Having framerate issues in Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars? Watch these "unofficial" gameplay videos |
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I just picked this up from my local EB. I'm sorry to say that there are serious frame rate issues, the image looks stretched out on the PSP's widescreen, and it takes about one minute to load each level.
Another thing I don't like is that for the custom soundtrack you have to convert your MP3's to that weird format that they used in GTA: Liberty City stories for their custom soundtrack.
Needless to say, many Sega fans waiting for their own copy of the title felt disappointed by the news that Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars wasn't as good as they had hoped. Things seemed dire, until some other posters (with copies of the game themselves) said that the game ran fine, with quick loading times and a decent frame rate.
Poster snakeboy (thanks for the tip!) also made two actual gameplay videos, in order to disprove zeo_max's statement, and you can check them out from the video embeds below.
This serves as an important lesson - while it may be great to find out how a certain game is like from those who have already played it before purchasing a copy yourself, sometimes there's no real way to tell unless you do play it on your own.
Via GameSpot forums
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There are no frame rate issues with this game, it plays just fine.
Perhaps because of the cult following this game has on the DC, the haters just want to shoot it down before even giving it a chance.
Check out the vids! Gameplay is awesome and you can easily add the original soundtrack to the game by placing the mp3's from the DC version on your mem stick and choose "Custom Soundtrack".
Time to make come crrrrrazy money! :)
no more of the offspring thanks.
"Another thing I don't like is that for the custom soundtrack you have to convert your MP3's to that weird format that they used in GTA: Liberty City stories for their custom soundtrack."
I just dropped some mp3s into my MUSIC folder and bingo bango. DONE
Hmm thats odd. as with the ISO of the USA game, running under custom firmware 3.40 OE-A and settings at 222MHZ mode, the game runs FLAWLESSLY with no stretching nor framerate issues. AND, i dunno what the hell your talking baout with CONVERTING music...all 50+ of my .mp3 files work in the custom music option. and the other thing, loading each level takes about 3-6 seconds lol. now naturally, running the game off your memory stick is faster...but come on....none of this news post adds up. as besides SPEED of the game, there is no difference from me running a USA iso from this guy running UMD.
There are no framerate issues, no stretching (but I did notice anti aliasing) and no converting files. It plays MP3s straight out of my MP3 directory.
Ditto what Sketch said -- running ISO on 3.40 OE-A, 222, seems to run fine, pretty smooth, though they seem to have changed the voices of the cab-riders, alas. At one time I did seem to outrun the display, resulting in a half-second of black texture on the road, but otherwise, it's good so far.
When i started playing this, I realize that there's a problem with the control option B. When I shift from R to D and gas with the X button, the x button actually shifts down back to R, just like control option A.
Anyone experiencing this problem?
Is there any specific folder you have to copy the MP3' to?
I copied mp3's to the music folder but custom music says inactive?
The game plays smooth, it might be lightly slower than the DC, but it plays great. I have been a long time fan of the DC version of this game, and now I can play it anytime anywhere! Now bring on Hydro Thunder!
If you read the thread further, the idiot who posted the original slam of the game admitted that he made it all up because "sega was taking too long" and he was "bored."
Fricking idiot.
The game runs just fine, although the control scheme is a bit crap... they don't let you assign your own controller buttons, only offering 2 different pre-set schemes.
the offspring is the best music to play crazy taxi with :)
Who cares about the frame rates (which seem to be flawless anyhow)? I played this game and it was freaking horrible. The graphics are poor and the game play is sloppy and mediocre at best. This is a sad port of what I remember as being a really fun game (albeit for short periods of time).
PS. Don't bite my head off, fanboys, I'm only expressing my opinion.
Not a fanboy, but this isn't a "sad port"... this is Spar... I mean, this IS Crazy Taxi. Maybe you just have rosy memories from the past, because this is how the game has always been. The graphics are the same, the missions are the same, and gameplay is the same.
...to post such blatant lies? This is why PSP owners can't have nice things.
Put the songs in X:\MUSIC. not X:\psp\music
plays great and looks great f u haters
Well just so you all know, remember PowerStone Collection on PSP? well this is Crazy Taxi Collection. sure, it has a FEW new additions, but you get to choose to play either Crazy Taxi 1 or 2. which are the exact same as the Dreamcast versions, only with a few changes and additions/removals. but its the same damn game. which is GOOD if you liked the DC versions.
Appreciate it, that worked great!
I loved playing the game on PC, and so i do on my PSP - it's great to see a 1:1 port. But there are indeed slowdowns, on 3.40OE-A with 333mhz...strange, isn't it? Now i have 3.52M33, and i yet have to try it with that new firmware, let's see. May be the problem is just my european PSP, but i don't think so.
3.52M33 changes nothing, it still lags. Anyway, it's a great game, hehe.
Yes. I want to ride a crazy taxi.