When you play the game and collect your rather nutty passengers for the ride of their lives, you earn cash as well as receiving a ranking according to how much money you've collected and how quick you are between journeys. When you eventually run out of time, you're awarded with a licence according to your performance. However, this isn't the main reason to play the game; not by a long shot.

Like all arcade games, Crazy Taxi's appeal comes in the form of pure gameplay - you can sit in front of your TV for hours without switching it off even once. You'll want to earn that extra cent or two to beat your last record, you'll want to unlock all the secrets and you'll certainly want to try to get to locations in the quickest (and usually most insane) time possible between passengers.

However, the reason that this game didn't get quite such a massive score is based on its control system. With the standard pad, you'll find yourself pulling mistaken power slides and sharp turns repeatedly until you get used to the game, because it was designed for only one real controller - the racing wheel. As soon as you plug the wheel in the game has a whole new lease of life, with an identical steering mechanism to the arcade version and gameplay that's second to none. Like all good things, though, the racing wheel is quite an investment, costing £45.

If you own a Dreamcast and love arcade games, you must buy this game. If you're not a Dreamcast owner and you wanted a reason to buy one, this is it.