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Developer(s) | Data Design Interactive |
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Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Wii |
Release | PlayStation 2 Wii |
Genre(s) | Racing |
London Taxi: Rush Hour (stylized as London Taxi: RusHour) is a Racing game developed by Data Design Interactive and published by Metro3D Europe, originally released for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows in June 2006 as a European-exclusive budget title, before being ported to the Wii and released in North America by Bold Games.
The player needs to choose a cab and driver, then pick up hitchhikers and drive them to their destinations while speeding through traffic, going on sidewalks, and driving onto ramps through mid-air. It has been classified as a clone of the classic game franchise Crazy Taxi . Also because this game has no traffic lights, stop signs, or even law enforcers, the cab drivers get to ignore the speed limit and ram and/or evade other vehicles on the road just like in Crazy Taxi. [3]
On 25 November 2004, Data Design Interactive announced that they had secured exclusive licensing rights to produce video games based on the FX4 taxi cab. The video game was going to be a mission-based driving game and was planned to be released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, and PlayStation Portable within an unknown date. [4]
On 29 April 2005, DDI announced that the console versions would release in August, while the Windows version would be exclusively released on their online store as a digital-only release. [5]
The console versions would not see the aforementioned release window, and nothing was said about them until July 2006, when Data Design Interactive and Metro3D released the PlayStation 2 version later on in the month. The planned Xbox and PSP versions never materialised. [6]
In February 2007, it was announced that the game would be ported to the Wii alongside the rest of DDI's titles. [7] 2 October 2007, the developer entered into a North American publishing deal with Bold Games to release their Wii games, with London Taxi: Rush Hour being one of the listed titles. [8]
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PS2 | Wii | |
Metacritic | 20/100 [9] | 15/100 [10] |
Publication | Score | |
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PS2 | Wii | |
GamesRadar+ | N/A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
IGN | N/A | 1/10 [12] |
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | 2/10 [13] | N/A |
The PlayStation 2 version received "generally unfavorable reviews", while the Wii version received "overwhelming dislike", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [9] [10]