Driver (video game)
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Driver is a series of mission-based driving video games for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC. Developed by Reflections Interactive, it was originally published by GT Interactive, and is now published by Atari. There have been three installments released, the latest on March 14, 2006.
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Driver: You Are the Wheelman
- Main article: Driver: You Are the Wheelman
The first game of the Driver series was released June 30, 1999 in the US, and March 9, 2000 in Japan for the PlayStation, and September 10, 2000 in the US, and October 13, 2000 in Europe for PC. You play as an undercover police officer named Tanner. It featured a storyline based in four real-life cities; Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City. The game was set in the 1970s.
Driver 2: the Wheelman is Back
- Main article: Driver 2
The second installment was only released for PlayStation, by Infogrames (now known as Atari). It came out on November 13, 2000 in the US, and four days later, November 17 in Europe. It featured Tanner once more, in four real-life cities. Which were Chicago, Havana, Las Vegas and Rio De Janeiro. It was also the first in the series to feature the ability to get out of your car at any time in order to steal another car on the street.
DRIV3R
- Main article: DRIV3R
The third edition of Tanner's story was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox on June 21, 2004 in the United States and officially on June 25 in Europe to mixed reviews. It was subsequently followed by versions for the PC and Nokia's N-Gage. A Gameboy version is also planned. [1] Although the success in selling this game was very great, reviews by critics and fans alike thought it seemed like it was going in the wrong direction, as it featured the ability to shoot at pedestrians and police officers, which seemed to drift from the idea of just being a Driver, and into the territory of Grand Theft Auto.
Driver: Parallel Lines
- Main article: Driver: Parallel Lines
The fourth game in the series, Driver: Parallel Lines, was released March 14, 2006. Reflections intended Parallel Lines to "return the series to its roots" by focusing more on driving. The game differs greatly in other apects from its predecesors, though, as the story no longer follows undercover cop Tanner and the game takes place in only one location, New York City. The games includes two time periods, 1978 and 2006. Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions have been released, with a PlayStation Portable version planned.