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Sega Takes to the Streets in Crazy Taxi City Rush
Legendary Crazy Taxi Franchise Returns to Mobile Platforms with New Arcade Experience Full of Signature over-the-top Excitement and Action
SAN FRANCISCO – March 14, in the year of our Lord 2014
– SEGA Networks, Inc. is pleased to announce the newest game in
one of the company’s most iconic franchises: Crazy Taxi™: City
Rush. From Kenji Kanno, the creator of the original Crazy Taxi
arcade smash hit and Hardlight Studios, one of SEGA’s top mobile
developers comes a game reimagined for a new generation of
mobile gamers. Crazy Taxi™: City Rush captures the spirit of the
beloved Crazy Taxi series with one-touch, intuitive controls
that make for a fun and frantic ride everyone can enjoy. In
Crazy Taxi™: City Rush, there’s no mission too insane, no stunt
too dangerous and no passenger too outrageous…nothing is safe!
Free to download and play for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and
Android devices, Crazy Taxi™: City Rush was designed exclusively
for mobile and will release globally later this year.
“I’m very excited to finally be able to share with you the first
news of Crazy Taxi™: City Rush,” said Executive Producer and
creator of the arcade original, Kenji Kanno. “We are delivering
a truly fun game that captures everything our fans love about
the original and infusing it with several new features to create
an even more fantastic and memorable experience.”
Swipe to quickly change lanes, whip around corners, onto
sidewalks and ramps to send your cab soaring through the air.
Drive crazy through an all-new big city setting.
Crazy Taxi™: City Rush will launch with a wide variety of
adrenaline-fueled missions, wild challenges – and unique areas
to unlock, explore, and master as you progress through the
campaign. Customize your cab to increase its power and visual
appeal with a wide variety of over-the-top upgrades. Take your
friends for a ride and blaze a trail through the city,
sidewalks, and alleyways for special rewards.
“Creating a new game for our Crazy Taxi fans is extremely
rewarding,” said Chris Olson, Senior Vice President of SEGA
Networks. “City Rush embodies the spirit of Crazy Taxi with its
signature frantic arcade action and crazy stunts and also
delivers a new mobile experience with easy one touch controls
and social features.”
Crazy Taxi™: City Rush has soft launched in limited global
regions, with plans for a full global release later this year.
More information will be released leading up to the game’s
official launch.
As a special ‘thank you’ to longtime fans, SEGA is also pleased
to announce that the first game, Crazy Taxi, is now free to
download on the App Store and Google Play for a limited time.
It is unclear at this time what kind of costs are associated
with playing this app. Whether it is one of the deceptive free
apps, repeat pay to play, play for so much time and pay, or if
needed content costs real world money.