When comparing Sonic The Hedgehog 2 vs Crazy Taxi, the Slant community recommends Sonic The Hedgehog 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is ranked 53rd while Crazy Taxi is ranked 110th. The most important reason people chose Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is:
The developers reconstructed Hidden Palace Zone - an area previously unfinished and only available in early betas of the original console game - specifically for this release.
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Pros
Pro Hidden Palace Zone
The developers reconstructed Hidden Palace Zone - an area previously unfinished and only available in early betas of the original console game - specifically for this release.
Pro Built by prominent members of the Sonic reverse engineering community
The developers, Stealth and Taxman are not just passionate fans of the franchise, but prominent members of the reverse engineering community surrounding it. In particular, Taxman is known for having built a very accurate remake of the classic Sonic engine, and Stealth is known for building a wide range of tools and hacks, as well as building a better port of Sonic for the Gameboy Advance, with no access to the original source code.
Pro Classic platforming gameplay
Sonic the hedgehog 2 still offers on of the best plaformer gameplay experiences ever made.
Pro Has online real time multiplayer
Players can compete in online multiplayer races with their friends where they are tasked with being the first to get to the end of a chosen level.
Pro MOGA controller support
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has built in MOGA controllers support.
Pro Android port retains the original music, which may brings back nostalgia for those familiar with the original title
For a port to hold onto it's music licenses is pretty much unseen now a days but luckily Crazy Taxi still has all of the original tracks found in the Dreamcast version (featuring music from Bad Religion and Offspring).
Pro Simple and intuitive touchscreen controls allows the game to be easy to pick up and play
For a ported game, the controls are very simple. There are 4 buttons - one for drive, one for reverse, and one each for left/right steering. Double tapping on the drive button launches you off with very high acceleration, and double tapping the left/right buttons starts a drift. These controls are simple, and very easy to get used to.
Pro Mini-games extend the content to the game and give the player something to do when they are tired of the main quests
Mini games, such as taxi bowling adds more to the game, and helps justify the $5 price for an old Dreamcast port. In total, there are 16 of these mini games. Having a good number of mini games to pick from, allows the player something extra to do, if they ever get tired or bored of the mainline missions.
Pro Fun map to drive on thanks to the sheer size on offer and the amount of locations available
There is an assortment of locations to drive in, thanks to the large size of the open-world map and the large assortment of locations you can drive through.
Pro Pretty easy to find a controller to control the game with as the title has very solid controller support
Crazy Taxi supports all HID controllers, such as the PS3 and Xbox 360 controllers, as well as SHIELD and [MOGA controllers](MOGA controller support). This way there should be little issue with finding a controller to work with this title.
Cons
Con Touch screen controls not as accurate as using a controller.
While the touch screen controls are good compared to other games they are still not as accurate as using a controller.
Con Graphics look dated
Considering that the game is fifteen years old (as of 2014), the graphics do look a bit dated when compared to other high end games on Android. These graphics are untouched direct ports from the Dreamcast.
Con Very touchy controls
Tapping on the steering buttons is a janky affair. One quick tap turns your taxi a lot, and it can be very hard to control your driving using the touchscreen controls. Thankfully, there are other options - in the settings you can change the controls to tilt which is a bit better although sometimes not sensitive enough - or if you have a MOGA controller you should probably use that as it's closest to the original joystick controls.