Driver 3
Driver 3 (also stylized as DRIV3R) is an action-adventure video game. It was published by GT Interactive and was developed by Reflections Interactive.[1] It is the third game in the Driver video game series.
| Driver 3 | |
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| Developer(s) | Reflections Interactive Velez & Dubail (GBA) |
| Publisher(s) | GT Interactive Sorrent (Mobile) |
| Director(s) | Martin Edmondson |
| Designer(s) | Steve Boland Martin Edmondson Craig Lawson Mark Mainey |
| Programmer(s) | Christopher Phillips Christopher Jenner |
| Artist(s) | Phil Baxter Andreas Tawn |
| Writer(s) | Maurice Suckling |
| Composer(s) | Marc Canham Richard Aitken Richard Narco |
| Series | Driver |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mobile, Game Boy Advance, Windows |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
It was released on June 21, 2004 in North America for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Mobile. It would later be released on March 15, 2005 for Windows and on October 14, 2005 for the Game Boy Advance.[2][3][4][5]
In the game, the player controls undercover NYPD detective John Tanner and works to arrest a criminal boss who is running a underground car smuggling operation. The player investigates in three cities: Miami, Nice, and Istanbul.[6]
It is the sequel to the 2000 video game Driver 2. The next game titled Driver: Parallel Lines was released on March 14, 2006.
Reception
changeThe game recieved mixed reviews by game critics. Critics said that they liked the music, that the cutscenes looked good, and the celebrity starpower of Ving Rhames, Mickey Rourke, Michelle Rodriguez, Iggy Pop and Michael Madsen. However, critics didn't like the sound, uninterested voice acting, on-foot combat, or the many glitches and graphics issues in the game.[7][8][9][10][11]
There was controversy that happened called DRIV3Rgate. It was alleged that an early access version of the game was given to both PSM2 and Xbox World by Atari and both gaming magazine rated the game a 9/10.[12] After the reviews were made public, the GamesRadar forums were filled with people posting about the reviews. The posts would then be deleted by moderators. It was revealed that positive comments towards the game were traced to a known astroturfing website called Babel Media.[13]
References
change- ↑ "Driver 3". IGN. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ↑ "DRIV3R Drives". IGN. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ↑ "DRIV3R Live!". IGN. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ↑ "DRIV3R Racing to PC". IGN. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ↑ "What's New? (14th October 2005)". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ↑ "DRIV3R Hands-On". GameSpot. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ↑ "DRIV3R (Xbox) Review". IGN. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ↑ "DRIV3R Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ↑ "DRIV3R (Xbox) Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ↑ Edge staff (August 2004). "DRIV3R (PS2, Xbox)". Edge. No. 139. p. 94.
- ↑ "DRIV3R". Official Xbox Magazine. September 2004. p. 80.
- ↑ "A history of gaming's biggest scandals". PC World. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Driv3r and corruption, continued". World of Stuart. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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