Driver was one of the first demos I played on PsOne. It was the first driving series that I became addicted to. Film director, especially, is what defines my driver experience. I used to waste A LOT of hours in Take A Ride, just to make wild chase vids.

So you can understand my excitement about the current gen debut.

Last Wednesday, I picked up my copy of San Francisco.

After a week of shift, hot pursuits and diffusing bombs underneath moving trucks I'm loving this inCARnation. (No pun intended.) The story reminds me of Life On Mars, but the wacky lives of free roam drivers is keeping me entertained.

Graphics-wise, the cars and streets look realistic. It took a little while to adjust to the handling, because it looked amazing, but it's now second nature. The pedestrians slide out of the way in an arcadey fashion, but the bodywork damage, and shift induced crashes are satisfying as hell.

The tv show format is fun. The plot is riduculous, but in an entertaining way. There are crazier sci-fi shows out there. The only thing that irks me, is no off-line film director.