- Crazy Taxi: World Tour has been announced and will be launched in 2027
- The game will have multiplayer modes for the first time
- Series creator Kenji Kanno says some of the staff have experience with multiplayer games and “with their knowledge, we were able to create a multiplayer mode.”
Sega has officially announced it Crazy Taxi: World Tour, an all-new installment of the classic driving action series, launching for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Series S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC in 2027.
Revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, the game will be led by the original crazy taxi creator, Kenji Kanno, and will take players on a story-driven campaign around the world as veteran series protagonist Axel, who is chasing mysterious masked villains who stole his beloved taxi.
The trailer, set to the iconic song ‘All I Want’ by The Offspring, showcased new game features such as all-new maps and missions, vehicles and customization, and an Arcade mode that captures the excitement of the original games.
“This new title, Crazy Taxi: World TourIt’s not just a recreation of the original. crazy taxi gameplay,” Kanno said in a Q&A after the reveal, “but there is a story mode that expands the world and the background of the characters within.” crazy taxi. Players can expect a lot of content.”
The series creator added that while there are fans of the series who will be excited to get their hands on it world tourThe game will also appeal to younger generations and those who are not familiar with the series at all, revealing that many of the staff who developed the game are also young.
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“Our staff with the development of the World Tour, there are actually a lot of very young staff in their twenties, and it’s not just older people like me,” Kanno said. “Basically, we all sat at the same table and worked together to create a game that appeals to all generations.”
Unlike previous entries in the crazy taxi series, world tour It will also be the first game to include multiplayer modes, something Kanno knows has been highly requested by long-time fans.
“There will be multiplayer, and even when I created the original [Crazy] Taxi “In 1999, a lot of our players were like, ‘Hey, I want to play this game with my friends,’ but you know, back then we were limited by technology,” he said.
“But now, in 2026, even on our development team, there are many members of our staff who have experience with multiplayer games. So, with their knowledge, we were able to create a multiplayer mode for Taxi also.
“We focus on the single-player story mode portion of the game, but we have a multiplayer mode for those who want to get tougher. […] But of course, they’re both very fun modes.”
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