Driv3r (Driver 3) for PC

by Atari

Product Features

• A mysterious man has ordered the theft of 40 top-of-the-line sports cars. You'll travel around the world, tracking this ring down - from Turkey to France to Miami
• Drive through immense, detailed cities and explore every street and alley
• Exciting mini-games like avoiding a dozen cop cars, or pursuing suspicious vehicles
• Get on foot and carjack any vehicle in the game -- more than 70 to choose from
• Collect all kinds of crazy weapons - from standard pistols & submachine guns to grenade launchers

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B0000TQPIC
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 15, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,147 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

DRIV3R - The fun and thrills of the original Driver, combined with all-new gameplay mechanics, bring you the next great racing-action game! Play as Tanner, the undercover cop from the first two hit Driver games. This time he's out to bust an immense car-theft ring -- but his secret is about to be uncovered. If Tanner doesn't work fast, the mission is over - and so is Tanner's life. Realistic driving physics and crash models - if you can think of a way to wreck the car, you can do it

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just goes to show.....don't believe everything you read, December 23, 2005

By 

RM (London Colney, HE UK) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Driv3r (Driver 3) for PC (CD-ROM)

I was shocked when I read the amount of negative reviews about this game. I thought "No way, it can't be as bad as people make out" So, I decided to get it and just as I thought, I loved it!

Let me do a step-by-step critique of the points people raise when talking negatively about this game.

The Graphics- No, they are not bad, despite what so many people say. The lighting at dusk and dawn in Miami and Nice (haven't tried Istanbul yet) is breathtaking, when the sunlight bounces of the road's surface. The cars look very good. I will admit that there is a certain "unfinished" quality in some respects but overall I think they are superior to GTA: SA's graphics (and yes, I do have SA and yes, it is a better game)

The Controls- Yes, the default controls are very strange. Is there a solution? You bet. Go to Options and change the keyboard configuration to your liking. Problem solved. The sensitivity of the steering is another criticism. This game plays more like a simulator, rather than an arcade, which makes a nice change since it offers something different from GTA.

You need to brake or at least take your foot off the accelerator when going round corners. In reality, if you were to do so without braking, there's a good chance you'll crash and/or spin. I've been playing the game for about 2 hours and i've got totally used to the steering.

The AI- This is something which really is cut and dry, whichever way you look at it. It really is abysmally poor. For example, if you are shooting baddies on a rooftop and hide behind a metal crate, they will simply stand there and wait for you to emerge. They will not take the initiative themselves. As a result, it's very easy to pick them off one by one.

The Cities- The three cities of Miami, Nice and Istanbul are huge and I mean HUGE. All three cities are about 30 sq miles in size. The game is as big as GTA SA. There isn't as much to unlock in terms of hidden areas, weapons, etc but this really doesn't bother me. If I wanted that, I can always play GTA.

The Cutscenes- The cutscenes are superb with very nice voice overs by Michael Madsen, Ving Rhames and other Hollywood stars. I've played the original Driver and Driver 2 and I can safely say that this is the best instalment, both in terms of quality and quantity.

The Missions- The missions vary from retrieving stolen cars, to shooting up bars, to time constraint missions, etc. A nice blend of different things to do. Although I'm only on Mission 7 out of 26, I do not find the game boring at all.

To conclude,I recommend it to those gamers who consider themselves patient and intelligent enough to overcome minor obstacles such as configuring the keyboard and getting used to the steering, without uninstalling it after only playing 5 minutes.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kinda dissapointed... but hey, whatever., September 27, 2006

By 

S. Easton - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Driv3r (Driver 3) for PC (CD-ROM)

I walked into the game store, itching for a new game that could entertain me for a while. I picked up Driver 3 because all my friends said it was the shizznit (I forgot that was years ago when it first came out). The manager walking by said it was a cool game and it was only ten bucks (that kinda sold me).

First thoughts of the game where that the default controls are awful. Of course you can just change them in the options menu, but still, what was Atari thinking? Were they actually expecting me to steer a car using the "Z" and "X" keys? The rest are all messed up, it's as if when they were first setting the controls they put a blindfold on and started smashing buttons at random. Could have been avoided easily.

Don't be fooled by the pictures on the box or the images on amazon. The graphics are decent at best. Some things like cars, bikes, and water were all well done. But some of the scenery was real crappy. They could have done a better job with the roads as well.

The gameplay is hard. I have played all the Driver games in the series, and I feel that as the graphics got better, the gameplay got worse. THIS IS THE FIRST GAME THAT I HAVE EVER FLIPPED THE BIRD TO. Pretty frusterating levels, that you will have to restart over and over again. It's funny, at first Driver was strictly a driving game. Then in Driver 2, you could get out of your car and steal others. Now they're strapping you with guns (jump on the GTA band wagon why don't cha). The missions where you are on foot are lame. Tanner doesn't seem too agile. Simple things like jumping or swimming are laughable.

The music on the game's soundtrack is actually not that bad. It's worth looking up some of the artist and adds to the cutscenes. It really makes the game feel like a movie.

The cutscenes are pretty nice to look at, probably the best part of the game sadly. But it's also a lotta fun to jump cars off of make shift ramps and watch them explode into pieces. I guess it's worth a 10 spot if you've played all the recent games and need something to satisfy your craving. But don't say I didn't warn ya.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Two-Sided, January 10, 2006

A Kid's Review

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Driv3r (Driver 3) for PC (CD-ROM)

Driv3r's driving side is great, complete with a nice variety of cars, boats, and motercycles. Physics are 4/5, police pursuit is 2/5, and level detail is pretty dam good.

The on-foot side of driv3r sucks, as the fixed camera-to-head 3rd person idea is horrible. GTA's camera is much better. Weapons are okay, but get boring after awhile.

Driv3r is a wannabe game riddled with bugs and glitches, but is addicting and is definately worth playing.