Test Driver: San Francisco

It is now 13 years that Driver was released on Playstation. An eternity, but an enduring memory for me: the memory of an innovative game, support of all my fantasies of hell chases in the heart of major American metropolises. Two generations of consoles later, here I am faced with a new episode of the famous series. I look forward to the cake in the drive, especially as seductive as part of San Francisco will not let me in marble ...

It is a house bleueeeeee!   We are in full session of movies, images change, the music "seventies" slap: Welcome to Driver SF. The faces of the characters exude true: each hair, every imperfection face adds to this aspect "photorealistic" truly remarkable. The staging adds a layer: Disposal is successful. Good old Tanner will therefore have to go through the city long, and the bottom to fill dozens of "missions" (related to the script or secondary) but also some "activities" (such as shopping street ... ) and other "exploits" (more than ten cars in thirty seconds ...). What to spend many hours on the tarmac of the city tortured California ... The big news of this driver is the "shift", this system allows Tanner to take control of any vehicle (Fiat 500 of the small to the big 33 tonnes) on the map. Confess that the effect is successful and that for some missions, it brings a small side "tactics" interesting. So you can move in more than 120 different vehicles ranging from small Dodge Neon to the stratospheric McLaren F1. The presence of some legendary cars like the DeLorean DMC 12 (Back to the Future) to the Ford Gran Torino (Starsky and Hutch) does not hurt the party. You during your urban rodeo, the possibility of using two capacities: the turbo and the ram. Nothing to add on the turbo, classic game cash "arcades". The ram gives him a great addition to the missions: It seems that the car literally rears to go to project violently knew the car in front. Excellent! Driving is very nice and comes into its own in the "inside", what a delight to sense oversteer and the cash to make up the work of an energetic swerve. Dice and all that the first parts. The original spirit of the series is kept, thank you god ... As for the story itself, I have more reservations, the developers have to torture the brain to find how to incorporate the system "shift" to the storyline and the result is questionable: good old Tanner is found, in fact, involved in a history of police-fantastico more confusing ...

A world-class San Francisco!   You can rub your best friend in the hills of San Francisco the game provides the opportunity to play in split screen through a number of game modes but the multiplayer is the true dimension of the canvas ... Note, first, that the passport "Uplay" to play on LIVE, is free for all, contrary to what was originally intended: An error in printing a few copies the cause. The misfortune of some making others happy everyone will be able to enjoy online gaming. And that's good because the game is online, in Driver, a very interesting dimension: the game modes are numerous and many are very successful (trophy hunting, removal ...), the game is as smooth on the solo parts and keep coming quickly. The system of multi-specific experience are encouraged to grow (gain capacity and other goodies ...) and I really feel that everyone will find his account: the race fans 'hardcore' fans at all new shift.

Frisco's beautiful!   Technically Driver SF holds up, the mythical city of San Francisco is well made although the lack of detail in urban areas (the buildings are "smooth" and sidewalks without roughness ...) is obvious. We must believe that the benefit of the remarkable fluidity of the game because the delays are non-existent and it is a joy to ride without fear of a sudden drop in frame rate. And that's good because you'll have to have to drive to the end of the game: The life of the title seems, in fact, more honest as the number of missions called "secondary" importance. Not to mention how "Completion" that will make great movies of your best runs ... The sound environment, in turn, is good, the French dubs are rather successful in all except a few lines very "robotic". Music, it is simply exceptional as it sticks quite atmosphere "post-back" of the title

SF Driver is back and that's good! The title has undeniable qualities and deserves a place in your game library. Even the most resistant to the races "arcades" should find their account ... Not to mention fans of the genre that will necessarily be filled by this title which is ultimately very few flaws ...