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Driver: San Francisco

Game » consists of 18 releases. First released on Sep 06, 2011

Tanner returns in this new Driver sequel. Set in San Francisco, the game actually takes place inside his coma stricken brain. This allows him to bend the rules of the road... and reality!

European reviews are in: lookin' good!

#1 Posted by abdo (1027 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

Over the last couple of days reviews have started popping up around the net for D:SF. Most reviewers love the Shift mechanic, and praise the game's beautiful graphics and lively city atmosphere. Most negative points seem directed at the single-player campaign's cheesy story.
 
Here's a round-up, keep in mind these are for the PS3/360 version:  
 
Eurogamer: 8/10   
 
Edge: 8/10 
 
Official PlayStation Magazine UK: 8/10 
 
CVG: 8.5

M!Games (German mag): 8.5/10 
 
Spong.com: 93 %
 
IGN UK: 8.0 
 
Gamespot UK: 8.0 
 
IncGamers: 6/10 
 
I'm really surprised by all the eights, I had a feeling that reviewers were gonna slam it, but it seems the game offers a lot more than what was available in the demos. I'm glad it's getting decent reviews, and I'm sure it'll be a hit, in Europe at least. 
 
Now if only they get rid of their idiotic DRM on the PC version...

#2 Edited by Nasar7 (2107 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

I played the demo for about 10 minutes. I thought it was pretty boring and the dialogue was extremely annoying.
 
Edit: I am very surprised by these scores.

#3 Posted by Harmonican (61 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

I had lost all hopes for the the Driver series so this is positive news. I never say no to a good driving game.

#4 Edited by handlas (2283 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

well IGN and Gamespot (US i guess) gave it an 8 as well. 
 
Videogamer.com gave it an 8. Nice video review of it kinda makes me want to play this game. I thought the demo was okay but I guess I went into the game expecting a more serious experience not realizing that its pretty much the opposite of that. I only ever played Driver 3 and don't remember anything about it.

#5 Posted by Dany (7882 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

huh, i'm surprised

#6 Posted by Yanngc33 (4472 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

Oh european video game journalism...

#7 Posted by kalmis (1518 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago
@Yanngc33: What's that supposed to mean? The game is out here earlier than in NA.
 
I am positively surprised about the reviews as well. The SP demo wasn't anything special. The MP demo was quite good and innovative actually.
#8 Posted by sfighter21 (782 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

I'm happy about this.  I've been looking forward to this with high hopes because I am a Driver fan.  Maybe not a HUGE one, considering after Driv3r I didn't touch parallel lines or that other one ('78 i think?).  But I will most likely be getting this now.  Still own my copies of Driver and Driver 2.  Glad I can add another good one to the collection!

#9 Posted by Redbullet685 (5785 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

Wow... weird. Expected around 6 or 6.5 for most of the scores. I liked the MP demo, but the SP demo wasn't too great.

#10 Posted by Tebbit (4380 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

An 8 from Edge is pretty damn impressive.

#11 Posted by TheHT (8405 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

I'm glad another Driver game didn't come out and be a shit show. Looking forward to QL!

#12 Posted by HatKing (4433 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

God, really?  What I played of it had me frustrated both with poorly implemented game mechanics and the hilariously awful story hooks they use to validate them.  To be honest though, the idea sounded solid for multiplayer; maybe that's where it's at?

#13 Posted by Doctorchimp (3981 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

What the fuck?
 
Is there a demo out? I'm sure there's going to be a quick-look filled with "HEY I'm in San Francisco, remember this spot!!!"

#14 Edited by handlas (2283 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago
@HatKing said:

God, really?  What I played of it had me frustrated both with poorly implemented game mechanics and the hilariously awful story hooks they use to validate them.  To be honest though, the idea sounded solid for multiplayer; maybe that's where it's at?

well there is a singleplayer and a multiplayer demo....so you can try it all out! 
 
I played the MP one last night for the first time. Pretty fun. Very chaotic. Trailblazer was probably my favorite because that caused the most chaos when you have 5-6 guys all trying to follow behind the same car. Overall, seems like it would get old rather fast tho.
#15 Posted by Red12b (8869 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

it's fucking awesome

#16 Posted by MightyDuck (1203 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago

Did anyone pick it up today upon release?  The demo was fun but I wasn't sure if that could carry over through an entire game.

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