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Excellent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Driv3r is the best game I've played since Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Driv3r has an awesome soundtrack and great graphics. The gameplay is amzing with tow basic modes Undercover and Take A Ride. Both modes give you the ultimate gaming expierence. Driv3r is a must for gaming owners. Recommended to All!

Better Than I Thought

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

after reading some harsh reviews i braved spending my hard earned money on this game. boy am i glad i bought this, its the next best thing to GTA, totally better than true crime and the getaway. the cars are very realistic and the graphics are sweet. definately worth the money, dont listen to those pro reviewers, they dont know what theyre talking about.

Greatest driving game since Gran Turismo!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is an amazing game that is definately a must-have for all driving fans. Much better than any game of the GTA series. Definately worth buying for great physics, graphics, and amazing gameplay. And to the only person who didn't give this game five stars, you didn't give it five stars because you can't beat the level, how about you tone down the difficulty and stop making it look like a bad game just because you're not good at it.

Played It, Worth It!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: June 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just received my copy of Driver3 for my PAL system and theres just one word to describe it-amazing. A great storyline, three huge cities and a variety of cars to explore and a very nice soundtrack all make Driver3 the best of the series so far.

Firstly, the gameplay is the same as that of Driver and Driver2; chasing down the bad guys, avoiding the police and yeah, smashing cars!Driver3 features 2 basic modes; Undercover and free ride. I've completed a vareity of missions and I have to say that they're exciting aswell as fun however some tend to be quite short. Nevetheless, Driver3 doesn't lose it's charm. Secondly, the soundtrack is great with nice beats which change from scenario to scenario, for example where there is a car chase in progress expect the music to be loud and vice versa. Cineamtics add to the deep storyline and occur after every mission, so expect many!

Concerning the graphics, Driver3 loses a star. The graphics don't fully utilise the Playstation2's capabilities and sometimes it may feel that you're playing Driver3 on the Playstation instead of the PS2. Nevertheless, the cinematics are very realistic and car damage is as real as you can expect; tire's bursting, debris flying around(I actually took a sedan underneath a parked truck and made it into a convertable!)and real world physics.

In conlusion Driver3 may feel like Dejavu; been there, done that. Its very similar to GTA3 and Vice City but with a better story line and much more reaslim. Exploring Miami, Nice and Instanbul should keep players involved for a long-time!

disappointing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: July 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

watch out for that curb it will pop your tires,oh and that cop on your tail dont worry drive around the corner and youll lose him.this game was so lame when compared to driver1&2 the car dynamics and handling suck.the shooting has NO aim so expect to get all shot up when trying to shoot someone and u cant restore health.crash in your car a couple times and you die.cars flip with the greatest of ease.want to play a sweet car chase game DRIVER2

Mindblowingly Bad

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: July 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Driv3r gets 2 stars, simply because it's beautiful to look at, the cops will chase you for breaking the law and the cars sound so sweeeeeet!

Unfortunately, that's about all that is good.

The driving aspect isn't so bad either, but it's not as great as it looks on the comercials. The cars handle well, and take more realistic damage, but that can't make up for atrocious game-play with a captial ATROCIOUS!! It was so bad that I only played it for an hour, even though it was a $6 rental. Quickly, here's a rundown of the biggest problems...that I saw (remember, I only played through about 4 missions):

1. In-car camera view was either 1st person, or behind the car but not high enough to really see over it. I kept wishing I were somehow taller so I could see over the top of the flashing sirens. Grand Theft Auto this isn't.

2. Tanner, your main character, moves ackwardly and shoots even worse. Even with auto aim I felt like my reflexes were slooooow. Max Payne this isn't.

3. Way too linear. You have little to no real decision making ability. It's a "one way in" and "one way out" kind of game. Splinter Cell this isn't either.

4. Finally, the "Take a Drive" function for the non-linear gurus is BORING. There's nothing to do that's the least bit creative. Again, Grand Theft Auto this isn't.

Bottom Line: They should have kept this as a stictly driving game because it's clear that they don't know what they're doing yet when they have to make the character get out of the car.

If you're still interested in checking this game out, rent it before you buy--you'll be glad, like me, that you did. Sorry, ATARI, but I have better things to do with my time and money.

PS: Apparently there is an extensive replay function, but I didn't bother with that. I hear it's the same as Grand Turismo's. Still, not enough to make up for incredibly disappointing game-play.

He's Back........Again

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: March 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When people take one look at this game they think it's just a spin off of grand theft auto. Well first of all thats not true because driver has been out sence 1998 so it came out before Grand Theft auto. This game is going to almost be the same exept you will be able to have guns when you get out of the car and you will be able to get out of the car when you are getting away from the police. You have new cars such as muscle cars,4 by4's,motercycles, sports cars, police cars, police patrol boats and many more. There are three new levels. Pitsquare, Miami Florda, and Istanbul. This driver will still be a third person shooter game. Also when you're in the car you are alawed to do a drive by. This game will be in stores Late March. If you want to get any info for a game email me at Natelibby@earthlink.net

Nearly Perfect, but it has small problems

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: June 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

There is much more to like about Driv3r than to dislike about it. When I first piched it up, I thought there were some problematic bugs like clipping issuesthat would make the game stink, but these turned out only to affect gameplay at odd times, few and far between.

The cities are all huge, with many secrets, alleys, and shortcuts. Each car you see can be driven, and most of the boats. This leads to an almost infinite replay value, because of all the different things you can do with each car. There is an astounding amount of detail in the cities, with readable posters on walls and many signs, trees, and types of people.

The damage modeling is also incredible. Most all of the body panels can be smashed off, and the tires can be shot out.

I like the in-car game much beter than out and shooting, since the game is called Driver. That said, the enemy AI for combat is pretty simple, and is not too difficult to defeat.

The reply editor is almost a game in itself, with just about any thinkable thing able to be filmed from where ever you want it.

The problems I have identified are these: Some clipping issues, with hitting trees that impale your car, or walking thru a car. this doesn't happen often, but it still occurs-mostly when you hat something really hard.

There is no spedometer. This is a personal pet peeve, and takes away little fron the game, but it sure would be nice to compare cars to each other.

Conclusion: This is the driver game i dreamed of playing as I raced thru the first two games, and there is much to enjoy here. The minor problems hinder it somewhat, but not nearly enough to make the game not worth playing, or to keep people from buying it. If you liked the first two, this delivers on all of its promises- it is bigger, faster, louder, and you can drive everything.

Note: I have played GTA3 very rarely, and don't own it because i dislike its emphasis on outright violence. This game, however, has you as a cop bringing crime to its knees, which is much better in my opinion.

Pretty Good Game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: July 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

driv3r is a pretty cool game. when i bought it, i spent all day just exploring. There is only about 3 or 4 bad things about it. one of them is some times the game freezes. also there is a few glitches in it, plus some of the missions are pretty tricky. There are lots of good things about it too, like the weapons are good, and the storyline is cool. All in all I give driv3r 4 stars.

This is actually a very good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: April 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a very fun game. You can obvisouly tell a lot of time went into it, it's just that it had some flaws that caused people to not buy it, like the fact that people will randomly sometimes fall from the sky, but bugs like that don't happen to often for anyone to care. The music and sound effects in the game are also really good. It is also really fun to just cruise around in free mode and the graphics are pretty impressive. A couple gripes about it is that you cannot shoot while driving the car. Also, it is kind of difficult for a game. Overall though, its a good game that just got overlooked.

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