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Driver (game)

Driver
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Developer(s) Reflections Interactive
Crawfish Interactive (GBC)
Publisher(s) GT Interactive Software (PS1)
Infogrames (PC and GBC)
MacSoft (Macintosh)
Ubisoft (PSN)
Gameloft (IOS)
Producer(s) Peter Hawley
Designer(s) Martin Edmondson
Writer(s) Maurice Suckling
Composer(s) Allister Brimble
Series Driver
Platform(s) PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color, Macintosh, IOS
Release PlayStation
  • NA: June 30, 1999
  • EU: July 2, 1999
  • JP: March 9, 2000
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: October 11, 1999
  • EU: 1999
Game Boy Color
  • NA: May 16, 2000
  • EU: 2001
Mac
  • NA: December 2000
iOS
  • WW: December 8, 2009
Genre(s) Driving, action
Mode(s) Single player
Review scores
Publication Score
GBC iOS PC PS
AllGame 3.5/5 stars N/A 4.5/5 stars 4/5 stars
Destructoid N/A 9/10 N/A N/A
Edge N/A N/A N/A 7/10
EGM N/A N/A N/A 8.3/10
Eurogamer N/A N/A N/A 8/10
GameFan N/A N/A N/A 84%
Game Informer N/A N/A N/A 8.25/10
GamePro N/A N/A 4/5 stars 4.5/5 stars
Game Revolution N/A N/A N/A A
GameSpot 7.4/10 N/A 8.5/10 7.7/10
GameSpy N/A N/A 73% N/A
IGN 8/10 N/A 8.9/10 9.7/10
OPM (US) N/A N/A N/A 4.5/5 stars
PC Gamer (US) N/A N/A 78% N/A
Aggregate scores
GameRankings 76% 81% 79% 88%
Metacritic N/A 83/100 N/A 87/100
Award
Publication Award
Game Critics Awards Best Racing Game (1999)

Driver (known as Driver: You Are the Wheelman in North America) is an action driving video game developed by Reflections Interactive and published by GT Interactive Software for the PlayStation. It was released in North America on June 30, 1999; in Europe on July 2; and in Japan on March 9, 2000. It is the first game in the Driver series.

Initially, the game was released only for the PlayStation, but later, a Microsoft Windows port of the original PlayStation version was released in North America on October 11, 1999, and in Europe later on. In May 2000, a remake developed by Crawfish Interactive and published by Infogrames was released for the Game Boy Color. This version featured a top-down view, and fewer missions. A Mac port was released in North America in December 2000. The game was re-released on the PlayStation Network on October 14, 2008, and a remake developed and published by Gameloft, with voice acting and enhanced graphics, was released for iOS on December 8, 2009.

The game is played out in four cities: Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, each of which remain only partially faithful to the actual city layouts. The game was notable at the time of its original release insofar as the player was able to explore each city as an open world environment.


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