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C A Z Y T A X I 2 F A Q
For Sega Dreamcast
Version 2.00
By Adam3k3
adam3k3@hotmail.com
Crazy Taxi is a registered trademark or trademark of Sega
Enterprises,Ltd. Sega and Dreamcast are registered trademarks
or trademarks of Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
FAQ Copyright 2002-2004 Adam Copper
The latest version of this FAQ can always be found at GameFAQs:
http://www.gamefaqs.com
Last Revision April 19, 2005
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Table of Contents
1.Introduction
2.Version History
3.Game Basics
3-1.New Things
3-2.Options
3-3.Controls
3-4.Cabbies
4.Playing Basics
4-1.Customers
4-2.Picking-up
4-3.Driving
4-4.Droping
4-5.Licenes
4-6.Crazy Maneuvers
5.Game Modes
5-1.Around Apple
5-2.Small Apple
5-3.Replay
5-4.Internet
6.Crazy Pyramid Guide
7.Tips/Strategies
8.Secrets/Cheats
9.FAQs
10.Legal Disclaimer
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1.Introduction
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Hi, and welcome to my Crazy Taxi 2 FAQ. This game is awesome, all the craziness
is back with alot of new cool features. Put it this way, Crazy taxi 1 with new
citys, cabbies, and more.
In Crazy Taxi you'r a Cabbie who must end his day with cash, easy you think?
Think again. You must know every thing about this game to get to the top, and
this FAQ wont let you down (hope so). I've been playing Crazy Taxi for a long
time now so I made sure that what I have put in this FAQ make sense.
If any thing is wrong or you may want to add something, just e-mail me and I
will put it in the FAQ and credit you if you'r information is correct.
adam3k3@hotmail.com
2.Version History
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Version 2.00 <8/11/2004>
Reformat the FAQ, removed GameShark codes,
and made Corrections.
Version 1.00 <Unknown>
Add Game Info, Licenses, Time Bonuses, and GameShark codes.
Version 0.50 <4/8/2002>
The first version, done half of the FAQ.
3.Game Basics
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In this section you will fined basic information on the game
like New Things, Option, Controls....
3-1.New Things
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Jumping:
One of the cool new features is jumping, you can now jump at any
time adding Bonuse tips from the customers geting more cash!
To jump simply press the Y button (original controller sittings).
Jumping tips:
+Try jumping alot when driving a customer, this way you will get
alot of tips especially when driving more than one customer.
+Always jump from high places to low roads, you will get more tips.
+Jump the buildings and shops for shortcuts.
-Never jump under low roof , you will only lose speed and may
crash into other cars.
-Dont jump if you'r on low speed, you will not get anything.
-Jump on time, don't jump too soon or too late specially
when jumping to buildings, shops, or high places.
Multi-Customers:
Another cool new feature is that you can now pickup more than one
Customer. You will see 2 to 4 customers standing in one fare.
You must get every one of them to where he want's to go or you will
not get anything, but dont wory most of them are near etch other.
Note: You cant pickup multi customers from different fares.
3-2.Options
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Audio:
Set the sound output to either MONO or STEREO.
Music Volume:
Set the volume for the game music.
SE Volume:
Set the volume for the game's sound effects.
Controller Settings:
Press A to display the controller settings screen and then select a controller
setting type for the Dreamcast Controller or the Rally Wheel.
Vibration:
Set to "ON" when using a Jump Pack while playing.
This setting is only activated when a Jump Pack is inserted into Expansion
Socket 2 of the Dreamcast Controller.
Note: You need 20 blocks space on you'r VMU if you want to save.
3-3.Controls
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There are tow type of controls sitings:
Type 1:
_______________________
/ \
Braking....L / Dreamcast \ R....Accelerating
___/ \___
/ --------- \
/ OO | | (Y).....\....Jump
Steering.... /..OOOO | | \
/ OO --------- (X) (B)....\....Drive Gear
| H . |
| HHH . (A)........|....Reverse Gear
Steering....\.......H . /
\ _______ /\ _______ /
\ / \ /__\ / . \ /
\ / \____.___/ . \ /
\ / . . \ /
\/ Puse . \/
Destination
Type 2:
_______________________
/ \
Reverse Gear....L / Dreamcast \ R....Drive Gear
___/ \___
/ --------- \
/ OO | | (Y).....\....Jump
Steering.... /..OOOO | | \
/ OO --------- (X) (B)....\....Braking
| H . |
| HHH . (A)........|....Accelerating
Steering....\.......H . /
\ _______ /\ _______ /
\ / \ /__\ / . \ /
\ / \____.___/ . \ /
\ / . . \ /
\/ Puse . \/
Destination
Note: You may also use the RALLY WHEEL.
_____________
/ RALLY WHEEL \
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|Steering................Steering Wheel|
|Accelerating............R Trigger |
|Braking.................L Trigger |
|Drive Gear..............+ Button |
|Reverse Gear............- Button |
|Destination.............B Button |
|Jump....................Y Button |
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3-4.Cabbies
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SLASH:
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 152.3
ICEMAN:
Age: 28
Sex: Male
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 183.2
CINNAMON:
Age: 18
Sex: Female
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 114.8
HOT-D:
Age: 78
Sex: Male
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 106.o
AXEL:
Age: 21
Sex: Male
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 158
License
Plate #: 1NOM155 = "I no miss"
Meaning: "I don't make mistakes"
GENA:
Age: 23
Sex: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: ???
License
Plate #: 5EXY515 = "Sexy Sis"
Meaning: You know what it means!
B.D. JOE:
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165
License
Plate #: 2HOP260 = "To hop to go"
Meaning: "Always ready to get crazy"
GUS:
Age: 42
Sex: Male
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 187
License
Plate #: ONLY777 = "Only 777"
Meaning:"Only aim for the big jackpot"
4.Playing Basics
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Here you will fined information about haw the game plays.
4-1.Customers
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You'r mission is to get as much cash as you can, the only way to get
cash is by picking and driving the customers to where they want under
the time limit. Get the customer to his destination and you will get
cash. Fail to get him to his destination and you will get nothing.
The sooner you get you'r customers to there destination the beter.
There are many type of customers, here are all the types:
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| -COLOR- CUSTOMERs -CIRCLE- -DESTINATION- -DROP ZONE- |
|--------|----------|--------------|-----------------------|---------------|
|Green 1 Biggest one Farthest destination Biggest Zone |
|GreenYellow 1 Bigger one Vary far destination +Bigeer Zone |
|Yellow 1 Big one More far destination Vary Big Zone|
|Orange 1 Medium one Farther destination Bigeer Zone |
|Red 1 Small one Vary close destination Small Zone |
|Drak Blue 2 // // // |
|Black-Blue 3 // // // |
|Light Blue 4 // // // |
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4-2.Picking-up
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Customers are everywhere, you will see the fare icon. They will be standing
in a circle, stop in it and the customer will jump in and a timer will show.
Here are some tips:
+When stoping to pick a customer try facing where he want to go.
+Know who to pick, when you'r short on time pick the far destination
customer, otherwise mix.
-Dont stop to far from the customer, this will lose you some time,
as the customer is runing to your cab.
-Dont try to hit you'r customer, this will make him run away and will
lose you time as the customer is runing back to your cab.
4-3.Driving
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After you pickup the customer you must drive him/her to the destination.
Some tips on driving the customer:
+Use crazy stunts <See 4-7.Crazy Stunts>, especially Crazy Through,
this way you will get more tips.
+Jump alot, this will get you more tips, especially when driving
4 customers.
There are three type of tips: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
They can get you starting from $0.25 and up to 15.00.
4-4.Droping
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Finaly it's time to drop you'r customer in his drop zone.
The fastest you get you're customer to his drop zone the better.
You will be given a rating on haw well you did you're job , here they are:
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| SPEEDY...........+5 seconds........If the time color is Green |
| NORMAL...........+2 seconds........If the time color is Yellow |
| SLOW..............No Bonus.........If the time color is Red |
| BAD...............No Bonus.........If the time color is Purple |
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Get you'r customer to his drop zone fast and get SPEEDY, you will
need it to get high rankings.
4-5.Licenes
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After the game is over, you will get a licenes depending on haw good
you were, here are the licenes you can get:
Fare License
$0.000 No License
$0.001-0.999 E Class License
$1.000-1.999 D Class License
$2.000-2.999 C Class License
$3.000-3.999 B Class License
$4.000-4.999 A Class License
$5.000-9.999 S Class License
$10.000-19.999 Awesome License
$20.000-99.999 CRAZY License
4-6.Crazy Maneuvers
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Crazy Maneuvers are the moves that will get you combos that will add more
cash. You can use them any time, but to get more cash you must use them
when you'r driving the customer. Same as the old Crazy Taxi.
1-Crazy Dash: Release accelerate, push B and the accelerate.
This move will speed you up a little, use it to get more speed.
2-Crazy Drif: Release accelerate, push A, shift back into drive and
keep holding B while accelerating and turning sharply for
a powerslide turn.
Use this to geet a fast turn, this will get you some combos.
3-Crazy Through: Drive through traffic without hiting any thing.
This is hard if your driving like crazy, but it will get you the most
combos and that will get you more cash. Use it carefully because if you
hit another car you will lose all combos and start from zero again.
4-Crazy stop: Crazy dash, then hold reverse and brake.
Vary useful for fast stop, use it all the time when stoping.
5-Limit Cut: Crazy dash, crazy drift, then crazy dash again.
A must use all the time, this will get you to the top speed.
5.Game Modes
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Here are all the modes in Crazy Taxi 2.
5-1.Around Apple
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This city is big, connected via 3 highways. It got many buildings, bridges,
shops, etc....
You can play this mode with:
WORK FOR 3 MINUTES: Play for three minutes. No Time Bonuses add.
WORK FOR 5 MINUTES: Play for five minutes. No Time Bonuses add.
WORK FOR 10 MINUTES: Play for ten minutes. No Time Bonuses add.
D R O P O F F P O I N E T S
5-2.Small Apple
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This city is smaller than Around Apple, but it has more buildings, shops and
a big park in the middle.
You can play this mode with:
WORK FOR 3 MINUTES: Play for three minutes. No Time Bonuses add.
WORK FOR 5 MINUTES: Play for five minutes. No Time Bonuses add.
WORK FOR 10 MINUTES: Play for ten minutes. No Time Bonuses add.
D R O P O F F P O I N E T S
5-3.Replay
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This is anew mode to crazy taxi. It let's you record you're driving than watch
it and save it to a vmu. Here is haw it looks:
CRAZY DRIVIN":
Start Point: Select where you want to start.
Cabbie: Select you'r cabbie.
Music: Select what music will play when you start.
REC: Start the mode.
PLAY:
Select and play you'r saved recorded dryings.
DELETE:
Select and delete any of you'r saved recorded dryings.
5-4.Internet
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You cant log-in to the site any more, sega pulled the plug.
It was a website that got some information about the game and got the
high scores.
6.Crazy Pyramid Guide
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This just like the old Crazy Box, mini-games shaped like a pyramid.
Complete a row and you will get a surprise. Here is a guide on haw to
finish them:
5-1.CRAZY JUMP 2:
GOAL: Jump 250M
TIME: 30 sec
TIPS: From the start point, start boosting and jump at the vary end.
5-2.CRAZY GOLF:
GOAL: Attack the ball and make it fly at least 100 yards.
TIME: 30 sec
TIPS: Just reverse to the edge, than boost, and right before the ball jump.
5-3.CRAZY HURDLE:
GOAL: Reach the goal within the time limit.
TIME: 40 sec
TIPS: Jump the hurdles, It's ok if you miss one or two. Boost as you land.
5-4.CRAZY 3-JUMP:
GOAL: Hop, step, and jump over 200 meters.
TIME: 100 sec
TIPS: Boost as you start, right before the line jump. Now wait until the
counter go down, but not at zero, than jump again. Now repeat the
1st step again and you'r done.
5-5.CRAZY BALLONS 2:
GOAL: Pop all the balloons within the time limit.
TIME: 90 sec
TIPS: Hit all the ballons. You have to jump to hit some.
7.Tips/Strategies
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Some useful tips that will help you be better:
+Use Crazy Moves to get Crazy Combos, that will get you more mony.
+Use Crazy Stop every time for a fast stop.
+Mix long runs with short runs, this will help you get more time.
+Remmber the shortcuts, this will help you save some time.
+When you feel that you dont have time to drop a customer dont
go to his drop-off, just go to another customer and wait till the
time of the old customer runs of so you can pick the new customer.
+Know who to pick in the right time, when dont have much time try
picking long run customers.
-Dont pick 2-4 customers alot, you may not get the time to drop them.
8.Secrets/Cheats
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Secret Cabbies:
Complete Crazy Box S-S to play as the original Cabbies from Crazy Taxi.
Crazy Pyramid Prizes:
Win all the mini-games and get a prize.
First Row........Around Apple Map
Second Row.......Small Apple Map
Third Row........Bike
Fourth Row.......Stroller
Fifth Row........Nothing
Sixth Row........Play as Original Cabbies
Third Controller:
Plug in the third controller, press the L button and
the arrow will show the exact location of the next stop.
Expert mode:
Hold start + Y at character select screen, then A.
No arrows:
Hold start at character select screen, then A.
No destination marker:
Hold Y at character select screen, then A.
9.FAQs
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Q: Can you play as the original characters?
A: Yes, beat all the mini-games in Crazy
Q: What is faster, the Bike or the Car?
A: The Bike.
Q: Who is the fastest cabbie?
A: Not sure, but I think CINNAMON.
10.Legal Disclaimer
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