Cash Cab Mobile Game Available in North America

LOS ANGELES: Discovery Communications has secured a licensing agreement with Capcom Mobile to launch a mobile game based on the showCash Cab, to be available on most North American wireless carriers today for download.

In the show, players ride along in the back seat of a New York City taxi and are quizzed on general-knowledge questions all the way to their destination. As the meter ticks, the questions get harder and stakes get higher. If three questions are missed, the cab pulls over and ejects contestants onto the sidewalk. The mobile game features nearly 1,000 questions pulled from subjects such as history, pop culture, language and science.

The Cash Cab series is hosted by comic-turned-cabbie Ben Bailey. The show first premiered in 2005 and airs weekdays on the Discovery Channel.