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June 12th, 2010 | 
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Crazy Taxi will be coming to fans in 16×9 and in 720p for sure but the classic soundtrack featuring Bad Religion and Offspring is no longer are part of the package due to licensing issues.
According to IGN, due to various licensing issues the classic arcade soundtrack (hated by some, loved by others) is not making it in the jump to HD. The game will feature a smattering of punk tunes but no names have been dropped so far. Also, the game might lose some of the locales of the original like KFC and Pizza Hut:
“SEGA couldn’t pull off the licensing, so it replaced the classic “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!” of the Offspring’s “All I Want” with a random smattering of punk bands. It’s a crushing disappointment for sure (more so than the loss of the Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut licenses) and may be a deal-breaker for some.”
Being a guy that likes punk rock who enjoyed the tunes in Crazy Taxi despite their repetitiveness this is a shame. However, gamers can always make a custom soundtrack and fix this issue themselves. Hopefully, doing so won’t cause any issues in the game. Hit the jump for a sample of the game from IGN:
I don’t really care about the loss of the restaurants and such but…I dunno…I am hoping that the new Punk songs fit well and are high intensity.
SEGA release a list of bands, please! If I can add the originals along with some Pennywise and Enemy You via the custom soundtrack…I’ll be a happier man.
[Source: IGN]
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Little bit gutted about this…Sure there is an easy fix to get an approximation of the Crazy Taxi soundtrack, but it’s not quite the same…
Still a definite purchase though.
Oh man, I feared this… But it’s alright, I don’t think it’s reason enough for newcomers not to buy the game. As you said, there are always custom soundtracks.
It isn’t a deal breaker but it is a bit like booting up Sonic without hearing the classic jingle.
It is weird but when I think Crazy Taxi, the Offspring automatically plays in my head. Still looking forward to it though!
I totally forgot about licensing issues when it came to porting old games.