
The story is extremely compelling and one of the main attractions to the game. It’s an interesting concept and helps elevate the game without losing a sense of immersion.īy smartly helping the law, and breaking it, Tanner hopes to get closer to Jericho in his web of gang members and crooks. Higher forces come into play however when Tanner learns to shift into bodies and take their identity without anyone knowing. In their first encounter tanner gets wounded and ends up in a coma fighting death.


Cops John Tanner and Tobias Jones are supervising in San Francisco when Jericho hijacks the prison car and escapes. Unlike most sequels Driver actually starts where the previous one left off, luckily the story is told in a way that newcomers can immediately jump in and enjoy the action. Inspired by cop chases and television series like Starsky and Hutch, Driver puts you in the position of cop Tanner in his pursued to capture villain Jericho. The Driver series first made an appearance in 1999, but has steadily been with us along the way, now it’s time for number 4. Driver: San Francisco is coming out for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, and Wii on Aug. Speed on over to the rest of Miguel's Driver: San Francisco preview to read even more about the upcoming title. So I then jumped into the body of another car to give the camera crew what they wanted, even if it did mean a head-on collision." If anything, many of these missions were actually fun, although the characters didn't necessarily sound or act distinctly "San Franciscan." At one point, I was part of a roving camera crew looking to capture some accidents on film. In his preview, Miguel Concepcion had this to say about the new mode:"I initially thought that this was some not-too-subtle way of adding filler to the total playtime, but I was assured that many of these scenes outside of Tanner's body do have some relevancy to the main plot. In order to keep this installment fresh, Ubisoft has integrated a new shift mode that will keep drivers on their toes.

Driver: San Francisco will put you back in control of the series' original wheelman, Tanner.
