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Well worth a play | | speedyj from Wellington, New Zealand says (24/Sep/2002): | Driver 2 - back on the streets, indeed. The double cd pack immediately promised more action than it's prequel. The strength of this new title was to lie in the gameplay. Knowing that something different was needed to distinguish driver 2 from the original a slight GTA twist was incorporated into the game. One was now able to leave their vehicle when ever they desired (apart from when they are being pursued by a cop), having the freedom to walk around and aqquire new cars. This is very helpful in some missions, if your car gets badly damaged you may have the oppurtunity to ditch your damaged car and get a new car. There are a good variety of cars to choose from, however I personally don't think that the cars performances are contrasting enough.
Car damage is still a strong aspect of the game and plays an important role in some of the missions. Due to the fact that one can dump their car when it gets too damaged takes the emphasis off of car care, to me this is a good thing as it lets the game be played at a more fun level.
I was a little suprised at the graphics when I first saw them, but once I started to play it I quickly got used to them. The only aspect of the graphics which I don't really like is that none of the cars have reflections(this surprised me as driver did have them). Not to worry.
The cities are amazing, unlike the first driver there is a lot more variation in the cities. Chicago;the typical urban skyline, Havana; Cuba at it's best - some very nice scenery, Las Vegas; just like in the movies - awesome at night time and Rio; A nice balence on natural wildlife and city living. Each city is enormous, consisting of a central city area, residential housing, industrial and every other aspect that a city has. I timed a round trip around Chicago's highway to take nearly 10 minutes!, thats a long time when you're driving flat-tak.
The game plot is well thought out, however unlike driver there is no choice of missions to accept, ie. no answering machine. In a way this is good because you don't miss out on anything. There are rougly around 10 missions per city, give or take one or two missions. After reading some of the reviews I have noticed that mission difficulty has been a common point. Like any game driver 2 has its tricky missions, but what fun would it be without a challenge. I must say it did take me a few goes to catch the crook around the mountain pass, as well as chasing the chopper, but it was all good fun. If you were able to finish driver, or come close then driver 2 shouldn't be to much of a jump, just a bit of new scenery.
There are also the driving games similar to those in the first driver, however I still find the cruising around (take a ride) much more enjoyable mainly due to the freedom of being able to do whatever I desire. You don't need to be a hardcore car junky to appreciate this game, you don't even need to have played the first driver, although it would be of some assistance. Driver 2 has embraced the GTA concept like nobody else and given it some very dazzling backdrops. If you think you can handle some fast paced action then driver 2 is waiting for you.
| I think most of you are very immature and inexperienced casual gamers | | M Dillon G M from Tokyo, Japan says (7/Aug/2002): | For most of you liars, beating even the third to last level where you chase your friends hitman in rio is so awfull in the perspective of how challenging it is not to lose him that most gave up before even making it half way around the narrow mountain pass, where the driving expertise is so persice that all my friends gave up a year ago and sold it to me, bad decision for them as in 4 months of excrusiating emotional pain I eventualy cought that horridred car from hell, after having practiced up to that point without a memory card for 2 months in the first place, I was relived at 12:16 AM on a cool spring night in may! Only to smoke through the next level and eventualy end up stuck for 4 hours more on Pink Lenny's $#< remove me > at !ing chopper level! That $#< remove me > at ! crashed and burned by that old abandoned construction site at that dead end road on the north-east side of the stinkin town. Haha, but I was very unhappy with the ending, much like shenmue except I'd actualy consider the next game in this series as I was dissapointed after beating GTA III 3 times, each getting erased soon after to a lame ol' memory card bug that many of my friends had suffered too. Oh yeah, All of the games switches to the secret car areas are next to or within a block in any direction of the locked entrances, I know this because I've hunted the map clean from yahoo advertisements to mountain-Dew and infogrames itself! After the credits roll, all of the pedestrian and non-secret cars will be selectible in take a ride mode, and oh yeah, there are very cool non-gameshark glitches that you should look into, like a wheelie with the cooper (simple one) or harder ones like raining cars in chicago or tricks with the strip in las vegas or no buildings at all! This game is very difficult to master and most casual gamers will end up selling this gem long before it's time. And why do I rate a game consived by such high standards none more than a 6? Because even before mastered for many, this game loses its shine from the later repetitive difficulty and that most who fall in as deep as I once was will eventualy become bored after finding that the immunity and invinciblility, Icluding mountain pass, and racetrack in rio. Although fun for "flying" on hard dificulty (Due to the violent nature of Hard cops) These additions will keep a gamer satisfied for a good year! But when placed next to the predesessors 'Button accessible' codes they don't half live up to the effort and time such a difficult task can bestowe upon the average gamer. A master this game takes not, but a good challenge and lots of time and energy is my main concern. And when looking for a game that is very hard to be beaten in just months, this is definately a title well worth your hard -earned dollar.
| whats the point | | jaz from leicestershire England says (22/Jul/2002): | The one player mode on this game is exiting and purposeful, it has a variety of levels and is a definate improvement on the first game driver 1. I find that the graphics could be alot more realistic and smoother but generaly it is good for a ps1 game. When i bought the game i was looking for a fun game with a good two player mode and a fantastic one player mode. When i got the game home me and my brother played the two player option first and we were desperatly disapointed, there was no variations on the cities and there was basicaly no point in playing it, we then had a go at the different games which were more suited to a six year old. after playing the two player game we decided to play on the one player option called take a ride we were not extatic but at the same time not diapointed, unlike the 2 player there were police chasing me when i broke the speed limit but the police seemed to have no intelligance and to my disapointment when the police caught up with me instead of arresting me or beating me up they kept smashing my car by ramming me, the only thought i had was how realistic this was, not! the only other fault this game has is that there are only a few cars to choose from which is very boring and after a while there is no suprise. If this game had more cars, more improved graphcs and a better and more breathtaking two player mode this game would easily be the best game around, and i would give it 10/10.
| the funnest game!! | | wee ittle boy from reno, nevada, united states says (18/Apr/2002): | This game will keep you busy for hours, you get to find secret cars and get chased by police exc exc.. well i think this game is just fun! steal cops and get felony and it has a great story line too. i got stuck i few times in the missions but i got it. if your stuck, well dont know what to tell ya, just keep trying. my favorite thing about this game is stealing cars. its alot easier than driver 1 but i beat d1 in 1hr because it was so easy. this one is fun with alot of challenges, thats why its so fun, it well just keep you in front of that old tv playing away! when i first got it i couldnt wait to play it. the first 2 levels well get boring but when you get rio and vegas youll be driven around the city lookin for stuff and more stuff. well again this game i found is very fun. the worlds scariest police chases are funner but you get the idea.
| An awesome game | | A gamer from Monticello, Illinois USA says (8/Apr/2002): | I think Driver 2 is a great game. All of the stuff is great, except for some of the undercover missions. One of the bad undercover missions is when you have to Hijack the amunition truck. I can't beat that mission. Every thing else is OK. I wish their were more cars to choose from on Take A Ride. I also think that you should be able to choose a car in undercover missions. The graphics are really good compared to other Playstation games. The turns in the roads are better than Driver 1. I think you should be able to steal and fly airplanes. The police chases are OK. I think you should be able to shoot the cops or something. So, overall Driver 2 is an awesome game.
| Great game | | A gamer from Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA says (12/Feb/2002): | I think that this game is great! The graphics are very good; there is only two things wrong. In high speed chases, all of a sudden, the gameplay stops, then starts, then stops again, then starts again. This goes on for an average of usually 5-10 seconds. Also, there is one more thing. Sometimes, all of a sudden, your car falls through the road and into nothingness. Also, there are some spots that if drive into outline bushes or walls (separates road from your car falling off the screen)hard enough, your car goes through and falls off of the screen. If you liked Driver 1, I guarantee that you will like this game. It has its similarities with Driver 1, but in Driver 2, you can get out of your car and into another and your felony bar and damage bar go all the way down(obviously, since you get into another car and the Police don't know that it's you who just got into a chase with them). What I really like is that the bridges in Chicago go up and down. If you time it perfectly, when a cop is chasing you, you can go up the already steep drawbridge(but not so steep that you can't go up) and juuuust make it over, but the cop doesn't have enough speed or momentum to make it across and he either plunges into the big empty space below the drawbridge or rolls right back dow the bridge, letting you get away. This has happened to me a few times. One particular time, at least six cops were chasing me(I just broke through a roadblock) and I barely made it across the bridge because the back of my car hit the end of the bridge, but I managed to push myself up. Two of the cops fell into "the big empty space" and the other four just rolled down the other side. I found this very relieving because I had been playing the "Take A Ride" part of the game for at least 2 hours and my car was about one small tap from being wrecked, but I just went down the other side of the bridge slowly, away from the cops' range (very carefully, so I didn't attract any more cops' attention)and as soon as I got out of their range, I stole another car and played for at least another hor and a half. If you are reading this review to see if you would like to buy Driver 2, it is a great game, and if you buy it, it will provide you with months of car-stealing, bone-cracking hits,heart-stopping action. If you do enjoy this game and think that everthing I wrote is true, write me at cmkumor< remove me > at home.com
| Damn Cushtie | | Roger says (2/Feb/2002): | Driver 2 is a wicked sequel to Driver, with a ton more things to do and even better cities to unlock, plus the odd surprise round the corner. A mini, a sports car, and even an alleged helicopter in Rio. Although i thought that the graphics could recieve a little work, and some more variety in the default vehicles, Driver 2 is an highly recomended game.
| Most exciting game for the playstation | | Daniel from Seattle, Washington, USA says (12/Jan/2002): | This is my most favorite game that I have because it has the excellent graphics. Real-life style for example people walking around that you can scare away the the horn, you can crash other cars and steal them including police cars, fire engines, limos, and ambulances. You can unlock hidden cars like the Ute in Vegas, the morris minor in Havana, a semi in Rio and a Sport car in Chicago. In this game you can actually the cops talking in 3 different languages English (for Chicago, and Vegas), Portugese (for Rio) and Spanish(for Havana) You can play 1 player or for 2 players. One of the worst things in this game are one of the undercover missions called "Chase the Gunman" it is the mission that I had a hard time with, all others seemed easy. The best way to have fun and almost not stop laughing is to put on invisibility than to choose survival. You can't die unless you flip over and cops stop ramming you car, this way the cops should hit you and you should jump of the air. In all turned out beter than the original driver because you can get out of the car.
| pretty bad ass game | | JW Statler from Jourdanton, Texas, USA says (9/Jan/2002): | This game is the hardest game i have ever played. It took me like 8 months to beat it, but i finally got the hang of it and became a master at turning corners and doing 180's, plus i can get away from any cop in the game i can also stay away from the cops in survival mode, i once lasted for like 2 minutes. the graphics in the game were way better than the first, what the other ppl sayed about it being the same as the first have no judgement and dont own more than 5 games unlike me i own like 100 different games. The first one was a game that let u choose the level u wanted but not the cars if ths one let u choose a level it would ruin the stroy line but thats a good thing because the first one's story line was dumb. I also had to use a gameshark on like levels at the end because the programmers were dumb and made them the hardest and they should hve made them all the same.
| Lame and too hard | | Crosso from Auckland, New Zealand says (5/Jan/2002): | I has to sll this game because it was too hard, and too depressing when you couldn't get past that section. I thought the graphics were average and worse than Driver 1, the car handles worse than 1, and the cops, as one other reviewer said, will slam you for anthing. The cops seem to be able to anticipate your every move, and this isn't great compared to the more realistic AI on Driver 1. In one part of the "drive around" mode, I was trying to get to part of the city. I was on the right side of the road, behind other cars, perfectly normal, and I got slammed !
The two player section isn't much chop when you can only have just the two cars, and nothing else, it all gets a bit boring !
Overall, I didn't rate this game at all. I only got to about a third of the way through, so I guess that it would be a good long game of you make it.
| Driver 2 - Dream or dud? | | A gamer from Belfast,Northern Ireland says (1/Jan/2002): | To me, Driver 2 has been a pleasing experience. I find it entertaining breaking the law- highjacking cars,buses etc. and going through red lights, on the the wrong way down a one way road! The new features that differ it from the original driver include:
-multiplayer
-different cities
-get out of the car
-steal new cars
and there is much more.A few let downs are hitches i have found. Sometimes you are driving down the road and suddenly you fall into water (that comes from nowhere in the middle of the road) and it is game over. Also, i have got stuck behind buildings . wot happened was, I sat of a dining chair in chicago, was hit by a car and was vaulted through a shop windo. This may sound fun, but i was the stuck there and had to restart.
The multiplayer i also find disapointing. 2 player 'take a ride' soinds brilliant except for the fact that you have very little space in the city, you are stuck on the incar view, the only cars are you and player 2's car and there is no cops. Fun to start but soon gets as exciting as a dead cat.
I think the undercover is exciting and i like the way there is no test to see you do the things with your car as there is in the original. The story lines are average and the difficulty is hard. Good for a while, but if you become stuck on one particular level, you soon get bored.
I agree that the cops can be harder. But for the dunces who haven't worked it out, when you buy thr game the cops are automaticlly on hard mode. You have to go to the options menu (on the main screen) and turn it to easy. I think the control is the same, as long as you get a good car. A slow or one with high damage is slower and harder to control.
I think if they briought it out on PS2 or X-box after improving the points I listed it would be a big hit, especially with the improved graphics.
In conclusion, Driver 2 is as good as Driver (1) and it give hours of fun but can be annoying at times, especially the corny music in the backround. Try renting it before buying because it is one of those things some will like and others will not.
I give driver 79% as a rating
Thanks for taking time to read this
| Driver 2 ! :) | | Luke7k from Wales says (16/Dec/2001): | Driver 2 is one of the best games I have ever played. It is much better than the orginal Driver as the cities are far better and so are the cars. There are alot more cars much better graphics.
The sound is really good. You can hear all of the sound effects from the cars. The life span is great. I bought the game at Christmas last year and I am still playing it now ! ! The game is also aviable on Platinum now for only £9.99 WELL WORTH IT!!!
| Sweet | | Aled Loy from Adelaide Australia says (12/Dec/2001): | i really enjoyed driver 2. i think that its better thatn the first one. i dont have driver 1 but i played it with my friend and we always went on about how cool it would be if u could steal cars and get out of yours. i like it how some missions are easy and others are hard. i thought that when the cars fell through the road was funny coz they just fell from the sky. i also lick the free drive moode coz the cops still chase you but you can go any where in the city and find secret areas
| A great game | | Michiel from Belgium says (17/Nov/2001): | One of the best games i ever played!!!there are some disadvantageous like the screen freezes sometimes,and something wierd happend yesterday,i stole a police car and i pressd triangle + twice up,and the car became a viper,it was really cool but when i tried it again it didn't worked!it's a great game!!for those who do not have driver 2...GO GET IT!!
| The game has exellent story line. | | Matt from Selinsgrove,Pa,USA says (3/Oct/2001): | I loved the game better then the first one. The are some rumers going around, about police pulling over, not in this game, they slam you into everything. After finishing the game, you then have acess to all cars. There are hidden cheats one in Las Vegas,and Rio.There is secret cars to one in Chicago, Rio, Las Vegas,and Havana. There also are secret race tracks both in Rio.The game is very Good to play.The game has exellent story line. I rated this game a 10. I love this game because you can ram police cars or run red lights, if you have the cheats, immunity and invincibility. You cas buy a strategy book at WalMart. I just wish there was a turn signal on the vehicles. After I beat the game the final movie played, atthe end it said; Tanner, and Jones will return in the summer of 2002.
| Great game | | Ryan from Roscoe IL says (9/Sep/2001): | This game is one of the best games i've played. The graphics are extremly awsome and the hot pursuit chases are a great feature in the race. The steering is easy as well. Great game for everyone
| Driver 2: A game to keep you busy | | A gamer from Phoenix, Arizona says (31/Aug/2001): | I bought Driver 2 almost a year ago and I'm still trying to beat it. I like the take a ride part. It's especially fun in Las Vegas when you unlock it. It takes less strategy than the first. You can get out of your car in 2 unlike 1. So you can just ram into anything you want and then steal another one. I can play this game for hours straight. It does have glitches though. Like in Las Vegas if you touch a train it say's that you've drowned. And sometimes you fall through some intersections.
| Great game, fun, and it kept me busy; even with a few freeze-ups. | | D. B. from Wisconsin, USA says (23/Aug/2001): | Great game that could hold your attention, if you actually take the time to admire the beauty of the game. The devastating crashes, the police having no consideration for the civilian drivers, car chases, e.t.c. Carjacking is the best feature of this game. It's kinda like a 3D Grand Theft Auto, minus the weapons and cussing pedestrians. Engine sounds are somewhat realistic, with some cars that sound like a Ford Festiva, But that's a pointless observation nobody else would care about.
The pedestrian vehicles do stop when you get right in front of them, but not when you blare your horn during a chase. They just sit there like they're braindead or something.
The different languages of the police are a nice touch, too. Some cars are just plain abyssmal, but they sound good.
THIS IS TO ANYONE WHO SAYS DRIVER 2 BITES:
Actually PLAY the game through before judging it, okay?
| Addictive and fun, override the flaws | | Mark Leung from Sydney Australia says (5/Jul/2001): | Driver 2 is very addictive. It will be one of the few video/computer games I will actually bother to finish, because of the storyline as well as the huge variety of fun missions. The only other two video games I have ever completed are Final Fantasy VII and Metal Gear Solid. Other games just get boring after a while.
The game is very hard, but thats what makes it challenging and addictive. I have to play most levels many many times to get through them, in particular the 4 car smash one, which took me a whole weekend to finish. Right now I am still playing the run the gunman off the road stage in Rio which I think is impossible. I've tried incessantly for days - but the gunmans car is just too strong, and its not easy to keep on his tail in the mountains. Any cheats anyone?
The graphics are rather dodgy. Buildings don't appear till you are near them, and in some instances cars don't appear until youre about to hit them (especially if you drive ahead of the car youre chasing). In stages like the one where you run the gunman off the road, when you fall off the mountain the graphics go all weird. Sometimes you can even be rammed through a solid wall and off the map by a police car!
And most annoying is the fact that the game gets jerky during some chases and occasionally freezes. I thought it was my CD but other people are having this problem too.
But this is still a very fun game, if not very frustrating when you can't finish the levels!
| This is a very challanging and entertaining game!!! | | Bryan from Fredericksburg, Va says (5/Jul/2001): | I do not own this game yet...but it won't be long till I do. We borrowed it from a friend and couldn't stay away from it. I like the way that Tanner can change cars when it gets too banged up. Graphics are pretty good, but then again I don't expect great graphics out of a Playstation 1 game. Sound is very good, but when engines rev really high, it sounds kind of unrealistic. A car like the Dodge Challenger for intance had a monster engine and should sound more throaty...not like a Ford Fiesta!
Anyway, that's just a teensy observation....overall this game is great and I will be adding it to my game library. Thanks for a great game!!
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