It feels like the most phoned in port of an arcade game ever made. The core gameplay is fine, but it’s just a strong skeleton with zero meat on it. The main menu is bland, there’s hardly any music outside of gameplay, there’s no story or narrative (not that it needs one but it added tons of life to NiGHTS, Jet Set Radio, and Monkey Ball), and the game modes are strongly lacking. I really don’t see why this game is so fondly remembered.
Super Monkey Ball 1 is also a port of an arcade game and it has dozens of times more soul, content, and replayability than Crazy Taxi has.
Maybe the remake will breathe some new life into the series. I’m looking forward to what they do with it.
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