But instead of just catching them and putting them in a wall, you can shift into a semi and hit them head on, or maybe shift into a bus and block the road. The mission types vary, so in one instance you may be chasing a perp in a traditional “wreck them” chase. At any time (as long as the mission doesn’t specifically prohibit it), you can jump out of one car and into another. It is more than just a gimmick, it really is a different way to play a game like this. The shift mechanism is really what sets this game apart. If you take your time and try the side quests, then you can add at least five hours, even though they eventually become repetitive. If you skip all the side quests, then you can make it through the game in under 10 hours. The primary plot is actually fairly interesting, and the variety of missions make the way the story unfolds compelling. He simply takes over the body of the driver, which leads to some confusing, and occasionally hilarious moments, especially when there are passengers in the car that have no idea why their driver suddenly decided to jump their car over a freeway.Īs Tanner learns to control the shift mechanism, he then becomes a guardian angel of sorts to San Francisco, and can jump into dozens of side missions to help the people, or he can ignore those side quests entirely and stick to the primary plot where he thinks he is hunting down Jericho. The shift allows Tanner/you to pick his consciousness up and deposit it into the driver of (almost) any car in the city. Everything is just like it was before, except that he discovers that he has a new ability-the shift mechanism. Tanner is unaware of his state, and thinks that the accident was just a brief bump on the head. Tanner isn’t about to let him go, and the resulting car chase ends up with Tanner in a coma. Inevitably, as you might expect in both a video game and a 70s themed detective drama, Jericho escapes. The game begins with series protagonist Tanner escorting his arch-enemy Jericho to the courthouse for sentencing. The premise of Driver: San Francisco is a bit odd, but it is essential to creating the mechanic that makes this game so much fun: the shift mechanism. Plus, fans of the Driver series might not like that the game has steered away from its dark and gritty premise towards a more fun-action theme that is accessible to all, but they will probably be glad to know that one staple of the original games remains-the insanely hard mission.
It has a few issues, but fans that like racing but are tired of having to buy new tires and windshield wipers and the like, may find the title they have been waiting for. Simply put, Driver: San Francisco is just flat out fun.
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