Sega continues to be but to point out off something of its Loopy Taxi reboot, however it would apparently be open-world and massively multiplayer.
Whenever you consider Loopy Taxi, you virtually positively consider the very odd event the place you see it in an arcade and assume “yeah I am going to spend a few quid and finally not do this effectively as a result of who has the cash to truly get good at arcade video games.” You additionally in all probability do not consider it as far more than a wacky arcade recreation, as a result of that is precisely what it’s. However, it has been 17 years for the reason that final non-mobile tackle the traditional driving sequence, so the upcoming reboot of Loopy Taxi sounds prefer it’s skipping over a number of tendencies and heading straight for what everyone seems to be doing today: an open world, and multiplayer.
Sure, as noticed by Automaton, in an interview revealed right this moment on the Japanese Sega YouTube channel, sequence producer Kenji Kanno spoke of the upcoming recreation the place he mentioned it is being developed as a “fully new” Loopy Taxi that plenty of folks can play without delay. Apparently specifics are nonetheless being found out in locations, and multiplayer continues to be within the testing section, however the final purpose is to retain these traditional Loopy Taxi hijinks whereas nonetheless introducing new mechanics. Alongside a sensible metropolis, areas like a theme park-like map and one impressed by the US’ West Coast are being labored on.
The recruitment web page for the sport additionally options various job roles, which notes that Sega is aiming for an enormous hit with the reboot, and is the place the point out of it being open-world and massively multiplayer comes from – the developer has additionally beforehand mentioned it desires it to be a triple-A recreation, so it sounds fairly totally different from its arcade roots. Personally, I am unsure if Loopy Taxi might be broadly interesting as a multiplayer recreation, however stranger issues have occurred. Within the meantime, we’ll simply have to attend for Sega to point out off extra.
