Driver 2 Advance

 Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Nov 4, 2002
User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16
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  1. Mightyaik
    Oct 25, 2002
    5
    Boring city, bad car-handling and other nerving things in gameplay.
  2. P.M.
    Mar 24, 2003
    10
    sweet, closest thing to gta3 on the gba!
  3. J.Palm
    Nov 9, 2002
    7
    Its good but you should still wait for GTA3 for GBA.
  4. J.P.
    Feb 19, 2003
    8
    The game plays well, but the city's repetitive textures could be more detailed. Contains some very tough missions and nice extra's to last a while.
  5. G.Z.
    Jun 10, 2003
    6
    Some tough missions, not so good graphics, fun missions and driving games. Too many glitches, such as objects disappearing.
  6. RyanA.
    Jun 25, 2003
    8
    This game does a decent enough job for such the GBA system, but there are a few glitches in the game. Overall this game is just cool game to play on youre spare time and its the closest thing to GTA until GTA 3 comes out for the GBA console.
  7. JonasH.
    Dec 14, 2002
    8
    Its pretty cool, great for such a small system!
  8. D-Man
    Oct 26, 2002
    8
    This game has tons of gameplay, and is a great game for an AGB title. I hink it does a pretty good job recreating Driver 2 on such a limited system.
  9. Conbob21Catilino
    Dec 28, 2003
    8
    It is pretty a fun game exept for a few problems like grapics and such but for a GBA thats all right. It's fairly addicting and thats good.
  10. ConsoleArgonaut
    Feb 16, 2021
    8
    Driver 2 on GBA has two impressive open worlds and is a joy to drive around in. The drifting feels just right and there's a great skill curve in this game. However, due to a bug. You can't finish the campaign on an original GBA, since it lacks the power to load the game fast enough. So in the mission where you have to plant C4 and escape. The game just freezes and lets you die. So playDriver 2 on GBA has two impressive open worlds and is a joy to drive around in. The drifting feels just right and there's a great skill curve in this game. However, due to a bug. You can't finish the campaign on an original GBA, since it lacks the power to load the game fast enough. So in the mission where you have to plant C4 and escape. The game just freezes and lets you die. So play this on an emulator to get the full experience!

    Rating:
    Gameplay: 5/5 - Everything you'd want from an open world driving game.
    Level Design: 5/5 - 2 great open worlds with varying difficulty.
    Soundtrack: 0/5 - Horrible. Seriously, play this game with the sound muted if possible.
    Story: 5/5 - The story from the PS1 game was greatly ported here.
    Graphics: 5/5 - Great and impressive for GBA standards.
    Length: 5/5 - There's just loads to do here.
    Replay Value: 3/5 - There's a fun free play and some great challenge modes. Plus there's apparently multiplayer.
    Enjoyment: 4/5 - Absolutely loved it. But hated that I couldn't finish it on my GBA SP.

    Overall rating: 32/40 => 8/10

    Verdict: Absolutely impressive and worth giving a shot on an emulator.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#45 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2002
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#17 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2002

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. TotalGames.net
    92
    A hugely engrossing game that is varied and challenging enough to last you a fair while.
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  2. GameSpot
    84
    It's astonishing just how much Driver 2 Advance looks, feels, and plays like the PlayStation version of Driver 2.
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  3. Game Informer
    78
    This was born to be on the GBA. [Nov 2002, p.150]
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