Taz Express

Title	Taz Express
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Developer	Zed Two
Publisher	Infogrames
Producer	Ste Pickford
Designer	John Pickford
Programmer	Steve Hughes Jan van Valburg David Bone Gill
Composer	David Evans
Released	EU & AU: August 1, 2000
Genre	Puzzle, Platformer
Modes	Single-player
Platforms	Nintendo 64

Gameplay

In the game, the player takes control of Taz and must deliver crates to various destinations in the game. The crate must remain intact until it reaches its intended destination. Each player starts with three lives that are shaped like crates. If the crate is destroyed by dropping it, Taz's spin or if it falls into a hole and water, the player will lose a life. if the player loses all three lives, the game is over. If the player collects all fifty tokens in each level, at the end of the level, they obtain an extra life for a crate. At the beginning of the level, Taz has full energy, which allows him to run faster, low energy will cause Taz to slow down. if he is hit by cars, lasers, falls into water, holes, ground, or other things, he will lose a health point. His spin ability can only be activated when Taz's running bar is full, but if the bar is too low, he won't be able to spin.

Development and release

Taz Express was developed by Zed Two. It was shortly shown at E3 1998, but had a longer showing at the next year's E3. It was set to release in 1999, but was then delayed into 2000.

Originally scheduled to launch in North American in October 2000, the release was ultimately canceled following poor sales of the game in Europe. It was only released in Europe in August 2000.

Reception

The game received polarizing feedback from critics. Some reviews were favorable, such as Nintendo Acción's 88/100 score and Official Nintendo Magazine's 85% praise, while other reviews like N64 Magazine's 27% rating and Consoles +'s 5% criticism were far less positive.

Jeuxvideo.com said "Taz Express has all the ingredients of a good license game, but not really those of a good game at all."

References

• IGN Staff, Infogrames' E3 Lineup, 3 October 2024, IGN staff, IGN, March 15, 1999, 7 October 2024, live
• IGN, staff, Delayed but Not Forgotten, 3 October 2024, IGN staff, IGN, October 22, 1999, 10 October 2024, live
• IGN, staff, Taz a No Go?, 3 October 2024, IGN staff, IGN, September 25, 2000, 7 October 2024, live

External links

• Taz Express - IGN