Hello to everyone and today I will be reviewing Driver a classic PS1 driving game

1st of all I never noticed this as I was fortunately a proud owner of the European version of Driver but it turns out America also had a slightly different title to this game known as Driver: You Are The Wheelman

This was a truly magnificent game to me as a childhood and they made such a good good good game out of this that they did decide to make a series but enough with that and its time to crack on with the review of Driver

GRAPHICS 7
Unfortunately again the graphics for a PS1 game do not live up to their expectation and sadly Driver is disappointing when it comes to the graphics however credit is due some of city layouts which are to true form in some aspects are very well done and when driving around at night its great to see the nightlife and all the lights from buildings. They made a good job of the graphics though overall really but again as I said for a PS1 game at a time when games were rapidly improving this was slightly disappointing but nothing too much to worry about at all.

Sound 8
The sound of a true car game of course any gamer addict would expect some decent noise and Driver is no different. The sound of a roaring V8 engine makes you know when its time to get serious and do business on the streets. Smashing cars breaking glass and sirens is your sign of time to make a dash and lose the cops in anyway shape or form just don't get wrecked. Obstacles in backstreets smashing over your windscreen and getting in the way of the cops all the expected sounds are there. The sound is amazingly brilliant in this game

Addictiveness 10
If you are one of those odd people who don't really like driving games this I assure you is worth considering and taking a hurl at it. There's so many things you can do and the amount of missions there is this can entertain you for hours on end without getting bored and even the difficulty at times makes it just that much more addicting too. 

Story 10
The story for me is the best bit about the game and was one of the main reasons why this game became so popular for the PS1 

You play as John Tanner who is part of the NYPD who is asked to go undercover and infiltrate a organised crime gang and find out what they are up to.

Now unfortunately because I think this game is that brilliant i'm not gonna say too much else than that on the story and let you find out as this is again a game worth playing till the end I assure you have my word.

Depth 7
Again this is another area of the game where it just excels and just makes the game so good and enjoyable

To start things off you are not just going to drive in 2 cities of which are Miami and San Francisco there are 2 other locations that you must play through the undercover (campaign if you prefer that) to unlock and those 2 other cities are Los Angeles and to back up the storyline the game also takes part in the streets of New York. 

Unfortunately the cars could of been better and this for me knocked the depth rating down by 2 as you can't get out of the vehicle meaning if you rolled it and was left rolled for a few moments it would be game over just like that and to make it worse there is no choosing and no real differency of cars and when there is its only in the Undercover mode. 

The depth of the game did not even stop there either incredibly they decided for more advanced and technical drivers I assume added ''driving games'' which just added more hours of fun and the bit I like the most with the driving games is the survival mode. This was basically your Driver destruction derby where you have to survive from insanely fast cop cars who will just ram into you at no mercy like they have a death wish against you and the fun thing is even though its unrealistic your car can go flying in the air and even doing 60mph on your roof down the road. This game has so much depth its arguably the best depthed game on the PS1 for my liking 

Difficulty 6
The driving itself is relatively easy and should not cause you too many problems however the difficulty in the game certainly in the undercover mode is the time and at times the time (bit of a word twister there for you haha) can be hard and in some missions it is a case of you crash mission failed and I won't say much but the hardest level of them all in the game by a mile is the hardest. 

The other difficult thing is ''felony'' this is of course if you commit a crime near a police car soon as the felony bar starts flashing your car is instantly a target for the police meaning they will get you anytime they see if you you are caught in their white radar on the map

Overall 10
This is by a country mile one of the best driving games on PS1 there is a great story to it hours worth of gameplay and non stop fun

I would HUGELY recommend this to someone to try something a little new and a little different

There we have it that completes my review of the Driver: You Are The Wheelman PS1 game thanks to you for reading and I hope you enjoy playing this wonderful game

Driver is one of my favorite game series of all time and I have pretty much played all of the games in it. As foe this one, this is my least favorite of the series, but I really liked it, or else I wouldn't have even continued with the game. It definitely is one my five favorite ps1 games.

As for the review, I do think you might of given a few of the categories a grade that's 1 or 2 points too high for me, bur other than that, the review is flawless. The review is a good length, barely missing a thousand words, and there's a ton of detail thrown around in there. The review was formatted nicely, and I think that you have done a great job with this, so I can't wait to see your next one.

arsenal1991 : Driver! I wasn't expecting to see this game in the review pile, but glad its here. This is written well, you've definitely got your writer's voice under control and owned and assured me of your knowledge for your paragraphs.

I seem to remember the graphics being better, but I'm sure its old nostalgia. I pulled up a picture on google and saw all these super-sharp looking boulders in a canyon. Those polygons. LOL.

My only knock would be the story section. You tell us its so great, and give it a 10, but don't leave much to wet an appetite. Uncover cop - stuff happens. Give em a little taste a great problem or moment in the game.

The review looks pretty fair to me, aside from story which has nothing to back it up.  Hope you do more reviews!