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==''Driver: You Are the Wheelman''== |
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:''Main article: [[Driver: You Are the Wheelman]]'' |
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The first game of the ''Driver'' series was released [[June 30]], [[1999]] in the US, and [[March 9]], [[2000]] in Japan for the PlayStation, and [[September 10]], [[2000]] in the US, and [[October 13]], [[2000]] in Europe for PC. You play as an undercover police officer named Tanner. It featured a storyline based in four real-life cities; Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City. The game was set in the 1970s. This game was the |
The first game of the ''Driver'' series was released [[June 30]], [[1999]] in the US, and [[March 9]], [[2000]] in Japan for the PlayStation, and [[September 10]], [[2000]] in the US, and [[October 13]], [[2000]] in Europe for PC. You play as an undercover police officer named Tanner. It featured a storyline based in four real-life cities; Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City. The game was set in the 1970s. This game was the worst selling game of the Driver series of games because you are unable to get out of the vehicle, the cops chase you even if you have stopped the vehicle, and the glitches occur in the game, plus you cannot run over peoples. |
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==''Driver 2: the Wheelman is Back''== |
==''Driver 2: the Wheelman is Back''== |
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Revision as of 15:11, 19 June 2006
Driver is a series of mission-based driving video games for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC. Developed by Reflections Interactive, it was originally published by GT Interactive, and is now published by Atari. There have been four installments released, the latest on March 14, 2006.
Driver: You Are the Wheelman
- Main article: Driver: You Are the Wheelman
The first game of the Driver series was released June 30, 1999 in the US, and March 9, 2000 in Japan for the PlayStation, and September 10, 2000 in the US, and October 13, 2000 in Europe for PC. You play as an undercover police officer named Tanner. It featured a storyline based in four real-life cities; Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City. The game was set in the 1970s. This game was the worst selling game of the Driver series of games because you are unable to get out of the vehicle, the cops chase you even if you have stopped the vehicle, and the glitches occur in the game, plus you cannot run over peoples.
Driver 2: the Wheelman is Back
- Main article: Driver 2
The second installment was only released for PlayStation, by Infogrames (now known as Atari). It came out on November 13, 2000 in the US, and four days later, November 17 in Europe. It featured Tanner once more, in four real-life cities. Which were Chicago, Havana, Las Vegas and Rio De Janeiro. It was also the first in the series to feature the ability to get out of your car at any time in order to steal another car on the street.
DRIV3R
- Main article: DRIV3R
The third edition of Tanner's story was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox on June 21, 2004 in the United States and officially on June 25 in Europe to mixed reviews. This game takes place in Miami, Nice and Istanbul. It was subsequently followed by versions for the PC and Nokia's N-Gage. A GameBoy version is also planned. [1] Although the success in selling this game was very great, reviews by critics and fans alike criticised the abundance of bugs in the game, the jerky playback of the cutscenes, and a mostly uninspired story mixed with poor on-foot controls. Reflections listened to this user feedback and used it to form the groundwork for the next game in the series, shown below.
Driver: Parallel Lines
- Main article: Driver: Parallel Lines
The fourth game in the series, Driver: Parallel Lines, was released March 14, 2006. Reflections intended Parallel Lines to "return the series to its roots" by focusing more on driving. The game differs greatly in other apects from its predecesors, though, as the story no longer follows undercover cop Tanner and the game takes place in only one location, New York City. The games includes two time periods, 1978 and 2006. Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions have been released, a rumor stated that a PlayStation Portable version was going to be created but it was proven to be fake by Reflections.