It’s a most
anticipated game, thanks to the previews and previous games in the
series, not to forget commercials that has
been
running on among other tv stations mtv. But can it live up to the hype?
Is it
on the same level as those others that came before? Can it compete
width; True
Crime, The Getaway, and GTA: Vice City? Read on and I’ll tell you.
First of
all yes it is a great game, and no it doesn’t live up to the hype. In
coolness
True Crime is far better, in details nothing beats GTA. There are
plenty to
love about Driv3r, the atmosphere, the crazy stunt driving, the one and
only
replay; “movie director”. But let’s start with the beginning.
What I loved
is that there are complete towns ready to explore in “take a drive”
mode right
from the start. Here you can learn the controls, hunt down some
secrets; bad
guys, cars, and weapons. This is a great approach as it gives a feel of
instant
action. Of course you could go straight to the main story mode, but why
do you
want that?
Now then
how does the cars handle? They handle pretty well not always very
realistic,
but always fun. One note to the developers though; A big truck doesn’t
bounce
like a ping pong ball when u hit a walkway curve in slow speed.
Also there
is a few bugs and glitches in the code and graphics which some times
gives you
some interesting results. More annoying to some might be the pop-in /
draw-ins,
there are a lot of them. This might not make such a big deal when you
deep in
to the action, but at least in the “take a drive” mode it where a bit
annoying
at times, especially when cars just appears as you speed down the
highway.
There are
an incredible range of vehicles to drive from boats to trucks and even
a
lift-truck which you can unlock in Venice in take a ride mode. Also there are
real life weapons and a bunch of really dumb cops, who at time can be
annoying.
Temporary rating: 7/10
This game
is for you who want your finger on something after you played trough
the big
hits it the same genera, or if you loved the prior games.
