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Written by: SiniSter

Now that Sega has released this game as a Sega All-star title, and it
only cost 20 bucks, why miss getting this game? Well, if you are wondering
it's worth the money, well, then just read my review to find out!

Graphics: This game was an arcade port, and the graphics are very
good and have a lot of detail. Whether it's all the traffic crowding the
road, to people dodging you, it's all there and the graphics really do
a good job in this game. I mean from KFC to the Adidas store, everything
is detailed to the point!

Sound: There is a lot of sound in this game whether it's the horn
of a honking truck, to a person yelling at you, "Learn to drive!", it's
all good and makes the game a better experience. The voices are really
cheesy, but what do you expect from Sega arcade game voices? Then the
music rocks hard with tunes from Bad Religion and one of my favorite bands,The
Offspring, but they play the same songs over and over and over and over
again!

Gameplay: The gameplay and control are very fun and easy. The
left trigger is break and the right is accelerate. The Red button is reverse
and Blue is go. You can use the analog stick or the d-pad. (I like the
d-pad better myself, but others will like the analog stick.) The gameplay
goes something like this: There are three different men and one women
to choose from, each have different designed taxi's and each work for
a different company. Your job is to pick up people and take them to their
destination, and there is a lot of them. From KFC, to the mall, to the
baseball stadium, it's all in here. Each passenger has a different color
halo above them. Green is the longest, while yellow is medium and red
is short, and each have different times depending on which color customer
you pick up. After you pick up a customer, you most get to the point that
they want to be at fast to get more money and seconds added to your overall
time. An arrow helps you point out were the place they wanna go is, and
when you get there it rates you on how long it took you, and the ratings
are speedy, fast, and slow. The better you get, the more time you get
added, and more money you get. There is an arcade mode, original mode,
and the crazy box. The Arcade mode is the arcade version [duh], the original
mode is a new place to race and get people, and the crazy box is like
a section full of objectives that you gotta complete. Then on the arcade
and original mode there is different lengths of time you can play: 5min,10min,
and arcade time. The gameplay is what makes this game.

Replay: The Replay value is very good cause I play it at least
once a day, and my friend Matt plays the game like hell every time he
comes over and plays it for looong periods of time. This game is addictive
so watch out!

The Other stuff: This game is addictive, and will take time out
of your life. Well not as much as Shenmue and JGR will, but it will take
out a good bit. Then during the game when there is a lot of traffic and/or
people on the screen, there is a lot of slowdown which can make you think
wtf? It doesn't ruin a fun huge jump cause it seems weird. Otherwise,
this game is all good.

Overall: This is one heck of a game, and not getting it at 20
bucks you are missing one hell of a game and a good deal. So do yourself
a favor and buy it! SEGA!!!

Gameplay: 5.0
Graphics: 5.0
Sound: 4.0
Value: ---
Replay: 5.0

Final Score: 4.5   (out of 5)