Published
by Sold Out Software
Developed by Reflections
Release Date: Out Now
Price: £4.99
Last
year we reviewed the awfully disappointing third title in
the Driver series. Had this been the first game in the series
that we had played then we would have wondered what all
the hype had been about. The previous two games in the Driver
series were hugely popular and here we look at the game
that started it all.
Driver
puts you in the shoes of the undercover cop Tanner. The
main mode of the game, Undercover, sees you going undercover
in an attempt to crack a crime ring. What this means for
you however is that you'll get to take part in some dramatic
car chases that can prove really exciting or really frustrating,
depending on how good your virtual driving skills are. The
game has a handful of modes but the Undercover mode is where
you'll spend most of your time. There are plenty of missions
to keep you busy but the action is rather repetitive and
this can become annoying later in the game.
Driver
has no option to enable subtitles and the cutscenes are
unsubtitled. There is a minimal amount of text feedback
from time to time but on the whole it's disappointing for
deaf gamers. Graphically the game looks very poor by today's
standards but at least you'll be able to run the game on
full detail without worrying about any slowdown. The game
was considered a classic in its day but time has not been
kind to Driver. That said it's still a better game that
Driver 3 (or DRIV3R as it's called) and if you want to play
the game then £4.99 is a fair price to pay for it.
Overall
Game Rating: 3.0/5
Deaf
Gamers Classification:
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Playing Driver again reminded
me how disappointing the third game in the series was. It's
not completely deaf gamer friendly but the main problem
is that you'll miss out on the cutscenes.
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