Driver 2

by Atari

Product Features

• Take the role of racecar driver-turned-police detective Tanner
• Drive like a bat out of hell in four different city settings
• Action now takes place on foot, as well as behind the wheel
• One- and two-player minigames add replay value
• "Film director" option lets players edit their own car-chase sequences

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004ZCP0
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 1 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 14, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,709 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation

Amazon.com Review

Fine-tuning the white-knuckled car chase formula of its predecessor, Driver 2 features more of the same high-speed, inner-city vehicular mayhem, and casts players once again as Tanner, a hard-boiled undercover cop who's posing as a badass getaway driver--this time, to stop an international mob war.

With computer-animated cinematic sequences doing the lion's share of the storytelling, players must guide Tanner through more than 40 action-packed missions in four different city settings, this time on foot--which primarily allows Tanner to carjack other vehicles--as well as behind the wheel.

While it can be of a lot of fun to play, Driver 2 is no joy ride. The missions can be quite unforgiving and require many restarts to complete, and the cops are quite determined--even at the "Easy" setting. Also, the game's coarse, choppy 3-D graphics often get in the way of things, with slowdowns disrupting the game's pace, and buildings and such popping up out of nowhere. --Joe Hon

Pros:

• Drive like a bat out of hell in four different city settings
• Action now takes place on foot, as well as behind the wheel
• One- and two-player minigames add replay value
• "Film director" option lets players edit their own car-chase sequences

Cons:

• Missions can be quite unforgiving--requiring many restarts to complete
• Coarse, choppy 3-D graphics make gameplay more difficult than it needs to be

Product Description

Brand New and Sealed Sony Playstation 1 Game. Backed by a 45-day guarantee.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Driver2 is like graduating from "Driver"., November 20, 2000

By 

Ian Loguercio (Orlando, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Driver 2 (Video Game)

First off, the game does slow down every once and a while; but I only noticed that after I had been playing it for about 6 hours. I guess my console was tired. Everything from "Driver" is here in Driver2. Plus, when your car gets too damaged, you can hop out and "commandeer" another, fresh, vehicle from a "gracious" citizen of Havana. With the game containing 2 disks there are more cinematic scenes and a lot more game to play through. I for one love the game, and the 2 player capability should make it a title you will take out over and over again. (I haven't had the chance to bash up someone else, but the L.A. police are fine for now).

59 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game!, November 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Driver 2 (Video Game)

After enjoying every second of the original Driver game, I knew I would like this one. Driver remained my favorite PlayStation game until Driver 2 was released. This game has great graphics for a PS game, and gameplay is the best. Major improvements over the original are much more variety of cars, you can now get out of your car and take something else when yours is in too bad of shape (even something like a school bus or an armored car!), new cities with on/off ramps and curved roads, and some very fun 2-player modes like capture the flag. There are all kinds of missions, like following criminals without getting close enough to expose yourself or far enough away to lose him, and just getting somewhere in time to save your buddy. The cities are also very realistic, and there is real traffic. Even the cops strategise a lot to try to run you off the road. .... Although this is a great game, parents should be concerned about the violence in some of the between-play cutscenes.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Perfect, but still good game..., January 2, 2001

By 

E.B. ("Sunny" South Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Driver 2 (Video Game)

Driver 2 overall is a pretty good game. With the new added option of stealing cars it ands to original Driver experience. But it's also is worse in other ways. For instance, this game can have some serious slowdown. This affects the game experience when ur right in the middle of a heated chase. The whole city seems to be after u in this game! Cars pop out right in the most incovenient times and move right in ur way some times resulting in some excess damage from pursuing cops and from the collision itself. When u first start the game a lot of the first few levels of the game are chasing and following witnesses stuff. In one level in Chicago u have to follow a car but make sure the driver doesnt see u. How is it possible that he can see u though when hes all the way around the corner?! This might frustrate u but stick with the game it gets better. Now with the pros. The new curved roads ( u might not have noticed it but there were none in the first Driver) makes the game more realistic. U can also hijack other cars which is really cool. It'll reset ur damage and bring ur felony all the way down. If u dont have patience though pass up on Driver 2 and go for Driver.

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