RECOMMENDED: DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO
IF YOU took the best aspects of Burnoutand Grand Theft Autoand amalgamated them, you’d get something like Driver: San Francisco. The title allows players to explore an impressively recreated San Francisco in various cars as they hunt down a mob boss. It’s the latest in the 14m-selling Driver franchise which began life in 1999 on the PSone. However, it wouldn’t be fair to
label Driveras Ubisoft’s GTA– it doesn’t have any shooting or walking sections – but then it doesn’t need them. Instead, San Franciscouses a one-of-a-kind ‘shift’ feature, where players can zoom out high above the city at the touch of a button and immediately take control of a different car.
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capture a mainstream audience with Driver. Jan Sanghera, Ubisoft
For example, if the gamer is being chased by the police, they can quickly take control of a lorry and move it to block the road, then jump into a sports car to progress. Ubisoft’s brand manager Jan Sanghera tells MCV: “The broad appeal of the franchise and the driving games genre has provided us with an opportunity to capture a wider audience of mainstream buyers. We’re treating Driveras a blockbuster title.”
TAKING THE LONG ROAD Driveris a huge game – there are more than 200 miles of road and over 120 licensed cars to drive. Even landmarks have been replicated such as the Golden Gate Bridge. There are 19 multiplayer modes, a Film Director replay mode and user-created videos can be uploaded online. This is on top of 80 in-game challenges and 12 inspired by famous car chases from films and TV programmes. With its impressive visuals, huge world and exhilarating gameplay, Driverhas the potential to be one of this year’s biggest car games.
August 12th 2011
Driver: San Francisco
Driver is back and bigger than ever in this refreshing update in the long- running series. Dominic Sacco takes a look at its unique ‘shift’ system
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