Sega is reviving Crazy Taxi in an effort to bring back classic IPs

After months of speculation, it looks like Sega is officially reviving the classic Crazy Taxi franchise. The Crazy Taxi X account just dropped a short teaser hinting that the game may be coming back. Just to put it into context, the Crazy Taxi Twitter account had been dormant for nearly seven years, with its last tweet being in 2019.

The teaser itself is quite short and does not provide much detail. We see a taxi sign lighting up against a dark background, which signifies the series coming back to life. The art style is quite different from what we have come to expect from Crazy Taxi, but that might just be a completely separate video unrelated to the game's design.

The new Crazy Taxi was teased at The Game Awards 2023, and we haven't heard much about the game since. However, it looks like the game is nearing completion, given that Sega is confident enough to drop a teaser. Considering the fact that we are close to State of Play and Summer Game Fest, it wouldn't be out of the question to see Crazy Taxi being revealed at one of those events.

It looks like the revival of Crazy Taxi is part of a larger project in which Sega is rebooting some of its classic IPs. Sega recently confirmed to its investors that it will be moving ahead with reboots of legacy franchises such as Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, and Streets of Rage. Previous leaks have also suggested that Crazy Taxi might be a live service title with up to 100 players in a "battle royale" type mode.

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The original Crazy Taxi was a fan favorite, and gamers still miss the unhinged fun and thrilling gameplay that were core to the series. Released in arcades in 1999, it was later ported over to the Dreamcast, GameCube, and PlayStation 2. Sega also released Crazy Taxi 2 and Crazy Taxi 3, so it is not yet known whether the new game will be Crazy Taxi 4 or simply a rebooted "Crazy Taxi."

In any case, we can't wait for Sega to reveal more details about this remake. Some leakers even suggest that the new Crazy Taxi will use Unreal Engine 5, but Sega has not made an official comment on the game's engine.