Driver: San Francisco demo speeding over to console shortly

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The next long-awaited entry in the Driver series, San Francisco, will be hitting retail stores on 1st September, but what is there to do in the meantime to get your driving fix? Luckily, Ubisoft has announced that from today, a demo will be released, showing off what gamers can expect of the game when it releases soon

The demo will feature the following three single-player missions:

[li][*]Team Colours: Shift between your cars to finish in both 1st and 2nd place in a race
[*]Escapist: Escape the police
[*]Prove It: Execute stunts and tricks and cause a police chase
[/li]"The Driver franchise has always been defined by the excitement of high speed chases and the freedom to drive anywhere in huge cities," said Geoffroy Sardin, Ubisoft's Marketing and Sales officer. "Playing Driver: San Francisco is the best way to reveal this unique Driver feeling and we are thrilled gamers will be able to get a taste of why we are so excited about Driver: San Francisco’s release in September."

While the demo will only be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the game will be released on the Wii as well.

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4 Comments

bobboblaw

1 year ago

I downloaded the demo this morning and it seems alright. At first I didn't really like it, but once I got used to the vehicles handling, I started enjoying it. While the driving is fun (and the 'shift' mechanic is actually really cool when you try it yourself), there's really not much else to the game to tempt me to buy it (will probably just rent). The graphics are fairly bland. Vehicles look good, and it runs at 60fps, but the city looks shit with alot of aliasing. And I'm not getting the PC version due to Ubisofts fucking stupid DRM (though I can always just use a crack like I did with Splinter Cell Conviction). Lastly, I probably shouldn't make hasty judgement on this, but the way they're trying to tie the 'shift' mechanic into the story is a bit ridiculous. I don't know though, I never believed Shattered Memories could have an ending where it all makes sense upon the revelation (one of the best game narratives ever), so I'll wait and see.

Oh, and what the fuck is with the advertising in the game? There's a billboard practically everywhere, all with Ubisofts logo...

sobriquet835

1 year ago

Oh cool, I'll download this and see how the game handles. Thanks for the heads up.

Gamesta

1 year ago

I found the demo really fun but the whole shift thing is still dumb as hell in a Driver game. I really hope it's just all a dream.

Also why does Tanner have a sense of humour and crack jokes now?

Benc82

1 year ago

Worst voice acting and script ive heard in a long time.

They are going for the hollywood movie style cutscenes and such, GTA4 leaves it for dead.

I agree the shift thing is cool, but almost cringe worthy the way they try to explain it in the story.

Positives? Frame rate is nice