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By ROBB GUIDO, Times Correspondent

© St. Petersburg Times, published July 9, 2001

Crazy Taxi 2

• SYSTEM: Dreamcast
• MAKER: Sega
• PRICE: $39.99
• Crazy Taxi 2 improves on the first Crazy Taxi with new driving skills and a new location, New York City. The latest array of mini-games is incredibly fun and will have players hopping across building tops and leaping onto overpasses. Anyone who likes crazy action and punk rock should check it out.
• Grade: A-

X-Men: Wolverine's Rage

• SYSTEM: Game Boy Color
• MAKER: Activision
• PRICE: $29.99
• Wolverine's Rage is really a simple matter of making jumps and slashing enemies. It isn't bad, but players shouldn't expect much.
• Grade: C+

Confidential Mission

• SYSTEM: Dreamcast
• MAKER: Sega
• PRICE: $19.99
• Fans of light-gun games have a new blast-fest. CM is exciting and offers plenty of training missions to test players.
• Grade: B

Eighteen Wheeler: American Pro Trucker

• SYSTEM: Dreamcast
• MAKER: Sega
• PRICE: $39.99
• Eighteen Wheeler is a fun alternative to traditional racing games. Each level is difficult and requires finding short cuts and time bonuses to complete. There's also an addicting parking challenge.
• Grade: B+

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

• SYSTEM: Game Boy Advance
• MAKER: Activision
• PRICE: $39.99
• As small as it is, Tony Hawk 2 is almost as slick as the big version for PlayStation. There are lots of challenging objectives on each level, and the control is surprisingly quirk-free.
• Grade: A

CART Fury Championship Racing

• SYSTEM: PlayStation 2
• MAKER: Midway
• PRICE: $49.99
• Fury is a racing game that anyone can get into. The action is over the top, with cars flipping all over the track and speed boosts that help racers get to the finish line faster. The graphics and soundtrack also are impressive.
• Grade: B+