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DRIV3R (PS2)
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ASIN:
B00008NA6D
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[3.0 Stars]
146 Reviews
Pub. 25-Jun-2004;
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Product Description
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The original Driver was one of the most popular and original driving games on the PSone and very much helped to pave the way for Grand Theft Auto III and others. The sequel, however, was a massive disappointment and seemed to prove that the Driver formula could only ever work again on the next generation of consoles. Now finally Driver 3 (or DRIV3R as it insists on calling itself) is here, and although it's not the disaster that the last game was it's still a considerable disappointment. As you would expect from developers Reflections, who also did Stuntman and the original Destruction Derby, the car handling and physics are excellent--perhaps some of the best ever seen. However, the artificial intelligence of your opponent drivers is almost laughably poor and the incredibly detailed graphics, which look so good in the screenshots, come at the expensive of some disappointingly short draw distances, with buildings and backgrounds suddenly popping up as if out of nowhere. The game itself is now very much influenced by Grand Theft Auto and you can get out of your car and hijack other vehicles. DRIV3R is still predominantly mission-based, though, and unfortunately the difficulty curve is still as frustratingly uneven as ever with some missions seemingly almost superhumanly hard. If you're a fan of the series then DRIV3R probably won't disappoint too much, but newcomers to the series may find this has rather more problems than you'd expect from such a heavily hyped title.--David Jenkins
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This game is OK but it is very hard in the missions this could be because i don't play a lot of gaming but i don't think that is the case. I enjoyed this game for about one day but then i got bored you steal the cars and kill the people but then there is nothing left just to unleash hell and let the police chase you. I have to say i wouldn't buy this game it isn't the best if you're looking for something similar but much much better then go for just cause it is probably one of the best games i own.
Well Driv3r isnt a thumbs up from me but it is my opinion. You may want it,but i guarantee you will get bored of this game after you have gone on the motorbikes, stolen boats, gone on the ferry , killed people, stolen lorries and busses, done the massive jump gap on the bikes and run out of energy swimming, you will get bored of this game and put it in the bottom of your pile of games and leave it for days, months or even years.;
[Rating: 2 Stars]
You only need to look at the number of reviews on here to see how controversial this game is. I mean some people loved it and some people hated it.
First things first, it WAS a massive disappointment. Glitches, bad shooting, Tanner walking like he'd had a crash and the gearstick had been rammed up his ar.. yeah. Many people found it boring and yes, how many times did we all swear like troopers at the last misson? Or any other mission where 1 inch of drift causes you to fail the chase, eh?
HOWEVERRRRRR... Driv3r (yes we all hate that name) is not a little bit like Marmite (brown and sticky...like a stick) where you love it or would like to incinerate it after having bitten it to death. It's a game where you feel both of these at the same time. Take me for example; I played both Driver's 1 & 2 and, despite their bad parts, loved them. The storylines were actually well thought-out and cut, unlike many of the mass produced run-outs you get today, and if you failed a mission it was not down to the bad gaming, it was you being a bad Driver. Was I the only one who loved Driver2 ? Probably.
Anyways, at least find a website or friend who will give you Driv3r (obviously from a website will make you pay but hey). TRY it. Running over randomers is great, with the satisfying "Hey..*BUMP*". Of course it is no way near GTA's 3,4,or 5 but what is better is the car chases and police AI. The undercover mode is fun/time consuming and the cutscenes are pretty damn good. Oh and don't ask me if Tanner lives or dies. I used to care. I just don't anymore.
It can be fun if you give it a chance. the cities are pretty damn huge, for a PS2 game and the damage is pretty good too. Even if its only worth 5 quid, BUY it and keep it. It needs to dearly be loved as Parallel lines just destroyed any chance of the Driver series coming out again.
Mind you, iv added this like 2 years later so you probably wont even read it anyways. Ta if you do though ;)
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[Rating: 4 Stars]
Let me start by saying that if you like the driver games then you will like this. You start out as Tanner like the others and you start off in Miami then move onto Nice & Istanbul. All the cities look a feel great so there is an up side straight away. Another up side is the cinematic cut scenes, these are great and really help you to feel like you're in a movie. One other up side is that it feels like your playing a Driver game and if you're an old school driver fan like me then that's the main part. But sadly for driver that's where the good stuff ends.
The graphics are poor at best especially when you are out of the car and walking about. The missions were you are walking about are really bad and would have been best left out. You cannot help but feel that driver 3 could have been a great game but because of these flaws it's just going to have to be good game. A real shame when you consider how well done the series was back on the PS1.
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[Rating: 3 Stars]
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