Arcade Mode

LEVEL TIPS

Ok, now we get down to it. The real meat and potatoes of the game -- the Crazy Driving! The key to winning big is finding the fastest route in each area. One thing to remember is that there are no cops in this game, so you can drive anywhere you want, and even try to run over pedestrians without any penalties (although they will always dive out of the way). While driving anywhere is good to cut your time down, you never want to hit an object, or a car, head on. Not only will it bring any combo string you were working on to an end, but it will also slow you down big time.

Another big thing is to memorize the moves . The mini-games are great for burning them into your brain. You will want to be able to Crazy Dash, Limit Cut, and Crazy Drift Stop in your sleep. Getting those three moves down is absolutely crucial to success (but the other moves are very handy as well).

Also, memorization of each city and the locations of the drop-offs is very helpful. By doing so, not only will you spend less time looking for the location, you really don't need to pay attention to the arrow as much. That way you can concentrate on hitting the shortcuts as much as possible.

Arcade Mode

The Arcade City is exactly the same as it was in the arcade. In comparison to the Original City, this one is compact with most areas pretty close together. The city is broken into two areas separated by a long freeway. You will want to try to avoid taking the freeway as much as possible simply because it takes so long to cross. If you do take it, try to make it a one way trip with all your fares taking place in the downtown area. Now for the tips:

At the start, you can get two longer fares right behind your starting position. Spin the car around to get them.

When flying down the hills at high speed try to aim the jump at an angle. If you don't you stand the chance of hitting a car when you land, bringing your combo to an end.

At the beach, underwater, are a couple Yellow and Green fares.

After the Harbor, take the shortcut through the small park, then across the café using the ramps.

When you are going from the park area to the Levi's store or KFC, use the parking garage as a shortcut. At the top of the ramp do a Crazy Drift and then Dash past the parked cars for a Crazy Through combo.

At KFC there are two ways to get to the Church. The left way is much, much faster than the right.

Headed to the R.B. Station, there is a small shortcut where you can cut through a building's front area, down and into a small yard crashing through stacked boxes.

If you are going to the Baseball Stadium from the Helipad area, you can shave some time by doing a hard Crazy Drift off the ramp leading to the Station and then speed through the parking lot.

When crossing the freeway, if you do the psycho driver thing and weave between the head-on traffic you can rack up some Crazy Through combos.

Also, using the same strategy getting Crazy Through combos on the freeway is a good way to pump up a Green's fare.

In the "square" area with the Hospital, Bank, etc. there is usually a Red fare or two that can be used to catch up on time.

If you have a customer who wants to go from the West Gate of the Mall to the North, have some fun and drive through the mall.

When a fare needs to go from the downtown area to the parking area or lookout tower, there is a part of the road where you can go underground or stay above ground. Stay up top, it's easier to weave in and out of cars going straight rather than on a curving section of road.

Try to stay in the "town" part of the map (before the freeway) until you have an S license and plenty of time to cross the freeway. That will maximize your chances of getting an Awesome or Crazy Taxi license.

With that in mind, Greens near the Station and Baseball stadium will usually want to go across the freeway, so you will want to find fares that will take you back towards the University where you started.

As always, Crazy Dash and Limit Cut whenever possible. With those moves, even Gus can seem very fast.