Taxi

A Taxi would often appear at the end of a level instead of a teleporter. They were yellow and black platforms which Ratchet could jump onto, and he could travel to the specified place by pressing triangle. They were invented to allow the player to go back to their ship quickly while observing the landscape. Sometimes annoyingly, they could take a hefty amount of time, especially on urban levels. Albeit, they're usually found on urban levels, not only to obverse the landscape, but to transport through the various narrow passageways and also to fit the level (taxis would be found in a city).

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
In All 4 One, taxis were revamped to fit the co-op style of gameplay.

Not only was it aesthetically changed (the taxi is more detailed and is a lot larger to accomodate four players), taxis can be manually driven by moving player-characters to either side of the taxi to shift its weight. By having more people stand on the right side of the taxi, the taxi will move right to dodge obstacles (such as wind turbines) and the same for the left side. Also, taxis can be slowed down and speeded up by moving to either the back or the front of the taxi, respectively.

Taxis were the first co-operative vehicles in the game, and can be found in Luminopolis.

Trivia

 * If you look on the number plate of a Taxi, you would see flames instead of a number.
 * For some reason, the Taxis seemed to have a drowsy face of some sort.

Appearances

 * Ratchet & Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
 * Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (Dreamtime only)
 * Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
 * Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time
 * Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One