BODY: The autobahn has no speed limit, and neither does Sega's reborn cabbie. At gamescom 2026, Crazy Taxi: World Tour went from a hands-off presentation to a controller in players' hands for the first time — and 4Gamer spent roughly 30 minutes tearing through the newly revealed "Germany" stage.
That jump matters. Back at Summer Game Fest 2026, Sega only showed the game; letting the press actually drive it, just over two months later, signals a project moving with real confidence. The Germany map is the centerpiece of the gamescom build, joining the globe-hopping roster the "World Tour" subtitle promises.
True to the series' arcade DNA, the loop is instantly familiar: scoop up passengers, chase the arrow, and rack up cash by drifting through traffic with reckless abandon. The Germany stage leans into recognizable European streetscapes and long, open stretches that reward the boost-happy "Crazy Dash" and "Crazy Drift" techniques longtime fans will reach for on muscle memory.
Sega is positioning World Tour as a modern, live-service-flavored revival of the Dreamcast classic, and the gamescom showing suggests the studio is prioritizing feel over spectacle — the handling and momentum, not just the licensed radio-rock nostalgia, carry the demo.
The insider take
From Tokyo, the timing tells its own story. Sega has been methodically resurrecting its arcade heritage — Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe — under a single revival banner, and World Tour is arguably the highest-risk of the bunch, betting a beloved single-player arcade name on a modern multiplayer framework. Getting a stable, fun hands-on build in front of press at gamescom, so soon after a cautious hands-off reveal, is the kind of pacing that suggests internal confidence rather than a marketing rush. Japanese outlets like 4Gamer tend to read that cadence closely, and the read here is cautiously optimistic.
Originally reported by 4Gamer.net − 最新記事 (Japanese).