Driver 2

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 169 Ratings

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  1. Gamerforthemass
    Nov 15, 2004
    7
    I am writing this at the time that driver 3 has hit the shops and proved to be a bigger hit although the series is big anyway ! The first game was great dispite now you know that the game has got better with the tech. we have in gamming . Driver2 has the adventage of getting out the car and walking around with a very skinny tanner which would like like he would not say boo to a goose ( I am writing this at the time that driver 3 has hit the shops and proved to be a bigger hit although the series is big anyway ! The first game was great dispite now you know that the game has got better with the tech. we have in gamming . Driver2 has the adventage of getting out the car and walking around with a very skinny tanner which would like like he would not say boo to a goose ( its a old saying ) now he has made a come back three years after the 2nd game and we are glad to wait for this game as so far i carn't fault it ..even the loading is short and you are met by great graphics in the menu and in the game and we are getting such a great game each time the new one comes out . We have altryed to drive a bus or a car in the correct way but we al have had that rush to just hit the x button or A i think for x-box even space bar for the pc game and just drive !!! - so be good be bad be tanner .… Expand
  2. KarlD.
    Jan 4, 2002
    7
    Not as bad as some critics say, because sometimes it is quite enjoyable. It is also difficult at times, the missions are cool. The graphics are horrible and the gameplay is quite good. For me, an above average game which fans of the original should not miss.
  3. JakeA.
    Jun 3, 2004
    10
    This game is freakin' awesome!!!
  4. NealS.
    May 31, 2006
    6
    I was a huge fan of the original Driver even though the missions began to get a little montonous, but Driver 2 seems to have bumped up the action in the wrong direction. Minor crashes make your car spin out as though side-swiped by a nuke! The driving game in Chicago or Havana is impossible - hence not as much fun - since a minor crash sends the car spinning while the lead car reaches I was a huge fan of the original Driver even though the missions began to get a little montonous, but Driver 2 seems to have bumped up the action in the wrong direction. Minor crashes make your car spin out as though side-swiped by a nuke! The driving game in Chicago or Havana is impossible - hence not as much fun - since a minor crash sends the car spinning while the lead car reaches what seems to be mach 5! It appears the programmers have tried to take the difficulty level up a notch, when what they really did was take the fun down one.… Expand
  5. 2000mudkip
    Oct 12, 2016
    7
    Driver 2 is fun...but it's not as good as the original....I prefer the maps this time around but the overall gameplay is not as good as Driver 1. Graphics have received a downgrade but the FMVs have improved. Getting out of your car feels more like a gimmick more than a gameplay mechanic. Music isn't as good, but the cars are more varied this time and you can go to cities outside of theDriver 2 is fun...but it's not as good as the original....I prefer the maps this time around but the overall gameplay is not as good as Driver 1. Graphics have received a downgrade but the FMVs have improved. Getting out of your car feels more like a gimmick more than a gameplay mechanic. Music isn't as good, but the cars are more varied this time and you can go to cities outside of the USA! So while Driver 2 doesn't have the charm of Driver 1, It definitely has the heart.… Expand
  6. ostry3000
    Nov 10, 2012
    10
    One of the best games on the Play Station!
  7. AlejandroFIN
    Jun 19, 2016
    3
    One of the worst games I've played on PlayStation. Visuals and sounds are decent but everything else from story to incredibly bad steering, reversing and AI make the game real pain. The best thing is the rewarding feeling you get after dozens of failures in story missions. The second best things are driving games such survival which is really fun to play but that isn't enough.
  8. HanonanD.
    Feb 7, 2004
    9
    Crap graphics great story line. good game.
  9. [Anonymous]
    May 25, 2002
    7
    Like a terrible version of GTA3. If you're a fan of the original driver, you should try it out, but you may be disappointed.
  10. SimonB.
    Nov 2, 2004
    10
    The van on chicago is very slow.
  11. BelsantyQ.
    Sep 27, 2002
    5
    It's alright.
  12. SeanB.
    Apr 21, 2004
    9
    This game is crazy. u have to play it. its like gta 3 excep that you cant shoot any one dats wut i hate. but over all its crazy u(beeps) out there gota try it.
  13. Harry210
    May 6, 2011
    8
    For adrenaline, fast, tense car chases and thrills, you can't go wrong with Driver 2 which is in my own opinion, the best Driver game in the series. The first Driver game was one of the first 3D driving games, where you could drive around in a city and complete various tasks for people and Driver 2 expands on its predecessor. In the graphical department, nothing much has changed and itFor adrenaline, fast, tense car chases and thrills, you can't go wrong with Driver 2 which is in my own opinion, the best Driver game in the series. The first Driver game was one of the first 3D driving games, where you could drive around in a city and complete various tasks for people and Driver 2 expands on its predecessor. In the graphical department, nothing much has changed and it seems as if Reflections (now Ubisoft Reflections) has really eked every ounce of power out of the PlayStation with this game. The cities Chicago, Havana, Las Vegas and Rio are all rendered nicely, are bigger than the cities found in Driver, there are now smooth right and left hand corners on the city roads unlike in the first Driver game (wow!) and the textures of the buildings and the roads look great if a little bit flat, the car models have slightly improved - they don't look like square shaped cereal boxes, a bit more curvy in comparison to the car models in Driver - and the sound design is pretty well done. The car engines sound powerful and authentic just like the previous game, the police sirens sound like, well police sirens, the music sounds funky and is sweet to listen too if a little bit repetitive (one of the music tracks sounds like a duck has provided the tune) and the voice acting is a lot better in this game than in Driver. The cut scenes that help drive what is a nice crafted single player storyline which by the way I found more interesting than the storyline in Driver, are presented superbly and I like the fact that when you leave the single player and then next time you come back to it, the game gives you a quick recap of what's happened so far in the story through a montage of the cut scenes you have seen so far. The complexity of the 3D cities and the CGI cut scenes has meant that this game has had to be put on to two discs. The game play is similar to the first Driver and throughout the course of the game, you will be in high speed chases with the police, avoiding oncoming traffic, chasing criminals down and trying to wreck them and tailing a suspect to a destination without being spotted. Like in the first Driver, you will need quick reactions and vehicle control to manoeuvre through the traffic, road blocks and drift around tight corners quickly. It's still an intense feeling in this game when you have a police car or enemy vehicle pursuing you and trying to ram you off the road. Driving around, doing various types of driving missions make up a pretty fun game play experience and can prove a challenge to the gamer. It all sounds similar but that's not a bad thing really as the controls are fluent and there something that you can do in this game that you can't do in Driver. A huge difference is that you can now get out of your car and this allows you to free roam on foot around the city. This is a welcome addition to the game play and opens up new possibilities while driving around the huge cities because if your car get too damaged and is about to go up in smoke, just get out and steal another one instead of being tethered to driving one car per story mission or free roaming session. This game play mechanic adds to the somewhat limited game play. Tanner can't kill mow down people with a machine gun however. May not seem like a surprise that you can do that today considering every sandbox game like the Grand Theft Auto series and has you getting out your car, going on a killing spree and then driving off in someone else's wheels. You got to remember though, Driver 2 was released in 2000, one year before Grand Theft Auto 3 was released, the first 3D Grand Theft Auto game, so this game gave Grand Theft Auto some further inspiration and was the first game to offer this revolutionary game play mechanic. The driving modes from the first game return such as Survival and take a ride mode and once again the Survival mode is hilarious; the aggressive police are again out to ram you vigorously. Take a ride mode is a little pointless to play unless you have some time to waste as there are only secrets and secret cars to look for in each of the cities or get involved in a police chase. There's not much to do in take a ride mode. There are a few problems I have found with this game, as with most games I review. The draw distance is pretty poor but I guess it is a price to pay for having four 3D huge free roaming cities running on the PlayStation hardware. The police A.I seems to have taken a dive into stupidity since Driver. Instead of trying to avoid the traffic that is between you and them, they'll just smash into traffic that is directly behind you. The game maybe challenging but it can get frustrating at times. Sometimes, you'll keep messing up like crash into traffic or unbreakable objects and you'll find yourself just trying again and again to beat a mission; it's all about trial and error. Despite these criticisms, Driver 2 is definitely the best in the series… Expand
  14. MarkyB
    Mar 21, 2014
    9
    I thought this game was excellent. I haven't played the original, although I am going to buy it now. One of the few games that I would say has 'charm'. Recommended for those who want a fun urban driving game.
  15. Playing_Critic
    Oct 20, 2016
    10
    На самом деле, я хочу сказать, что это лучшая игра 2000 года, если бы я работал в начале 2000-х где-нибудь в стране игре, тогда бы я сделал такую рецензию, что все бы офигели от классности игрушки, я даже представить се не могу, как я бы смог её обосрать, да ни как, постольку поскольку такие игры обычно становится эталоном жанра, я считаю и буду считать, что если бы эта видео-игра вышла наНа самом деле, я хочу сказать, что это лучшая игра 2000 года, если бы я работал в начале 2000-х где-нибудь в стране игре, тогда бы я сделал такую рецензию, что все бы офигели от классности игрушки, я даже представить се не могу, как я бы смог её обосрать, да ни как, постольку поскольку такие игры обычно становится эталоном жанра, я считаю и буду считать, что если бы эта видео-игра вышла на персональный компьютер, то тогда у всех бы челюсть отвисла от увиденного, в этой игре есть все то, что так не хватает современным играм, графика, которая могла отождествлять радость и удивление, физика, которая не была не в одной из игры того года, музыка, написанная будто ангелом во плоть, сюжет, который особенно может понравиться тем людям, которые любят этакий стиль криминала вкупе с клёвым боевиком, главные герой тут, к в стиле фильмов body-movie, естественно, скорее всего ото отсылка к персонажам из Смертельного Оружия, что тоже заставило ухмыльнутся, я даже и понятия не имею, как эта игра до сих пор оставляет чувство радость и проникновения в саму суть игры, может таких игр и никогда в помине не сделают, а может и появится такой человек, который заставит содрогнуться людей от будущего игрового строения.… Expand
  16. GreenSkullRider
    Jan 29, 2017
    9
    Taner! este juego empezó a abrir un mundo que unos cuantos años después consolido Grand Theft Auto 3, un mundo abierto que explorar, la posibilidad de robar el carro que mas te guste, crimen organizado, persecuciones, viajar por el mundo, graficos excelentes para ser de una PSX, melodías inolvidables. que se puede decir esto es Driver. de los creadores del mitico por los efectos de dañosTaner! este juego empezó a abrir un mundo que unos cuantos años después consolido Grand Theft Auto 3, un mundo abierto que explorar, la posibilidad de robar el carro que mas te guste, crimen organizado, persecuciones, viajar por el mundo, graficos excelentes para ser de una PSX, melodías inolvidables. que se puede decir esto es Driver. de los creadores del mitico por los efectos de daños Destruction Derby! La vieja Reflections… Expand
  17. onixer
    Dec 15, 2019
    0
    The game is so HARD AND GLITCH! Gamers spent billions nerve cells when play in this **** DEVELOPERS I hope your life's is so hard and terrible like your game.
  18. ET
    Jan 20, 2004
    10
    This game is tha best driving game since gta 3 and I don't (beep) what other people say.
  19. B.TG.
    Oct 30, 2002
    10
    This is a very fun game! I love it! Out of all my games, Driver 2 is at the top of my list. There are lots of fun mini games (one player and multiplayer) inculding cops and robbers (one player is a cop, the other is a getaway driver). I would recomend this game to anyone, unless you dont like haveing fun!! the critics dont know what they are talking about. This game is awesome!
  20. Tiarnan
    Apr 30, 2002
    10
    I give this a spanking 9/10.
  21. Gods_Grl
    May 9, 2002
    7
    The graphics are REALLY bad, but the game is awesome!
  22. ChristopherA.
    Jul 5, 2002
    10
    The coolest driving game around! I give it an impresive 10/10!
  23. JayS.
    Jul 9, 2002
    8
    The game does have horrible graphics but the missions are awesome. For the time frame that the game came out they are not too bad. It is best played with other people around you. Take turns. Rate eachother on the crashes. It becomes an awesome game to bring friends close and have fun. Analog sticks would help greatly. Everyone should try this game.
  24. JonathanF.
    Mar 30, 2003
    9
    The graphics are fab and even though I am stuck on only Mission 3 (where you chase the train) I always go for the Take a ride mode which I think is where the game shines the most. Maybe not as evil as GTA, but certainly up with the daddy.
  25. DamonE.
    Mar 7, 2003
    10
    This game is off the chain and its worth a ten because it keeps you on the edge of your seat everytime you play it.
  26. DomanicP.
    Jun 2, 2003
    10
    It's better than the first one.
  27. Amanda
    Oct 7, 2002
    9
    This game is hard but fun and you never want to stop playing when you start. Try the game and have fun doing so.
  28. PhoenixS.
    Nov 19, 2002
    6
    While it has a lot more features than the original, and would be much better, there is one very small thing that almost succeeds in destroying it, and does place it several nutches below the original. They didn't include any way of turning the frickin' auto-handbrake off. And while it's possible to compensate for this, it's annoying as hell.
  29. MitchB.
    Nov 22, 2002
    10
    Just sweet that's it just plain awesome.
  30. ThomasD.
    Mar 11, 2003
    8
    The missions are very exciting and challenging. Good choice of cars and other modes of transport. I like the cities that you can go in. Unfortunately, the graphics aren't as good as some other games. Lets hope driver 3 is a bit better.
  31. Matt
    Jun 13, 2003
    10
    This is my favorite car game for PS1 ever. It blows away the first and is like having GTA3 for Sony Playstation 1!
  32. Mr.Black
    Nov 21, 2002
    10
    Everything that the original has plus more, steal any car, curved road systems, highway systems, it's a shame it ever ended. Driver 3 will be incredible.
  33. JamesBond
    Dec 28, 2002
    8
    Well it's a fun game but the graphics suck. grand theft auto has much better graphics,but driver's just a fun game for friends to mess around with how much they can torment the police.
  34. Diegochocho
    Jul 8, 2018
    8
    Igual de bueno que el anterior, aunque no me gustaba mucho el diseño del coche xD
  35. BOS2161
    Sep 9, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played through v1.0 and I'm not sure if the 1.1 (silver disk) is a lot easier, but at times this game isn't necessarily difficult- it's just flat out silly. That said, the new difficulty rating should be "Luck Based". The example for this game that would rate it as such would be the "Chase the gunman" mission. It's one percent skill and ninety nine percent luck. I'm not the best at video games but I'm certainty competent, and the fact that (forgot how many attempts; possibly around one hundred) the run in which I passed the mission included two sloppy turns and a bump into a wall, where as a majority of runs before had been nothing but perfect turn angels with minimal speed loss, just shows how luck based that mission is. Not to mention, every contact made with the target vehicle is a coin flip(with the odds being greatly against you) on if you'll bounce off like a ping ball or not. Honestly, this mission makes "The Presidents Run" look like child's play. This mission was beyond rng, it's a mission that's equated to playing a slot machine. A lucky few will hit the jack pot in a few pulls, where as the rest will only win when the planets line up, the sun flares, and a lucky meteorite passes by all at the same time.

    That is all. Good day to all.    … Expand
  36. AltMetal
    Nov 9, 2022
    3
    Driver 2 does almost nothing to improve the first games' flaws. It still has the same unfair cop A.I. and bumper car physics of its ancestor. Just jump straight to the Driver games on PS2, PSP and PS3.
  37. Nameless2131
    Feb 6, 2020
    8
    10/10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  38. LFGamer2004
    Jun 29, 2019
    10
    THIS BEAT ALL OR ANY GTA FOR THE PS1

    I need to say!
    it is another great DRIVER Game for the PS1
    Why much negative reviews?
    Prob HATERS. This is so Great amazing to play on your ps1
    buy or download it! if want have fun and nostalgia more than once.
  39. Alvelian
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    Оба драйвера это великолепные игры детства, поставить меньше 10 рука не поднимается :)
  40. DennisWaltwin
    Aug 9, 2020
    10
    Pra época e até hoje é um game incrível . Uma história meia boca , mas compensa na diversão ^^
  41. Ardho
    Feb 8, 2022
    8
    being able to get out of the car, amazing for an open world game at that time, even playing free roam was really fun
  42. SirXyonder777
    Jun 8, 2021
    6
    The game is definitely a bit rough around the edges, and it hardly gives you any direction when doing the story. It would've been really nice if they had a nice Crazy Taxi arrow there to help you along. Overall it's a fun game though, I mean, it has a FELONY GAUGE, how can it NOT be fun?
  43. dimasic01
    Oct 17, 2021
    8
    Not bad game . The best in this game is open world and amazing control . Have missions ,which very difficult. Also I like what this game from third face .
  44. Badr90s
    Sep 23, 2021
    9
    A way better than the first, getting out of the car was a controversial move besides the great cinamatics and characters, I think it’s one of the best cars open world games on PS
  45. wateryey
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    Driver 2 is 100% the defenition of what a video game should be. A fun but difficult, very difficult game with the most memorable missions i have ever played.
  46. petrkozak13
    Dec 12, 2021
    8
    Great successor to the first game. Ability to steal other cars was mind-blowing at the time. But the huge downside is the terrible performance on the original Playstation. Sometimes the game runs in like 15 FPS and that's just ridiculous.
  47. deedz
    Jun 22, 2022
    7
    This game is actually pretty good! Its not the of the best games but if your bored and have no games to play, this is the one!
  48. basic123
    Oct 18, 2022
    9
    I spent countless hours in this game. Many years later I get what the critics mean but when it came out it was the best racing game for me.
  49. The_D4RknesS
    Apr 23, 2023
    8
    and amazing how in 2002 i found this game so realistic level GRAN TURISMO 7 i thought nothing would beat driver 2.
    This game even today has very good physics and gameplay even more with the adaptation made by fans REDRIVER 2..
  50. uoKAOS
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    The first Driver I've ever played in my life as a kid, this game has a very big place in my heart, this why I gave him a 10 out of 10!!
  51. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 3, 2023
    7
    Sequel to the prototype Grand Theft Auto 3D that has larger, more detailed and varied environments, the price of which is the game occasionally juddering to a halt thanks to some nasty slowdown. You can also leave your car but when you do, the animation is pretty awful and the controls clumsy. Otherwise it plays exactly the same although the cut scenes and storyline are much better. NotSequel to the prototype Grand Theft Auto 3D that has larger, more detailed and varied environments, the price of which is the game occasionally juddering to a halt thanks to some nasty slowdown. You can also leave your car but when you do, the animation is pretty awful and the controls clumsy. Otherwise it plays exactly the same although the cut scenes and storyline are much better. Not bad in its own right, but it's not as good as the original because of the technical issues.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#57 Best PS1 Game of 2000
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#8 Most Discussed PS1 Game of 2000
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#5 Most Shared PS1 Game of 2000

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Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. CNET Gamecenter
    20
    From the grindingly slow frame rate to the in-your-face pop-up to the time you spend racing through empty streets, the game misses on every count that matters. Don't even bother renting it.
  2. PSX Nation
    92
    Nearly as enjoyable as the original. Despite all the frustration, I kept returning for more of the Wheelman's exciting life. Tanner is certainly "da man"!
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  3. GameSpot
    82
    Everyone who liked the first game is going to love Driver 2- - the new types of missions, cities, and gameplay features, as well as a fantastic, original story, make Driver 2 a winner.
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