Excerpt: Some folks don't remember that before the GTA craze, there were other driving games. Free-roaming they mostly weren't, and there wasn't much to do on foot.
Summary: It's official; Driver has officially become irrelevant in the world of video games
Pros: Large rendition of New York and New Jersey; decent 70's era soundtrack; comic book style cut-scenes are entertaining and well drawn.
Cons: Missions are the same rinse/lather/repeat missions you've played in dozens of games; lousy frame rate, even with deserted New York streets; on foot sections are severe...
Conclusion: THE VERDICT: Maybe when it stops trying so hard to impersonate GTA and the technical issues are put to bed then the series will claw back some of the reputation it had
Conclusion: Driver '76 is far from being the standard GTA clone and after all these years of waiting, finally there's a pretty decent Driver game to play.
Excerpt: Another year, another set of Grand Theft Auto clones. Sometimes I wonder how so few companies have been able to recreate the fun and atmosphere of GTA , but after playing...