I'm falling to my death again and I'm completely okay with it. It's hard not to smile while playing Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom, Italian micro-indie outfit Panik Arcade’s debut game. This automotive collectathon platformer is bright, loud and constantly riding a fine line between genius and idiocy, starting with its core concept: What if a platformer didn’t have a jump button?
It feels like an experimental game jam project from Itch.io, replete with that slightly raw but exuberant vibe. While not a huge game (maybe around six hours to reach the ending, and then several more for post-game exploration and secret hunting), it feels just long enough to properly explore the concept, even if there’s the occasional rough edge and corner cut, like limited character animation and the meager story being delivered through still images and text narration.
