Time to make some craaazy money.
SEGA has fully detailed the next free collaboration for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, confirming that Axel from Crazy Taxi joins the roster on August 26 alongside his own machine, new music and a dedicated limited-time Festival. The update is free, although players will need to log in online to obtain the new content.
Axel was first announced for CrossWorlds back in June, when Sonic City covered SEGA’s roadmap of free guest racers following the arrival of Classic Sonic. At the time, all we knew was that Axel would arrive sometime in August with a machine inspired by Crazy Taxi, while Samba de Amigo’s Amigo would follow in September. Today’s announcement finally fills in the rest of that schedule.
Axel will race in the Devolada Yellowjack, the Crazy Taxi-themed machine previously previewed alongside his original announcement. The update also adds two new tracks to the game’s Jukebox: “Axel: Character Select” and “Axel: Result.” Both are character-specific themes rather than race music, with SEGA noting that neither can be selected as background music during races.
The collaboration will then get its own Crazy Taxi Axel Festival, beginning August 27 at 8 PM ET through August 30 at 7:59 PM ET. As with previous CrossWorlds Festivals, players will earn Festival Points throughout the event and use them to unlock special rewards. SEGA also notes that Gadgets offered through the Festival will be distributed through a future update, while other Festival rewards may become obtainable again later.
That makes Axel considerably more than another character quietly added to the roster. CrossWorlds has increasingly used its free guest racers as mini celebrations of SEGA history, pairing characters with their own machines, music and limited events. Captain Majima and Arle received similar treatment earlier this year, and Axel now gets to bring a little of Crazy Taxi’s particular brand of vehicular irresponsibility into the mix.
The timing is especially appropriate with SEGA actively reviving Crazy Taxi elsewhere, but for CrossWorlds players the immediate takeaway is simple: Axel arrives August 26, the Devolada Yellowjack comes with him, and the Crazy Taxi Axel Festival begins two days later.
After spending nearly two months knowing he was coming in August, we finally have an actual fare to pick up.
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Source: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Official Website
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