'Taxi Driver'

 

   Jack a taxi or cabbie anywhere, anytime - as long as you aren't on a mission, and press UP to begin the 'Taxi Driver' odd job. It has been made easier, or at least shorter. Before, 100 fares would have to be picked up and dropped off. In Vice City Stories, you only have to make $5000 + which on average totals to 35-55 fares - half of what was required in the past. There are lots of people in VC without a ride - cab-man Vic is their answer! Stop by a fare with a blue arrow above their head (blue blip on the radar and pause menu map) and let them get in. Their destination is represented by a pink blip. There is a time limit per each fare. The further away the destination point, the more time you have to get there in. A tip meter is placed to the right of your screen. If you reach the destination point speedily without frightening the driver like crazy, then you'll be tipped. Every time you make a mistake, like bashing into another car, your tip meter will decrease. If you get there speedily anyway, you will get a speed bonus.

 

    Every time you deliver 5 passengers to their destination, you get a 'row bonus'. It is faster to drop-off fares in 15's or 20's as you can earn in excess of $5000 in no time at all with the row bonuses. Make use of Vice City's new shortcuts, especially the wooden bridge to the airport, as they can be super time savers. Avoid the law at all costs, as in any other odd job. If you are stopping to pick-up a pedestrian, it is simple for a cop to bust you. If you kill your fare you have to search for an alternative one. If there are no fares in a certain area, you will be told to look elsewhere. A new time limit is given for each fare and keeps ticking until you pick-up the next. If your car is wrecked at any one time, your passenger will flee in terror. Before continuing, you must get to the Pay 'n' Spray and get it repaired.

    'Taxi Driver' in Vice City Stories offers more enjoyment. There isn't just 'pick-up, drop-off' fares. Some people want you to stop off at shops to do a bit of shopping, before being dropped at their destination. Others want you to follow a certain vehicle - avoid this one, it's time consuming. Some fares will want to rob a store, and you will have a two-star wanted level to get to their drop-off point. Drop off 50 fares or earn $5000 to pass Taxi Driver.

 

REWARD: Taxi Boost! Tap the down button to jump up in the air whilst in a taxi or cabbie.

 

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