SEGA announced today that one of its fondly remembered franchises will be coming back with the release of Crazy Taxi: City Rush for mobile devices. The game is being developed by Crazy Taxi creator Kenji Kanno and Hardlight Studios, creators of Sonic Jump and Sonic Dash.

According to a SEGA, "Crazy Taxi: City Rush captures the spirit of the beloved Crazy Taxi series with one-touch, intuitive controls that make for a fun and frantic ride everyone can enjoy."

The game will be the first Crazy Taxi game released since 2012's iOS port of the original game, and the first all-new game in the series since Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride was released for Game Boy Advance in 2003.

Kanno said of the game, "We are delivering a truly fun game that captures everything our fans love about the original and infusing it with several new features to create an even more fantastic and memorable experience."

City Rush's controls have been adapted for mobile touch devices. "Swipe to quickly change lanes, whip around corners, onto sidewalks and ramps to send your cab soaring through the air," said SEGA.

As a thank you to fans, SEGA also announced that for a limited time, the original Crazy Taxi will be available for free from the App Store and Google Play.

The game has soft-launched in some areas, but will be released world-wide later this year, according to SEGA.

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