Games

Driver

Reflections Interactive

1999•Racing•PEGI 7

Taste attributes: actionbusinessdetectiveheistmafia/gangstersportsvehiclesfasttried & testedlightsimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

See which match your taste

Boxlist takeExpect a very fast, conventional racing game, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like comfort over surprises.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

86 / 100

234 ratings

Your matchTake the taste test to see your match

Based on your film and TV taste: games are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.

About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

NYPD officer and former racing driver John Tanner is sent undercover by his boss Lieutenant McKenzie to discover the intentions of a crime syndicate led by Castaldi. McKenzie instructs Tanner to go to Miami and meet a pimp named Rufus. After arriving in Miami, Tanner uses his driving skills to prove himself to some gangsters in a parking garage, allowing him to become their getaway driver. Tanner carries out jobs for various gangsters before meeting Rufus, who tasks Tanner with rescuing Jean-Paul, one of Rufus's associates. Rufus is later shot by his girlfriend Jesse. Needing more information...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionBusinessDetectiveHeistMafia/gangsterSportsVehiclesAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashGame/competitionRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

BurnoutCrimeDriftingDay/night cyclePsone classicsMission briefingUnlockablesEscort mission

Details

Developer: Reflections Interactive
Publishers: GT Interactive Software, MacSoft Games
Released: 25 June 1999
Series: Driver
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

How game matches work

Games are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. Game scores are estimates, made by fixed rules from IGDB genres, themes, keywords and descriptions.