The next map confirmed for Crazy Taxi: World Tour is India, boasting three different zones that celebrate the country’s many cultures and hallmarks — and yes, Bollywood films make an appearance.
Crazy Taxi: World Tour will boast five international maps: the US West Coast, Germany, Japan, Brazil, and finally, India. The India map will feature three distinct zones, labeled City, Countryside, and Industrial.
The City zone is all hustle and bustle, with vibrant marketplaces, nightlife, and architecture. The Country zone is where you can find ancient temples and zoom through the natural landscape, while the Industrial zone takes players on a tour of its trade and commerce hubs, as well as a look at one of the world’s oldest trains.
The game’s official trailer for the India map even teases that players might find themselves on the “set of a Bollywood film,” showing a passenger holding a camera who appears to be a movie director.
This is the latest news to come from this highly-anticipated installment in Sega’s beloved arcade racing game after a closed beta test gave fans a hint at what its multiplayer mode might look like. A signup website for the test says players could participate in two different modes: Pickup Race and Cops ‘N’ Cabbies.
In the Pickup Race mode, up to 6 players compete to drop off as many passengers as possible within a specific time limit and earn as much cash as they can. In Cops ‘N’ Cabbies, two teams of players face off against each other, with one being cabbies and the other being cops hot on their trail.
In addition to multiplayer, the game also has a story mode that follows its main character, Axel, as he chases a gang of international car thieves across the globe to recover his stolen ride, bussing passengers across each country along the way.
We got the chance to preview Crazy Taxi: World Tour back in August. IGN’s Scott White praised the game for its “simple-yet-exciting sort of fun that arcade games excel at, that makes you want to just keep playing,” calling it an “almost refreshingly uncomplicated palette cleanser free of skill trees, crafting systems, and the other chaff that seems to be in every game you play nowadays.”
Crazy Taxi: World Tour launches in early 2027 on Xbox X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC.
