DRIV3R Hints XXXI (PS2)

DRIV3R, also known as Driver 3, is a videogame created by Reflections Interactive and published by Atari. It was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the Game Boy, the PC (a GameCube version was also in production but got canceled). The game was also later ported to mobile phones. It was initially released in June 2005 and classed as a racing title played from a first and a third person perspective. Driver 3 incorporates elements of a shooter, fighting and spy adventure game.

The third iteration in the series builds upon the legacy of Driver 2, allowing the gamer to again play the undercover cop who infiltrates an international band of thieves and is determined to get them to face justice. The main character is Tanner, the cop known from the previous releases, but one mission allows players to also control Tobias Jones.

Some of the cars that could be used in the game, although not named as such, are: 1969 Ford Mustang, 1975 Pontiac Firebird, Citroen CX, Aston Martin DB5, U-Haul Semi Truck, Ferrari Testarossa Convertible, Renault Alpine, Lamborghini Jalpa, BMW 507, Seat Ibiza, General Motors New Look Bus, Lamborghini Countach, Ford GT40, Shelby Cobra, a go-kart, Volkswagen Microbus, a hot rod, a forklift, a pre-war Auto Union race car and a Bugatti Royale.

DRIV3R was widely criticized by the gaming press because of the poor implementation of the missions that do not involve driving around a car and because of the Artificial Intelligence, which relies very much on cheating.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Hijack mission

Move the truck in the road. Follow the truck until you are blocked in. Shoot off the front bumper with the M-16 then continue to shoot it towards the vehicle. As it bounces off of the truck, the truck will get back out of the way. By doing this, you do not have to go off the annoying jump around the back of the building that always flips your car over. When you catch up to the truck, get alongside him and just push the front of it toward the lamp posts. He will immediately come to a violent stop. This will give you a perfect opportunity to kill him without totaling his vehicle, and thereby ruining the mission. To find the place where the car is located, continue on the path he was taking, then take a left to get to the end of the map and make a right. You will see a couple of gunmen on the right in front of the entrance. Never go in the other side, placing the target in the line of fire.


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