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Worst...game...ever

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

THis game bites the big one. it is possibly one of the worst games I have ever played, and I've played the olsen twins games. if there was a negative rating thats what I would give it.

Cool Game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game has it's flaws, but makes up for it with the fact that it is actually fun to play and has beautiful detail all throughout. The maps are replicas of actual cities composed by walking photogrophers that had to take 90,000 shots of each city! The major downfall in this game is the control, mainly for on foot play. It is very difficult to aim your gun accuratley and sometimes impossible to make smooth runnings around corners and between obstacles. Although, after playing a while you get used to it. Bad controls in a game are like a woman; you have to take time to learn how to touch right to make things go the way you want them to. As far as driving controls, they run a lot smoother. The downfall to driving is that there are only 2 camera angles to choose from. I like to play car games witht the camera far back but you cant do that in this game. You have the standard view and the first person view.

I would like to point out some of the other things said by other reviewers. There are complaints that the game is too hard and frustrating. Also that the enemies dont duck down or move out of the way. First, if the game was easy then it would be totally boring. If you are chasing someone down and he gets away you have to start over. For me this just makes it more intense. After trying for the 5th to 10th time to get this guy I am totally enwrapped and thirsty for victory; and it tastes sweet. But I guess I just don't throw baby fits when things get rough. The enemies in this game DO duck down and move out of the way. Although they are easy to defeat, this games challenge is ALL in the driving! The A.I. is actually done well. When redoing a chase I was, at first, expecting to just memorize the path the car moves down but to my suprise they make sudden, unexpected, turns.

The story mode is fun to play and the "take a drive" mode is the staple of the 'Driver' series. It fun to just explore these beatifully detailed cities! There is really quite a lot of detail. Overall, Driv3r is actually a very fun game to play. It is visually stimulating and engaging. It presents a real challenge. The major downfall is the poor control and that reallly should have been worked out.

HARD BUT REWARDING

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Im astonished at all the bad reviews for this game. The nightime driving is gourgeous.The chase's are definately HARD!! but who wants to buy a game thats easy??? I still beat this game in 4 days ...TOO SHORT. But it was VERY challenging driving scenes ,I think all the tires have butter on them..hah ha .But with that said I still loved this game . This game is definately for seasoned veterans,as it is hard for some novice gamers who get frustrated easily, even myself wanted to smash my controller in frustration from the chase missions. I took a lot of time in the TAKE A RIDE area to get used to the driving physics of this game .If this game had more free roam missions like GTA ,It might've gotten game of the year award . As far as aiming I had no problems .(note) you can turn on auto aiming in options if its too hard for ya, and I did notices gangsters ducking behind cars. Here's an unlimted ammo cheat ..at main menu press..RT-RT-LT-LT-X-Y-Y....also....all weapons cheat..LT-LT-X-Y-Y-RT-RT..then the cheat menu will open..hope this helps out you frustrated gamers.P.S This game did freeze on me sometmes. All in all a solid game. But I'd wait for it to come down in price, or buy it used.

THIS GAME KICKS ASS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

DRIV#R is definetely a great game. The cars handle like butta, and look sweet along with it. You can really blow up a car in this game hella mad pimpin. The missions r hard at first, but you'll get used to it. It' sh hard to aim your guns, but grows on you. The graphics are frigin ossome, (awesome?) and it is a good game. BUy it

Nice game, but incredibly frustrating

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was hoping for a Vice City type game, my favourite game on any platform. The free-ranging ability, go anywhere, follow whatever mission order you liked.... plus all the little extras like rampages, jumps, hidden items, and the wide assortment of missions and vehicles made that game spectacular. I was very encouraged to hear that Driv3r was coming out, and that it was very similar to Vice City. Fortunately I decided to rent it before buying, an excellent decision!

It starts off well. Not as wide-open as Vice City, but better graphics and terrific vehicular mechanics. Each vehicle has a different feel, different performance options, and the damage the cars can take is better than in Vice City. I was enjoying the game until I got to the mission "Smash and Run". I like hard games, I enjoy the challenge of games such as Unreal and MOHAA, and usually play them in hard mode. It makes a 69 dollar purchase last longer. However, the "Smash and Run" mission is different. It is pure frustration.

The idea is you have to steal three cars and drive them onto a moving truck before the truck gets to the hideout. Getting them into the truck is like threading a needle. Even the slightest amount off center and the car crashes. Also, the time constraint is so high that if you have one crash, one misaligned attempt to get any of the 3 cars into the truck, one wrong turn, you cannot finish the mission. It is incredibly frustrating. It is not that it is difficult, it is simply completely unforgiving. I have the feeling if you are one pixel off, you can't get in the truck. I know it sounds like I am whining, but I don't remember ever playing a mission that was quite so frustrating in any game. Since the game is completely linear, there is no way to by-pass the mission or even to simply drive around looking at the scenery. As soon as the truck arrives at its destination without the 3 cars, the game stops dead.

The bulk of the mission should not be spent ramming the back of the moving truck! It should be in driving to catch the truck, or going like mad to get the next car. Instead, I replayed this mission 30 times before giving up in frustration. If you are trying to beat it, if you experience any slowdown at all, such as a motorcycle crash at the beginning, or even overshooting one of the cars you have to steal, start over. What is particularly annoying is that I have stolen the first 2 cars with plenty of time to spare, but simply could not get the vehicles up the moving ramp with the degree of precision required. It seemed like even when I was dead center, the truck itself is driving from side to side, so it would reject my car <boohoo>. Also, when you do manage to get a car up the ramp, when you get out of that car, you are ejected onto the road. If you don't find a fast vehicle immediately, you cannot complete the mission. I have been ejected on a barren road! I had to run half a block to get in a car, by that time it was far too late to catch the truck with the third car. Obviously, there is nothing I can do about what vehicles are handy when I am ejected. I have also tried blockading the road. It would have made more sense to allow you to slow down the truck by creating accidents in front of it. But nothing will slow it down, there is only one way to complete the mission, you cannot be inventive.

I have returned the game and will not be renting it again nor purchasing it. I'll wait for Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas. I play games to be entertained, not to bash my head against the wall in frustration.

R.

THIS GAME IS THE BEST!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've bought this game about a week ago and its the BEST!! It is kinda hard at first, but you'll get used to it. It only took me about 5 days to beat it. And the best about it is that you can listen to your own music. So buy this game today and trust me, you won't regret. PEACE OUT!!!

green

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I think this is a fun game.But I think you are pricing it to much.If pepole do not have a "X-BOX" they can not play it so when they go to buy a "X-BOX" they will not be abel to buy this game becuse they will not have some more green My advies I'm not being meil is to lower the price if you whun't some green.The game is not educational that much but it teches you how to drive.I am 8.sencery,
caleb steinbacher

Drive to live

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The game is very good. The game is not as bad as other people say. The on foot is okay not bad the driving is the strong point of the game. The fmv's are realy good feels like your in a movie. so if you want to buy it buy it it's worth your money.

Annoying

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: July 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game would have been ok if it didn't FREEZE EVERY 10 SECONDS! The graphics were good but that's about it. I rented this game from Blockbuster and I looked at the disc.. seemed fine. But sometimes it wouldn't even start up on the Xbox, and when it finally did, it would freeze about every 10 seconds. If you like being annoyed, buy this game!

for kids only

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: September 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is by far one of the worst games in 2004. I say this because it's barely any fun. You can't go into a single building, too many invisible walls, non- realistic, bad gameplay graphics, horrible shooting controls, things appear out of nowhere too quickly. For instance, I was being chased by cops, I took a shortcut, and a cop fell right on my car. Also, unlike Grand Theft Auto, only cops come after you, no S.W.A.T, CIA, the army, only cops. I only give this game a 2 because kids who aren't allowed GTA Vice City, this is mildly fun for about five minutes.

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