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The next best thing to GTA on GBA...well almost!
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User
For you GBA owners who love the GTA series, this is almost what you are looking for! The premise, however un-original, is quite interesting! Just like in Driver 2, you play as Tanner, an undercover cop, infiltrating a crime ring! In Driver 3 there are two cities you can drive through, Miami, Florida and Nice, France, with many new features that make this game better then the last, like the ability to get out of the car and use guns, swim and even drive a boat! There are minigames that you can play such as Slalom, Checkpoint and Destruction. Some of the missions are timed and other's simply require that you keep up with whomever you are following.
It isn't without it's flaws though! Although the scenery is much better then in driver 2, there is a funny texture warp when you get too close to many objects. Missing is the police chases! You can drive right past police without being chased, which is kind of dissapointing since one of the main objectives in Driver 2 was was to out run the police. The car physics are ok but could be better! You find yourself bouncing of many cars while driving at high speed! Damage to cars seems to be minimal or non existant!
All in all, not bad for the GBA! If you can get by the somewhat blocky graphics that plague just about every 3D GBA game and the few quirks mentioned above, you will find a very enjoyable game with a decent story line to keep things going!
Closest thing to a 3D GTA on GBA!
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Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User
...I used to think Driver 2 was,but the GBA version of DRIV3R is excellent.I think many pro reviewers turned their backs to the GBA version of DRIV3R due to the fact that they all hated the console versions,i can`t find a review anywhere.
It is a watered down port of the console version,But you still get so much.You can sreal cars,kill people and even swim and drive boats.You get Miami and Nice,France which are cut down to a certain extent just so the GBA can handle it.
All three Driver games have been ported to GameBoy Color/Advance.
First there was the GBC version of Driver 1,which was a top down 2D expierience,It was my 3rd Faverite,after GTA and GTA2(Yes they are on GBC).
Driver 2 Adance on GBA,which is my second fave GBA game after this(DRIV3R).
PSP is gonna have the next Driver game ported to them(Driver:Parallel Lines),Even though they all ready have great Free-roam game on it(Y`know GTA:Liberty City Stories).
DS may also get D:PL if they are lucky.
Don't waste your money on this game
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User
This game has to be one of the worst games I have ever played. The controls are wonky. You can go to the car door and press the action button and nothing happens. The car chases are pretty bad, too. You could be close to catching up to a car only to have it disappear. Or you could be far from a car and it reappears. The out-of-car experience is just as bad. You could be coming towards an enemy and he will just stay put like he doesn't see you. Overall, this game is pretty bad. It feels like they rushed up to put this out. If you want to play a decent Driver game, you should try Driver: Parallel Lines. I found that to be a big improvement over this game.
A very poorly made game
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Rating: 1,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User
This game is so bad that I had to put my two cents on it. The controls are so bad that I found myself ready to throw my Game Boy Advance down. It was frustrating. Couple that with the trial-and-error design of this game and I was left a frustrated man. The other review I notice is supposedly from a child. Isn't this game rated "M"? This game also has the worst computer controlled A.I. You can drive right past the police cars. I have played other games that this game seems to be trying to compete with like Grand Theft Auto and this game is a laugher compared to those.
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