Driver San Francisco

Having been epicly disappointed by Dirt 3, not interested in the painful realism of Gran Turismo and having played Motorstorm Apocalypse to death I was looking for a new driving game. Now, I will admit, I was not a big fan of the original Driver series. Every time one came out I gave it a go but found myself quickly aggravated by its difficulty and subsequently quite disappointed. So when Driver San Fran came out I though I'd give them one last chance... and I'm so glad I did.
Great soundtrack (though I do wish you could put your own tracks in). Unique plot that keeps what would potentially make a quickly becoming-stale-game fresh. And licensed cars! Its does get frustratingly difficult on occasions and Im only about 3/4 of the way through the story but there is a ton of stuff to keep you occupied if you get stuck. One awesome feature is the movie challenges. Collect icons from around the city to unlock the chance to live classic car chase movie scenes from films like Blues Brothers and of course Bullit.
Its also pretty surprising, you'll find cars and features you'd never have expected. Like off road racing a Lancia Stratos or jumping into a DeLoren then gunning it to 88 (yup, see what happens... ;) )
Great game and well worth picking up.

Think: The cars from Gran Turismo, graphics from Dirt and the open world of Test Drive.

The cars, soundtrack, story, graphics, sound, This game has it all in heaps! It's great to play Driver again, ive spent hours speeding in all different cars and trucks around what feels like a huge map, and i havent even unlocked the rest of it yet. The cars are great and there's LOADS of em from 60's/70's muscle cars to modern SUV's. Each one handles differently and sounds just like the real thing. It was amazing to shift into a 74' Dodge Monaco and hear that engine roar - which was the car used as the 'Bluesmobile'. Aside from the story missions there's quite alot to do which earns money allowing you to buy cars and unlock more driving tasks in the game like the 1st Driver had. One of them is the car park challenge which you had to complete in the original Driver, abit difficult but it looks so good on the ps3. The free roam aspect is still awesome, getting away from the police can still be abit hard and the songs that play on the radio add to the experience, from The Black Keys to Dr. John and other nice blues and funk tunes.

If you played the original Driver for hours on the ps1, buy this game!

The quality of the graphics, the story line and the superb range of vehicles are amazing. Having played the original Driver and Driver 2 on the PS2, I was curious as to how they could improve, but they have gone way beyond what I was expecting. The different challenges, missions and dares that form the main part of the game are awsome enough, but then theres all the extra stuff including recreating scenes from movies/TV. If you want a driving game that's almost as good to watch as playing, this is the one. Load up, buckle in and get ready to launch some serious cars in to the sky around San Francisco.