DRIV3R, The generic thrill ride...

User Rating: 4 | DRIV3R PC
"Driver 3 is a continuation of what I had felt to be one of the better game franchises out there. How ever Driver 3 on PC (And Xbox) falls short of upholding the standard in the original games. The graphics, pace, and game play in general are all mediocre. The game is comparable to GTA or Mafia. The only redeeming factor is the relatively low price at release, and it can entertain fans of games like GTA. That being said I would probably recommend passing on Driver 3 unless you are a diehard fan of that genre." "Game play in Driver 3 has mixed the original driving elements that players have come to love in this series, with the free roaming abilities of games such as Grand Theft Auto and Mafia. In which you can exit your vehicle and "barrow" another. It also adds the element of 3rd person shooter, which was missing in the original Driver game. Overall the game play isn't bad… but its nothing ground breaking. Players get sent on similar driving missions that either end in a cut scene, or a 3rd person shoot out that leads to a cut scene."

"Graphics in Driver 3 are lack luster at best. The best looking part of the game are the Vehicles, which all have semi actuate crash zones and damage modeling. However textures on scenery are bland and relatively unappealing. Sure land mark buildings in Miami, Nice, and Istanbul look great and are accurately molded; the buildings lining the rest of the streets are generic and unremarkable. Something that Driver 3 seems to like to do is start and ends every mission with a cut scene lasting 20-50 seconds to propel the story line. The cut scenes are nice too look at… but comprise a large portion of the game. Some time you may ask your self if you are playing a game or watching a movie. The graphics are not the greatest but they certainty aren't the worst in a game either but that being said they are worse that most recent games coming out onto the market and easily scream console game."

"Sound FX Sounds in game are generic. However there is a long list of celebrities doing voice acting either in game or during the various cut scene placed after every mission. There is nothing special about the games sounds but there is nothing inherently wrong with them… Everything just sounds generic."

"Replay Value for Driver 3 is not very high in my opinion. There is no multiplayer support for the game. Nor do the missions become anymore exciting the 5th time through them. If you do purchase Driver 3 you may only get use of the game until you beat it."