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Title: Driver
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| Genre: Racing |
Number
of players: 1 |
Memory
space: 1 block |
| Release
date: 7/8/99 |
Publisher:
GT Interactive |
Developer: Reflections |
| Compatible
peripherals: Standard controller, Analog, Vibration function |
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The latest playstation title to fall
into
my collection was Driver. Driver is
yet another
rubber burning driving game to fall
in the
wake of Gran Turismo. Don't be deceived,
this is no oval track Nascar race loaded
with soda advertisements and checkered
flags.
This one has got that urban feel. Street
driving as it should be.
In Driver your character proceeds through
the missions as an undercover cop posing
as a wheel man for a crime syndicate. Man
are you ever expected to be able to drive!!
The actual driving feel of this game isn't
that realistic, but more like a cop show
chase scene, think Bullit. If you can't keep
your car (generally muscle like) at speed,
you might as well go back to playing Minesweeper
(ya the win 3.1version).
The creators of Driver have done a great
job making the setting of the game consistent,
but dynamic. Each city has its own map which
you are free to navigate as you please. Take
any route you want, just get there!! In addition,
you as your character have the ability to
select your missions from messages left on
your answering machine. Ditch anything that
sounds lame, and take the really exciting
jobs. Finally the best attribute of the game
is the variation in the missions. There are
a whole whack of mission varieties: bank
job getaways, deliveries, destruction derbies,
et cetera. You won't get bored easily. On
top of all this, Driver packs a heavy sound
track. There might be one or two borderline
tunes, but the rest pump the funk.
To be critical of Driver is not impossible.
Firstly the game save screen is total
garbage.
The layout is as functional as my TRS-80!!
Also, it is only one player (maybe
that's
a good thing). Don't worry about the
drawbacks,
they won't slow you down.
Make sure to try the mission with the restaurant
pay back, and the one where you have to scare
the witness. Watch out for roadblocks, vigilante
cops, and try to keep a low profile while
you can. I've got to hand it to these guys
for a job well done. Driver scores big.
Overall rating: 8/10 with the music off!
To order Driver, click the button
 ($44.98 NEW)
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