Sega is developing new versions of fan-favorites together with Crazy Taxi and Streets of Rage

What simply came about? Sega is popping to its again catalog for future game improvement thought, but it's now not Sonic the Hedgehog that'll be taking the lead this time. At The Game Awards 2023, the Japanese sport organisation introduced an initiative focused on creating new titles primarily based on some of its maximum popular franchises from yesteryear.

Sega is working on five new video games primarily based on legacy IP:

• Crazy Taxi – A whacky, excessive-octane using journey series in which players need to weave thru site visitors in an open play surroundings to deliver passengers to their destinations earlier than time runs out.

• Jet Set Radio – This franchise combines motion packed traversal round vibrant Tokyo-to with skating, self-expression via graffiti, street lifestyle and rebellious themes.

• Shinobi – A series that utilizes ninja shuriken, ninjutsu, special assaults and more to defeat enemies in a combination of side-scrolling motion and tough environments.

• Golden Axe – A "hack and decrease" style collection with close melee combat set in a fantasy international of beasts, swords, and magic.

• Streets of Rage – A "beat 'em up" style series that pairs speedy-paced fist fighting with clean tune set in a lawless urban environment.

Choosing a favourite here is like asking dad and mom to choose a favourite toddler. Each is precise of their own right, and in all likelihood elicits a one-of-a-kind response primarily based on your very own reports.

Of the bunch, I'm maximum acquainted with Crazy Taxi from the arcade and Dreamcast era. Streets of Rage is also excessive on my listing, but possibly because I nearly constantly get it mixed up with Final Fight (which I just now learned was set within the Street Fighter universe, and also that the boss individual Andore changed into modeled after Andre the Giant).

Sega of America CEO Shuji Utsumi stated Sonic cast new paths for the organisation in recent years by means of reaching new audiences in ways that they had best dreamed of in the beyond. Building on that fulfillment, Sega is now returning to the vault to see if it is able to strike gold again.

Sega said the tasks are now in improvement and may be arriving within the coming years.