The WhatsNext verdict
Driver is a landmark car-chase game whose superb handling and cinematic urban pursuits still justify returning to it. Play it if you want to feel like a getaway driver, and can tolerate old-school difficulty.
What it does best
Driving feels weighty, agile, and thrillingly close to losing control
It made the car-chase movie playable
A convincing 1970s crime-film fantasy behind the wheel
What might put you off
Infamous parking-garage driving test
Punishing mission design
The setup
What you are walking into
The player is John Tanner, an undercover cop who try to take advantage of his own excellent driving skill in order to infiltrate a criminal organization. In the storyline, the player has the chance to drive several cars in four american cities (Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York), facing many different missions and tasks such as delivering a vehicle without damaging it, eliminating competitors or being the getaway driver in a bank robbery.
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