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This game is pretty cool!! | | A gamer from Alma, KS, USA says (14/Dec/2000): | I don't know why you are all whining about the Havannah mission being so hard, it just takes a little time. You have to find the quickest best ways to get the 4 cars. I took me like 9 or 10 tries but i just kept trying and finally caught and smashed the 4th car. I was really excited when i did it. Being able to get out and get into a different car is really cool. It gives you a whole new life. My advice for people struggling through this game is just take your time. I am now in Las Vegas and it just as hard as Havannah I think. I gave this game an 8 becuase it is fun and difficult. Its more fun when a game is difficult then when you just breeze through it and don't have to think. This game takes a little thinking and patience. Overall, it's a really cool game though.
| Not Bad - But Improvements Aren't Hard To Come Bye! | | J@CE @CE! from Auckland, New Zealand says (12/Dec/2000): | A lot of people are saying; "Driver I was better because of.... and ...." but i think Driver I was better in some respects, yet Driver II is better in others. I mean getting out of your car and stealing other ones - nice touch. But i dont think people just leap out of their cars as soon as someone opens the door! It would probably at least take a knife or a gun to get them out, and what can we do when where not in a car what can you do? - Run around, run around, oh! and run around! If you could get guns or maybe go in apartment buildings etc. In Driver II you are offered a choice of cars which is great but come on not everyone in the city drives one of four cars. And dont get me started on those trucks in Havana with the rocket boosters or whatever they have that allows them to out-run Beasty 60's cars.
I also find that my copy of Driver II jerks a lot and runs really slow at times - it has even stoped once! Which can be a bugger when you are right at the end of a mission, I know it is hard to get things running completely smoothly on the old PSX One but i think the jerkiness can be some what reduced! Anyway stealing cars is cool and the missions arent to hard if you cant do them then just keep playing until you are good enough. I find that Driver II is more Exciting and has more depth than the first. I know its easy for us to sit here and say "I Want That..... I Want This!" But hey Driver II is a great game and has had me playing it quite a lot lately but there is room for improvement - So I Say keep up the good work! and if theres a Driver III it should be a cracker!
| Excellent but with a few drawbacks | | Tony from Morristown, TN USA says (10/Dec/2000): | I currently have rented this game from Blockbuster. In two days I am already on disk 2. I am tired of hearing about people complaining about the difficulty of this game. If you guys are complaining about the Havana 4 car mission, just wait until you have to rescue a car from the train tracks or have to do another wreck job with an escort tailing you(this time it is an ambulance with a cop car). Put some effort into it b4 you whine about this or that. The drawbacks I have found are the way the driver walks. He must go forward at all times, because if you try to go backward you are screwed. Another drawback is watching those damn replays before restarting the mission. What's up with that? All in all the game is the same as the first basically. Pretty easy with new features.
| Don't Believe the Hype! | | Jazzy J from Mineola, Texas says (10/Dec/2000): | This game is just as fun as the original, I will agree it could have been polished a little more before release. None of the missions have been so hard I have got frustrated. If you are a hardcore gamer you will enjoy this one.
| Lazy players miss the point in this awesome sequel | | Luke from Sydney, Australia says (7/Dec/2000): | Numerous reviews on this page have complained about the difficulty levels of Driver 2, in particular the Havana mission which requires you to destroy four cars. These players miss the point of Driver and Driver 2. The aim of the game is to create a mood, an atmoshere of Seventies gas guzzler excess and free-from responsibility hard driving adventure. It's not about acurate physics as much as it is about acute atmospherics. The Havana mission in question needs to be attacked with style not frustrated glances at the fast diminishing time clock. Look at the map. Choose your plan of attack, look at where the target is headed and cut him off at the pass. Plan when you will ditch your wheels for a newer ride, one without black smoke pouring from the bonnet. Hijack a truck if it's handy, the damage it'll do will far outweigh the dents it'll take. Relax man, this game is cool. I loved the chance to cruise Havana and leap from one enourmous fifties metal beast to the next. Las Vegas I still getting used to. The Limo takes a licking and keeps on ticking and the ambulance makes a pleasant siren noise as you break all the available laws. I give this one nine out of ten. The graphics aren't eyepopping, to be sure, but it's when a game captures your imagination that it truely excells. That's why some fail and others soar. This one is a classic.
| Good sequel but some have there doubts | | Russell from Scottsdale, says (3/Dec/2000): | I thought that Driver 2 was a good sequel, but some people have their doubts. The levels are better but they look the same as the original. Being able to get out of a car is really cool but you really cant do anything but get into another car. If they made it were you could pick up a gun and shoot people, then it would be a lot better. Also I know some people who would like to go cruising around and even hit people, but I have never hit a person and would like to. One good thing is that the missions are really hard, which blows out the original for me cause in Driver 1, the missions were way to easy and got bored of the game very easily. The cars in this game arent that great. Like the Fire engine. They should of had it were you could us the hose or something. Well, that is all I have to say about this total let down.
| A total let down | | A gamer from Stockton California says (1/Dec/2000): | I must say after completing the first Driver I couldnt wait for a sequal...well...I got one. What joke!! Whoever programmed the physics for this game must have been smoking something. Its like trying to drive on the moon! Case in point the Havana mission where you have to ram the amo truck with the silver escort car chasing you. Not only is that the fastest, best handling damn cargo truck Ive ever seen, but your car seems to have shocks made from Nerf. Dont see what I mean, play the level and try to follow the truck accross the park, hit on of those grassy mounds and watch your car fly ( in apparent slow motion ) while the truck takes off and the chase vehical sends you flying. Or make that first right but dont count on making the corner, you might be doing what seems like 30 mph but that wont keep your car from jumping 2 or 3 stories in the air when you hit the building. On the upside I like the cinimatics alot better in this game, its helps alot actually seeing the characters mouths move. Unfortunatly this does not excuse the frustration of watching a 3 ton delivery truck smoke a mid 80's luxery car on a straight stretch of 4 lane highway. The pedestrian vehicles appearing out of thin air dont help the fun factor any either.
| Christmas Money maker | | Frustrated from Yorkshire says (30/Nov/2000): | I was looking forward to this sequel since the Original was released. I must say I'm disappointed, it doesn't seem to be a finished product, rather more a game released in time for Christmas to gain sales figures.
The cities are much improved and the idea of being able to exit the car gives the game more depth. But I have played the Chicago section and now I am struggling my way through the Havana missions, but I must say some of the tail the bad guy missions are about as interesting as watching paint dry.
On the 'Find the Clue' mission I found that the slow down through the windy streets often makes the car uncontrollable, and just how do you complete this mission in the time limit. I am no whizz I admit,but I managed to complete the original Driver. After approx 15 attempts I have decided to look for a level jump, it is too frustrating to be enjoyable anymore.
It doesn't seem to have been fully tested for playability. I don't mind a challenge, but the missions are either dull or extremely hard. There doesn't seem to be much in-between.
Overall, the cities are great and the carjacking adds extra to the original but the games isn't as polished and sparkling as I feel it might have been had they released at a later date with further testing and enhancements.
| Driver 2; A few disappointments | | Joe Whinham from Hull, England says (27/Nov/2000): | Driver 2 is a great game. The graphics are better, the gameplay is first class and the new ability to get out of the car is like GTA in 3D! There are two discs to plough through and there are secrets to unlock, but the Undercover mode is the main problem. Most of the missions are chase missions, or they have strict time limits. The overall game is good, but the 'pop-up' graphics haven't gone. A PS2 version would be better
| Bummer! | | Arend Hart from Mchigan says (27/Nov/2000): | One of the best games to come out on the PSone was Driver. Yeah, it had it's problems, but all in all, it rates as a classic. It's real-deal damage, exciting police chases and gravity-defying stunts were excellent enough to make up for the horrendous storyline, the lack of any street curvature, the terrible interpretation of American traffic patterns (a left hand turn from the right turn lane?) and the lack of variety in traffic vehicles (everyone in San Fransisco drives a Pinto?). Driver was a great game to play alone or with friends.
So when Reflections announced a new edition to Driver, the world was waiting with crossed fingers. Would it be as good as the original? Would the streets have curves? Would the yellow stripes be in the middle of the road, where they belong? Well, sad to say, even though a lot of the problems have been addressed, Driver 2 is somewhat of a bummer release.
Remember a year ago, when Sony kept putting off Gran Turismo 2, only to release it with a bunch of glitches because they were pressed to get it out before Christmas? Well looks like the same thing happened with Driver 2...although worse. Plagued with pop-up, clipping and slow framerates, these problems are detructive enough to distract from the gameplay and make for a disappointing experience. I mean, when a building pops up 15ft in front of you, it's not only distracting, but also quite startling.
There is some good, though. The cutscenes, a big thorn in the side for the developers of the original Driver, are definitely cooler, with some of the best face-work seen yet on the PSone. Also, you now can jump out of a completely damaged car and car-jack a fresh beauty (even if it's a schoolbus)...although controlling Tanner on foot is not the easiest thing to do. And yeah, there are curves in the roads now, although they look like they drop off into a deep crevasse 15ft in front of the car.
All in all, I think there is too much going on in this game. Maybe if the buildings weren't each a separate 3D polygon, or if each car didn't have to be programmed to be car-jackable (now there's a word...I'll have to get with Webster's to get that one patented!) this game might run a bit quicker and push some of that popup back into the distance where it won't detract from the game. But I don't expect a major recall or anything, so we'll just have to wait for a PS2 version, dodging the oncoming traffic which suddenly appears 15ft in front of your vehicle.
| Driver 2 | | Paul Jones from UK, Cardiff, Wales says (26/Nov/2000): | Great game overall, thoroughly enjoyed playing it, however did anyone notice a huge dufference between this and the first installment? Ok, when all said and done it probably is the finest driving game on the psx however is it worth another £40.00 of my hard earned wages? The graphics were excellent and as always the game has a huge lifespan due to its originality and 'fun factor' however it does have its limits. One feature I was eagerly anticipating was the 2 player mode, however found myself fairly dissapointed upon discovering that I was unable to change the camera angles of the game and had to make do with a dodgy, uncontrollable screen. Secondly, a great idea to be able to get out and steal another car, however there isnt exactly much choice when it comes to picking a new vehicle is there? In
my opinion the game is well worth a look however should you own the first title then I would suggest perhaps borrowing or renting it out first.
| Fun, with *some* problems | | Neil Miller from Chicago, IL USA says (25/Nov/2000): | I thoroughly enjoyed the first Driver. Just about every mission. Driver 2 however, I find goes to one extreme or the other. Either the levels are as fun as the first game, or darn near impossible.
First my gripes: I found the level in Havana where Tanner is supposed to wreck 4 cars in an insanely short amount of time almost harder than the last mission in the first game, where he's attempting to save the President.
And *ultimately* frustrating is the ability of the car you're chasing (espically when it's heavily damaged, or the same model) to go faster than you do down the straightaways. That Havana level is an excellent example of this...one moment you're neck and neck, the next the target is shooting down the road...with a car that's a notch from being totaled.
OK. Now the good news:
I'm from Chicago, so I must say that the levels there represent a life-long dream to speed past slower traffic downtown. :) Although, I am kind of sad that they didn't include lower Wacker Drive. Many excellent car chases have been down there (Including the Blues Brothers). I've often wished to jump over the rising bridges over the Chicago River, just like in that move also. Thanks programmers. And for those of you who aren't in Chicago, they have Wrigley Field oriented the wrong direction.
The get-to levels are fun as are the get-aways. I haven't been to Rio yet, but Chicago and Denver are pretty fun cities in which to tool around.
Overall I gave the game a 7 because of the frustrating levels. They're not difficult to figure out, they're just difficult for the purpose of being difficult. Which hurts the overall game. There are graphic slowdowns and I do miss the ability to choose missions.
| Didn`t live up to expectations...but worth having for fans of driver 1. | | eddie shanks from kansas city,mo says (25/Nov/2000): | After having read some previews online,and learning all the new features..I WAS PUMPED !!!!! i immediately got a copy, and dove in...This is essentially a good review, although,as you may have guessed, i`ve got issues... here we go. The new features are pretty cool,especially jacking other people cars,and the locales are much improved over driver 1. The difficulty on some levels is pretty stiff,even for a hard-core driver such as myself.But i imagine the less dedicated will find it RIDICULOUS!! I was particularly dissapointed with the flatness of most levels..not enough stuff to get air off of..(one of my favorite things about the original).and the roaring squeal of your ride..were is it? the cars in this one sound like sewing machines!! Add in some minor slowdown,and too many seriously wimpy cars, and this game actually falls short of it`s predecessor in overall fun. (and thats what it`s all about)
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| | Lindsey Freeman from Santa Cruz CA USA says (25/Nov/2000): | Driver 2 is a lot better than Driver 1-in levels and cities plus the new options. The game is smoother and faster but if you play it on the PlayStation 2-you have a chance of it freezing on you, also the multiplayer smells like an old sock, no other cars to bash into or steal, and only one sight view(the one inside the car). So for people who want to play two player-forget this game,
other than that GET THIS GAME!!!!!
| Great game just multiplayer kinda sucks | | Alex from Topsfield, MA says (23/Nov/2000): | Driver 2 is definately one of the best games i have ever played, but when i saw muktiplayer i was all excited, especially when i saw 2 player take a drive, but there isnt any cars! just you and the other player! no cops or anything, whats the point of that! also, you are restricted to 1 view, the one where you dont see the car. That is my least favorite. and one thing that has always been kind of annoying, the fact that you cant kill people. Its not that bad and i shouldnt complain, but that would be cool.
| Driver 2 good, but some annoying mistakes... | | Brian from Toronto, Canada says (21/Nov/2000): | I thought the original was amazing, so I bought Driver 2 as soon as I could, but was really disapointed with what I got. I expected the one player (Undercover) to be basically the same as the first, with some minor mods, which it is, so the multiplayer was really appealing. It sucks. 2-player "Take a ride" is without any other cars or cops, so it gets boring in about2 minutes, and in all the modes there is only one view (in the car view) which normally I always use anyway, but in Driver its just not as fun when you can't see your near misses or damage or hubcaps rolling off on steep turns. It just takes away from it, but really, having no other cars completely ruins the multi mode. The rest of the game is really good, except that there is lots of slowdown on the Chicago level, and unforunately the game is not fully compatible with the PS2 if you want to use the smooth texture mapping (it often freezes, usually just as you are about to reach the goal of a level) altho for the most part it works, and it makes the game look a lot better.
| An adrenaline rush !! | | Bjorn van Steen from Roosendaal, Holland says (20/Nov/2000): | Driver2 is the perfect sequel! I mean everything that could possibly be improved on the first game HAS indeed been improved.The developers deserve nothing but respect for what they've done with this game! Even if we forget the things like bigger cities, more vehicles and other "sequel-stuff" like that it is still evident that these guys went out of their way to supply the gamer with a game nothing short of excellent.Personally, I think the biggest improvement on the first game are the undercover missions themselves.Some of them are just so cool you really feel like a rubberburning bad-ass after completing them!!
A good example is the one where you have to beat a train to save a guy in the trunk of a car that is set a few miles down the railroadtrack.Or the one where you face certain death having to chase a gunman over a twisty mountain road breaking through the protective fence every now and then..... I mean, I'm writing this review after just having completed that one and I have to say that that chase was one of the biggest adrenaline rushes I personally ever experienced in a videogame!
EXCELLENT !!!
The only point of criticism I have is the fact that Driver2 DOES demonstrate the absolute limits of the 5 year old playstation.
There IS some slowdown now and then and the whole thing does have a "gritty" look. So maybe,just maybe, Reflections should have waited and put this game out on the awesome playstation 2..........
Driver 3 guys ?????
| Driver 2 turns out to be a disappointment | | Rory from Atlantic City, NJ says (18/Nov/2000): | When I bought Driver 2 it was because the origional Driver was such a fun new game with decent effects and a great theme: Driving Real Fast!! I was very disappointed in is as the sequel. It has a few different levels, and more than one car to choose from. The one great thing is that it is multiplayer, but in multiplayer mode, you are restricted to one view, whis is the worst of the three usual views. Another fun new part is the option to get out of your car and steal another. Basically Driver 2 is the same as Driver, but with all of the gameplay options that the original Driver should have had. The graphics are still a little choppy, and it feels like the cars are slower than before. The other cars on the road act a little more the way they should also.
| Maddest game! | | Andrew (send porn to my email please) from Denver, USA (and proud of it!!!!) says (11/Nov/2000): | All righty then, Driver 2 is THE BEST Driving game for the PSX(apart from Gran Turismo 1&2). I am disapointed by copying GTA 1&2's idea of getting out of your car and stealing others. But I still gave it a 10 out of 10 because the under-cover mode is so bloomin' 'ard that it took me 1 week to get through a level (the 'chase the intruder' one); I also gave it 10 out pf 10 because you've got 'Take A Ride' mode which gives old timers (who didn't by #1 two years ago) a place to practice on. So
GET THIS GAME NOW (or when it comes out for Australia and New Zealand).
| Driver 2 will drive you wild | | GamerX from Paris,France says (27/Oct/2000): | I recieved Driver 2 about a week ago , and its definitely one of those WOW games . The game play and graphics have improved a lot since the first driver . Also,the major problem that a lot of gamers had with the first release was the long loading time, Driver 2 loads real quick and smooth .
The graphics in the game are wonderful,I never experienced the slightest slow-up even when there were a multitude of cars onscreen crashing or during high speed , in-city chase episodes. While driving through Chicago,you sometime totally forget its a game,the surroundings are so real. The sound is as authentic and high quality as it comes , from the revved engines to the squeel of tires on rubble, the sound is top notch,almost forgot , man , the oldie soundtrack is awesome. The gameplay is like a dream come true , the controls are excellent , but you have to realize that these cars are not those sport toys but classic cadillacs and stuff ,one mistake on a turn and your ride's gonna slide straight to hell , so you have to find your pattern there and once you do, its smooth sailing all the way. The game's over all atmosphere is extremely noi`rish , very 50's gangster kinda mood,which is heightened by the tough guy dialogues. Some situations are really tense like when you have to escape from cane's compound in a timed event and catch a bridge just before it elevates.
I highly recommend Driver 2 to racing game enthusiasts, and even to non racing fans for its sheer entertainment value.
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