was pretty awesome.

[shateredsoul]

I'm too entertained now with space invaders extreme... beside, I remember getting bored with crazy taxi on the DC after a few hours.  It's fun at first, i'm much more excited about hydro thunder.

[DJ_Izumi]

Got to play Crazy Taxi today at E3 on a 360 controller, so I think it's confirmed that it's coming out.

Yeah, Sega formally announced it a few days ago.  SA and CT for XBLA and PSN.  Though I'm wondering, all the screen shots of Crazy Taxi show it to be a port, 16:9 instead of emulated 4:3 like Sonic Adventure.  But all those screen shots also had the game without antialising for some reason.  Did the show floor demo also lack AA?

[jimmy2x2x]

Does crazy Taxi have the original soundtrack?

[Jawn]

Does crazy Taxi have the original soundtrack?

I hope so. Gotta love BR and The Offspring <3

[DJ_Izumi]

Does crazy Taxi have the original soundtrack?

The later PC and PSP ports of Crazy Taxi not have the soundtrack which was on DC, PS2 and GC, I would be very suprised if the Xbox 360 port had that sound track.

[Ginsu Victim]

No Offspring?!? Why even play?

[jimmy2x2x]

They might allow you to use custom soundtracks, that would be one way to get around any licensing issues

[DJ_Izumi]

I can't say for PS3, but on 360 you can always play your own music.  Requirement of all games.