Nowadays, when I look for a new game to purchase, I usually like to browse how long does it take to finish, because lately I haven't got the patience or time to endure a tedious process of grinding, which certain titles require. This one in particular caught my attention, and I'll explain why during my review.
So, there's not really any kind of story to keep you immersed; what you do know, however, is that you drive a cab through a really chaotic traffic, in a cyberpunk themed universe. Then again, things are so crazy in this place that when you're driving, you can't stop for a single second, even when you're picking up new passengers, nor when you eventually get them to their destination. Since there's not really an ending destination, if by any chance you happen to crash your vehicle, the game is over.
The soundtrack available is somewhat forgettable, so I didn't think twice before turning it off. The sound effects are actually ok, there's nothing to complain about them. As for the graphics, they're kinda decent, I suppose... But I'll have to add a remark about it a bit later.
The gameplay might feel a bit weird in the beginning (mostly because of the controls), so I assume that you're gonna crash into other cars and buildings a few times until you start to get the hang of it. You're going to notice that there're different glowing symbols floating throughout the screen. The squared-ones with empty dots are actually the passengers that you get to transport. As for the foods, these are actually bonus points that will help to improve your score. You're also going to come across some striped tunnels, which not only provide you extra points, but also temporarily increase your speed, so going through these can be a risky bet sometimes. Let's get into that part now.
When you finally start to feel confident with your skills, this title will throw another curve ball into your face, and it's actually something really annoying: That is, after a certain amount of time passes by, the camera automatically changes from third-person perspective, to first-person, and there's simply nothing you can do about it. So, if you were happily dodging obstacles as if your car were a wide receiver, try doing that now, but with a different perspective instead. The most irritating thing about this detail, is that this transition can happen while you're doing a dangerous maneuver, which might end up killing you. Ah, I must add that it's a never ending cycle, so get used to this situation happening from time to time. I assume that this kind of feature was implemented to increase the difficulty, but I still think that it's a cheap shot.
Returning to the graphics, they can also help to increase the difficulty. Depending on how high is the level of darkness and fog, you're gonna end up crashing your car more times than you'd like to, not that you'd like to do that in the first place anyway. Nonetheless, you can get to reduce the levels so at least you can have one less thing to worry about.
Even though there're no trading cards available, there're at least 8 different achievements to get, and if you put some effort during your playthrough, I'm sure that you can get them all during a single sitting. Then again, if you start to get stressed by cheap crashes (especially when other drivers come out of nowhere in front of you), just take a break and try again later.
Overall, it's a fair game to kill some time, and I recommend to get it during a sale, since the price is quite affordable.
