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Driv3r is GREAT

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: November 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have no idea, what the hell people are complaining for about this game, the environment is fantastic, with smooth driving controls. On foot controls are tricky to master and could take a while to perfect. Shooting is absolutely rubbish since its a controller. Overall the game is good, but I would HIGHLY recommend to wait until Driv3r is released on the pc, because on foot controls can be changed to what suits you and shooting and driving too will be simpler since the mouse and keyboard is being used

Prequal:Driver:Parallel Lines is coming.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: September 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Driver 1,Driver 2,Driver 3 and now this Driver 4:Parallel Lines is coming,but little is known about it all i know is you are this time a REAL criminal called The Kid is taking Tanners` place as main character who is hired to a gang in New York City back in 1978.In Driver 3(aka DRIV3R) we saw that Atari and Reflections wanted to get Grand Theft Auto games out so bad they forgot the heart of Drivers` gameplay driving because alot of time in it is spent on the footpath not the roads.But they have came back to shoot, trying to fix there problems.
every Driver/GTA fan know these two hate each other,when GTA was a flat 2D serial back from `97-`99 and at the time Atari and Ref. games made Driver(now called Driver 1) to be able to make "Your own" driving movie was great they used special FX of car damage,crash noises,the Cops and all of that were great,Then the creators decided to add a bit more to the crime and style as Driver 2 became the very first game to be able to skip your car and steal a pedestrians` car in 3D glory but never dropped that movie feel(however they did drop graphics) but RockStar Games felt stupid as they were low selling on their original GTA games as they had lame carnage 2D games that never left a mark on the PlayStation fame(like Metal Gear Solid 1,Resident Evil,Silent Hill,Medal Of Honor ect.) that both Driver games got,however RockStar Games did retaliate in 2001 by creating GTAIII that put Drivers` driving physics and movements and 3D graphics,with original GTA style gameplays,and better graphics for PS2 which made Driver 2 look like a training version of GTAIII then forgot about The Driver games and made GTA:Vice City and made it look as the ONE seies only, also calling games like The GetaWay and TrueCrime their "Clones" but really The Getaways creators SONY actually idolized the Driver games and Activisions TrueCrime wanted to mix Driver and The Getaway into a formular(that never hit success though),the true "Clone" of GTA is The Simpsons:Hit N Run i guess which is popular.But Driver wanted revenge on RS games by sending Driver 3 to the field but due to flaws it was defeated.also RockStar Games made GTA:San Andreas which also adopted DRIV3Rs best improvement,swimming so Driver 3 has been defeated purely by RockStar there.So now for Driver 4:Parallel Lines takes the streets of NYC,And it looks amazing but i hope Driver does get equal with GTA at least or does stumble above them and surely GTA:Liberty City Stories won`t stand a chance as its for a handheld PSP con. and will have fuzzy graphics and a few tech. probs but i`m not insulting them as it does look kinda good.
Thats not all the controvercy to it there has been reports of actually humilliating each other like in a GTA mission called "2 Faced Tanner" where you kill an undercover cop,blatantly taking the piz$s out of the Driver games but also in DRIV3R there are these minigames where you have to kill 10 men named Timmy Vermicellies that strongly resembles Tommy Vercettie from GTA:Vice City and one of them is in water wearing armbands laughing at the fact you can not swim in Grand Theft Auto as you only drown to death(until GTA:San Andreas that adopted this feature)
So i hope Driver games do get their own back on GTA with Driver 4:Parallel Lines which `ll be better then its failed DRIV3R but good luck to RS games on GTA:LCS because i`m a fan of both series.
If both companies RockStar games and Atari joined together to make a crime/driving game it Would kick the heck out of both seperate series(GTA AND DRIVER) and call it Grand Drive or if not a total different name,That would be great,but again good luck to both games Driver 4 and GTA:L.C.S
SO BYE and enjoy these or any games!!!!!!
GRAND THEFT AUTO VS. DRIVER WHICH WILL WIN?

A Game That's Really Hard to Put into Words

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: October 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Well, this game is slightly fun due to the realistic graphic vehicle damage. The missions, although, are a different story. So are the music and faulty controls. The music sounds like a toddler banging pots and pans together to make noise. The controls are confusing and unbelievably hard to learn. Also, ESRB made a huge mistake rating this game mature in the first place, as it doesn't even contain blood, drugs, sexual content, or even one single swear word like all the other "m" rated games. Overall, this game shouldn't even be considered a game in my opinion. Go ahead and buy it if you want to be bored out of your mind.

This will outbeat both GTA and True Crimes

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: May 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you are a fan of GTA, True Crimes, Driver 1&2, State of Emergency and Hitman 1,2&3, then dump all those wack out fakes and get what everybody in the entire world have been waiting for, Driver 3. I mean, it might just do us as well till the next GTA Game which is currently titled "St. Andreas". This game will be a grand hit with its super cool realistic graphics which i might add took four years to be done, great missions in Miami, Rome and Istambul, voices from hollywood celebrities including Michael Rannsen, Ving Rhames, Michelle Rodriguez and Micky Rourke. If that isn't enough then it also contains free glance mode and puts you in the diectors chairs, plus you have an option of a city ride or a long shootout. I can think of other great stuffs but you'll see what i am talking about. Although evrybody's worried about multiplayer mode, in my opinion is crap, this game has maintained its place and will throw off all crime games off the no.1 spot, just until the 5th GTA Title comes out, well thats it, if you love crime games, this is what created the word. 10/10.

DRIV3R is by far the best game of this type(better the gta)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: June 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First of all, yes this is way better than Grand Theft Auto, and the reasons for that is:

1. the graphics are the best on PS2,(NO POP-UP BUILDINGS,CARS LOOK GREAT, THE CITYS HAVE DETAIL UNLIKE THE BUILDINGS IN VICE CITY, MOST OF WHICH LOOK THE SAME AND HAVE NO TEXTURES.)

2. the gameplay is only second to PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER, which makes this game the second best game on PS2. The missions are always fun and it feels like a movie as your character(TANNER)becomes more involved in the story. The missions mostly involve having to chase someone round the city or having to getaway from the police. The game never gets boring because the game looks and plays so well, driving round each of the 3 citys is almost as much fun as the main game and with the director mode you can even create your own movies and save them to your memory card. This gives the game great replay value.

3. Sound - the sound also adds to the overall score. The voice acting is well done featuring a cast of well known actors, such as Michael Madson(Resevoir Dogs, Kill Bill) and others. The sounds of the cars are all very relistic and the sounds for each of the 3 citys is uneque as a different atmosphere is created with the graphics and sound effects making it feel like you are in a different place not just another level.

4.The game only has a few problems which people who have reviewed it seem to make a big deal of and compare it to vice city. When Tanner jumps it doesnt always react the way you would have wanted, when you have to get off a boat or jump onto a ledge this can slow you down a bit, but thats not a major problem as the game doesnt require you to jump alot. I dont think vice city alows the player to jump all that well.

The other problem so somepeople say is the shooting in the game, they say its the games weak point but i would say its 10 times better than vice citys shooting, when u play vice city pressing one of the back buttons to lock on the O is hardly like playing Halo, its very poor and sometimes the gun will be pointing away from the person u are suposed to be shooting and the camera swings a way and u dont see whats happening(some people forget this when they give it the tilte of 'best game ever'. Anyway to prove my point, Driv3r's shooting is better as u can see what you are aiming at all the time and have the option of going into first person view to find a badguy. In first person view it plays a bit like Ghost Recon as the the view with only the crosshair is the same.

Well thats about it, there is no doubt that vice city is a GOOD game but DRIV3R does everything better, cars have weight and handle well, graphics are relistic, great voices and city
sound, shooting it more convincing and is a welcome change from driving all the time, the citys are very well designed and the difference between Miami and Istanbul are great as it keeps the game new (play it and see)

jUST BUY DRIV3R as it is one of the best game out this year(along with PRO EVO 4 and, eh, harry potter.)HA HA!!!!

Short and silly

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: July 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

THis game is to easy i beat it in a couple hours, the problem that i also saw was the physics of the cars, you can hit a curb straight on and get filed

WASTE OF MONEY

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 15
Date: February 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Driver 3 is one of the worst games i have ever played. I wasted my money and life on this. At first it looked really appealing to me, but it didn't turn out so goo after that. The big problem this game had was it came out too late for its time. If this came out before gta III this would be flying off the shelves and would be a big hit and making gaming history, but it was a few years late, and that is what made it so boring and bad. To anyone who buys, rents or even thinks about this game, DON'T PLAY IT. it's not worth buying, renting, or thinking about it. It just wastes time.

the best yet!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Totally worth the wait - this game rocks. Graphics are amazing. GTA look out.

Amazing Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

OK, I don't play too many driving games, but dang, that's a good one. Great graphics, super fast, badassss.

Looking forward to Driv4r, Driv5r, etc.

Wicked.

REALLY GOOD GAME!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS ONE OF THE BEST DRIVING GAMES OF ALL TIME.THE GRAPHYCS ARE AWESOME.THE PHYSICS ARE WICKED.THE AI IS SUPERB.THE COPS WILL COME AFTER YOU EVEN IF YOU RUN A RED LIGHT OR EVEN SPEED IN FRONT OF THEM,UNLIKE GTA SERIES.

FEW FLAWS:
1.TANNER HAS A GOOFY WAY OF SWIMMY.
2.THE PITCURE IS NOT AS CLEAR AS GTA, I MEAN IF YOU NOTICE THE BUILDINGS HAS MINUTE PARTS MOVING WHEN YOU ARE LIKE 15 FEET AWAY FROM THEM.
3.IF YOU CRASH THE CAR WHEN YOU ARE IN IT YOU HEALTH TAKES A BLOW TOO.
4.THE GAME COULD HAVE USED A BIT MORE VARIETY OF CARS.(JUST A SUGGESTION)
5.I WAS DISSAPOINTED CAUSE I COULD ONLY GET INTO 2 BUILDINGS IN EACH CITY,AND THE PREVIEW SAID THAT ALMOST ALL THE BUILDINGS WERE ACCESSABLE.

ANY WAY THE STORY MODE IS GREAT AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO USE REAL LIFE STRATEGY TO GET RID OF THE COPS UNLIKE GTA.

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