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| | Publisher: MacSoft  Genre: Simulation | | Mac OS X: Not Supported Mac OS Classic: Mac OS 8.6
CPU: G3 RAM: 64 MB Hard Disk: 250 MB 4x CD-ROM |
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Very few games in recent memory have received such negative attention from Mac gamers even before they have been released. If you are thinking of MacSoft's Driver, then you are right on the money. The game was delayed more times than the Blue Dalmation iMac has spots, but it finally shipped during this year's Macworld Expo in San Fransisco (which is an interesing coincidence, since you can drive around in San Fransisco in the game).Driver was originally developed by Reflections and was released for the Playstation in July 1999. The game was such at hit that the publisher, GT Interactive, decided that a PC port was in order. The Windows version was released in September of 2000 and was extremely well-received, even though it was well over a year old. That was about when MacSoft decided that this game had to come to the Macintosh and contracted Abersoft to port it. As Driver's release date was pushed back farther and farther, I read through many Driver-related forum posts on the web. What peeved me greatly was that some Mac gamers were using the questionable logic of "old games suck" and said they would never purchase Driver because this belief. Everyone is free to form their own opinions no matter how flawed it is, but I'd like to clear the air and say that Driver does not "suck". Granted, its two year old graphics can't compete with modern game engines, but when it comes down to gameplay, Driver can give some of those "lookers" a run for their money. The excitement of driving a 1970's muscle car and evading the police brought me back to the days of Bo and Luke Duke sporting their custom 1969 Dodge Charger (aka General Lee) in The Dukes of Hazzard. There was nothing more hilarious than seeing Sheriff Rosco run into a tree or ditch when chasing the Duke boys around Hazzard County.You Are the Wheelman In Driver, you play the role of Tanner, a policeman who is given the assignment of infiltrating a criminal organization. Your mission is so clandestine that only you and the police chief know the nature of it. While undercover, you take on the tasks of transporting thieves, drug dealers, and murderers around town; stealing other cars; chasing down rival gang members; and more.The story is revealed through a series of pre-rendered cutscenes presented in between missions. The quality of the movies is sub par, even by two-year-old Playstation standards. Admittedly, Driver's story isn't very compelling and not very cohesive. To keep things interesting, you are allowed to choose from several missions at certain points in the game. Unlike a game that truly branches out, you are forced to play some missions no matter which "branch" you select. What Driver lacks in story, though, is made up for in gameplay.
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