Driver: Renegade

 3DS
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Sep 6, 2011
User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 30
  3. Negative: 11 out of 30
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  1. jujuju
    Mar 4, 2012
    5
    lol at the idiot who gave this to her 10 year old stepson! Hey idiot, its rated M for Mature for a reason!

    Yeah its not a very good game, its the usual quick Ubisoft cash in. They have some talented devs over there but most of the time for consoles like the 3DS they just fart out mediocrity.
  2. XXDragoNXX
    Jul 10, 2013
    7
    It`s a 6, but I`ll give it a 7 for the sake of the person who can`t read ratings(To bump up the score a bit).
    The game looks good for a 3DS game, its controls are as they say "tight", and in general it`s a good game.
    Don`t get me wrong, it`s nothing special, but for the price I got for it, it`s worth every penny.
  3. token2k6
    Oct 24, 2011
    7
    I started playing it hand-in-hand with Driver SF on the Xbox 360, which turned out to be highly addictive. The fact that its not a scaled-down copy of its big brother, and rather puts you across the country in New York with a completely different story line makes it that more enjoyable. The 3D presentation works very well; the game looks great in full 3D, as well as without. The only minorI started playing it hand-in-hand with Driver SF on the Xbox 360, which turned out to be highly addictive. The fact that its not a scaled-down copy of its big brother, and rather puts you across the country in New York with a completely different story line makes it that more enjoyable. The 3D presentation works very well; the game looks great in full 3D, as well as without. The only minor detail about the graphics are the cars look somewhat bulky and blocky. The cars also handle this way too, but getting the controls down only takes a couple of races. The main menu splits you off into 20 mission via the 'Story Mode' or you can launch 'Career' to do all the extra activities. This game definitely deserves its 'M' rating if for the language. This game was my first 3DS game purchase since a few during launch week...worth every penny!… Expand
  4. ApatheticDragon
    Jul 22, 2013
    5
    The controls are alright, the gameplay is alright, the story is bad, the soundtrack is goodish, and there seems to be a good amount of content here. Nothing special though, so If you do get it, don`t get your hopes up.
    The only way to really describe this game is alright, and I don`t really recommend it. Unless you can get it for REALY cheap.
    5/10 ~ApatheticDragon
  5. AltMetal
    Nov 2, 2022
    5
    There's a fun racing game here somewhere, but it's too repetitive and short to be one. You're not missing out on much if you skip this Driver game.
  6. LFGamer2004
    Jul 8, 2019
    6
    best 3DS Game? it should be to the DS.
    Not is a bad video game of course.
    but DRIVER SF Is the way of best
    Driver game of 2011
    much better than the trash
    of Forza Motorsport .
  7. ente2ente
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    A fun driving game, not biggest mission variety, but different game modes, okay story mode and nice stereoscopic 3D. As there are not many good driving or even racing games on the 3DS, this is one of the best.
  8. SuntannedDuck2
    Sep 3, 2023
    7
    Driver Renegade is a game I was always curious about. Not an open world fan. Never played a Driver game prior so going in blind. Only played Stuntman Ignition for relation & assuming what the series vibes are vaguely.

    I wanted to know as a launch title period game why fans weren't into it, critics over thinking, Nintendo fans ignore it, what it's actually lacking qualities are, after a    Driver Renegade is a game I was always curious about. Not an open world fan. Never played a Driver game prior so going in blind. Only played Stuntman Ignition for relation & assuming what the series vibes are vaguely.

    I wanted to know as a launch title period game why fans weren't into it, critics over thinking, Nintendo fans ignore it, what it's actually lacking qualities are, after a few hours I can see why. It does feel rushed out, while still 'some' personality/fun in there.

    First did I enjoy the game, yes actually.

    The 1 liners, themes & contexts were odd at times but still worked/enjoyable in their own way. But the gameplay was entertaining.

    The camera photo at the beginning is a nice touch for your profile in the main menu. Next the camera moves around the mechanic/uncover cop looking room for each option. It's small but nice personality. Options bottom screen, fancy top screen.

    Would I rate the game low for personality over all, hmm, in the city I know most people do, it is fairly empty, odd cars pass by besides opponents, it's got a mix of streets, buildings, parks some up & over bridges, tunnels, standard stuff, I don't mind it really I'm not picky on empty cities as long as the missions are enjoyable enough, menu has more personality but still.

    While the city isn't memorable (you can get used to the layout even if does blend in) but you can get around it & the bottom screen map does a good job telling you where to go if you get stuck.

    With it being the odd cars it can be easy to avoid them and hit/miss opponents. The controls/driving model do a fair job for what they are.

    Circle Pad/D-pad to move works great. B to accel, Y to brake, A to boost/rage meter, X to handbrake, L & R for car attacks left or right side (or strafe/force left & right I guess even if intended as an attack). I was sad no rear view camera button/mirror HUD element, or drift help button but oh well. You can get by. Controls are fixed you can't edit them. But they are a good layout.

    They are fair vehicle controls. For driving and hitting cars/buildings in missions. You can drift with enough control to get little Rage meter increases even on the tight bridges or tunnels in the game between areas. But special buildings or lamps/benches/roadworks objects increase rage as well. You don't go that much faster but it does the job.

    I wish the checkpoint missions had a line to follow then only an arrow/flare smoke though but it's still playable.

    For a game for teens/adults, the themes make sense the difficulty is really easy even on hard. But if you want that by all means. Didn't bother me then if annoying missions and hard ones in a short game even if 20 story missions/84 career side missions, 50 cars total in the game (20 via story hard mode, rest gold cups in career assuming?). For a handheld it works.

    The story is about an ex police officer named Tanner that isn't a fan of the way things are going in the city/with the law so he quits.

    He then saves a senator in story mode mission 1 and things go on from there he goes uncover and you do 20 missions.

    Without saying much more just the intro and you meet more people as you go along. It's a fair start to the game. The rest of the cutscenes are enjoyable. Some voice acting like I said earlier is odd at times (gameplay or cutscenes) but it didn't put me off the game at all.

    All a mix of vehicle missions (hit cars, point a to point b, destroy buildings, that sort of thing). All what I expected. I'd compare it to Burnout with it's stunts/takedowns and so on but less polished/more cop story focused which is fine and was intriguing to me (besides what I'd heard of Driver San Fransisco's story as context).

    This is not GTA style game. Driver never was either so don't compare it to that/think of it as that if you seer it in stores/pick it up

    After you do the story (cutscenes in between, easy missions even on hard difficulty and you get a car for them on hard mode, the cars are fictional but vary in stats and design of a pickup truck/Ute, sedan, RX-8 looking, some supercars, etc.).

    You can do the career mode at any time. These are the side missions and what the story mode preps you for is the types of missions this mode offers.

    Missions vary from time trial (point a to b),
    -Rampage (destroy cars in limited time),
    -Demolition Run (stunts/destroy objects in time, had issues understanding how to do stunts, destroying objects only doesn't count I tried),
    -Killing Road (checkpoints without rules)
    -Elimination (opponents gone after each lap till last one left)
    -Afterburner (takedown everyone by hitting them enough times)
    -& Freedom Racing (finish first no rules).

    12 per type, 7 types, 84 short missions.

    All points on the map. You get two times for time trial of gold/silver & position.

    With a level bar to showcase progress. Gold cups offer cars I think? There are 9 rock/9 techno/8 funk songs to select while doing missions.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#71 Best 3DS Game of 2011
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#23 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2011
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#17 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2011

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Metascore
48

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 5 out of 13
  1. Nintendo Gamer
    Sep 27, 2011
    30
    Not just the giant cheapo pile of rubbish we expected - just a tiny, feeble, overpriced piece of crap. A genuinely awful addition to the 3DS library. [Oct 2011, p.58]
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  2. Nintendo Life
    Sep 19, 2011
    50
    An average title overall. Qualities such as smooth driving controls and an impressive open setting are let down by inconsistent levels of challenge, a city lacking in population, repetitive gameplay and, unfortunately, an irritating and clichéd main character.
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  3. Everyeye.it
    Sep 14, 2011
    50
    Renegade 3D driver is not a bad game. Simply it is a title that has several flaws, worsened by the absolute insipid gameplay.
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