Driver coming to PSN on Aug. 14

by Justin McElroy { Aug 7th 2008 at 8:30AM }

You may not be old enough to remember it, but a decade ago when it was first released, Driver felt like a revelation. A game where cars were used for more than racing each other and roadblasting? Unheard of! But there it was, all new and fresh and full of promise, and you'll get to experience the feeling once again on Aug. 14 when the PlayStation title arrives on PSN.

Sadly, you'll also get to experience the "honey why is the controller in the TV?"-level frustration that's been a series hallmark. Here's hoping the game's still good enough to hold up.

Tags: driver, psn, psx, ubisoft

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

unrelated @ Aug 7th 2008 8:41AM

Sweet. They should have stopped after they made this one. Time to put on my grunge flannel.

Bad Mojo @ Aug 7th 2008 8:44AM

I just hope I can pass the driving test again at the beginning :P

Other than that, I remember this as pure fun and awesomeness. Hope it holds up considering GTA and the like.

Ricksta @ Aug 7th 2008 8:55AM

Most frustrating part was the stupid driving test. Pursuit mode was fun.

Zootittles @ Aug 7th 2008 4:23PM

Ah, the ubiquitous "training mode" that was the bane of so many PS1 games. In my day, we had to read the game manual.

MikeO. @ Aug 7th 2008 5:59PM

Haha, the driving test did suck. There was always one or two of the things I couldn't quite nail.

I remember playing the first Driver and thinking how revolutionary it seemed to be at the time.

What was the mode where you ran from the cops and it timed you? That was one of my favorite little modes.

baby sea tuna @ Aug 7th 2008 9:05AM

Eh. This one's okay I guess. Driver 2, now *that* was the shit!

FireStiq @ Aug 7th 2008 9:19AM

Seconded, Driver 2 rocked my socks it was the original GTA (IMO) I personally loved searching for the secret cars you had to find in certain areas just to wreck them in police chases, HELLA FUN, hope they bring D2 to PSN soon.

dark_inchworm @ Aug 7th 2008 9:22AM

Diablo II on PSN?!?!

/i'm die
//lolol

juju187 @ Aug 7th 2008 9:09AM

if its more than $3 its a rip off. you can get this game in any bargain bin, fun game tho...

tmacairjordan87 @ Aug 7th 2008 11:55AM

It's likely going to be $6 since that's the standard price for PS1 games on PSN. It's not an awesome price, but it's not as bad as paying $10 for N64 games or $8 for SNES games.

Lars @ Aug 7th 2008 12:54PM

Zing!

That, space, and the fact that you can only add increments of 500 points at a time... are the reasons why I don't buy more VC games.

oldschoolgamer @ Aug 7th 2008 9:13AM

Its starting to look more and more like sony is getting rid of backward compatibility so they can resell ps and ps2 games back to everyone. Fun game though.

emagius @ Aug 7th 2008 9:38AM

These are just disk images of PS1 games. They're not recoded or even recompiled for the PS3.

All PS3s are backwards compatible with PS1 games. It is extremely unlikely that any hypothetical downloadable PS2 games will run on a non-PS2-backwards-compatible PS3.

Nigeria @ Aug 7th 2008 9:14AM

Oh my gosh, I loved this game, and the sequel even more. The cars felt so 70s Hollywood. It was so cool. Though, I don't think you could leave your car in this game, that was sequel. I remember spending ages in the director mode; the cops were a beast in this game.

I've still got the first two games somewhere. I have got to find a PS1 to play them.

j.howlett @ Aug 7th 2008 9:26AM

or ps2 or ps3 will play them

Nigeria @ Aug 7th 2008 9:38AM

Oh yeah, I forgot the PS2 could play PS1 games.

One of these days I need to buy a PS2.

dark_inchworm @ Aug 7th 2008 9:20AM

Ah, memories.

Sometime in '98 or perhaps early '99, back before I had internet access and was able to keep on top of everything, I had no idea what the hell a Playstation was. Then my best friend/neighbor brought over his system and Driver and introduced me to something strangely compelling.

I never did make it far in Driver and I didn't develop an affinity for many PS1 titles, but it was a step forward for me.