Driver - Mac

The game has nice graphics and usually acurate physics models, but it was very poorly written. It demands more out of my system than Unreal Tournament (thats a lot for you non-UT players). I have a 300 MHz G3, 128MB of RAM and an ATi Rage Orion, but the game runs like a wet brick. I have all but the ESSENTIAL extensions turned on and the graphics quality dulled, and I still get no sound. I'll get a *chirp* on occasion from the action going on on the screen, but that's it. In heavy traffic the framerate will quite often slow to maybe one or two per second. That's like driving at 80 mph into on-coming traffic with someone behind you playing "peek-a-boo" with you. Sometimes the ground will suddenly disappear along with the road boundaries leaving you to work out a "Marco-Polo" scheme to get around by moving in one direction until you crash into something you can't see. Unless you can somehow discern which way all the cars seem to be going, you're screwed and lose time on timed missions and often the police (who obviously CAN see the road) ram you into a corner and pummel you, all very frustrating. And since when are small saplings as strong as brick walls when you slam into them at 70 mph, but public phones, mailboxes, and fence rows are like paper maché! Another complaint is that the drivers of the other vehicles are STUPID. I'm going into on-coming traffic and they just ride along like lemmings. And when police sirens are going off, they don't care. They have accidents WITHOUT my help 1 time out of 10. And WHY can't I hit people? ... But they just dart out of the way at the very last moment. Hitting one is like trying to push together the same poles of two magnets. I had one cornered once and all he did was run <i>through</i> the wall!

Although this game is overall quite unrealistic, it is thrilling; thus making it extraordinary within the theatre of today's xbox and xbox 360 games. IT is certainly a must-have: if you know what I mean. Just is probably not for younger[E for everyone] audiences, though I'm lucky I got the chance to play it when I was about 8 years old; but I've never played it since. But I do remember it. SO enjoy, and be sure to have fun evading the police, picking up felonies, and even knocking the bumpers- etc..., off of the other cars on the interstate. It is, as well, kind of open-world, ensuring hours of gameplay.Enjoy!!!Because i sure did

Just thought I'd let you know that this game will NOT work on Intel based Macs. It really should say that in the product description.

The JUMPS, the CHASES, the ACTION it's ALL GOOD!I bought this game one year ago and have been playing it everyday since. I LOVE getting hit by the cops into the sky and watching it over and over on the replay. I LOVE raming into the other guy in front of me. There is so much I love about this game but there are a few reasons why I couldn't give it five stars.There aren't enough slots to save your replays.Very hard missions. I still can't get to New York after one year of playing.I can't save during or after some missions! Very annoying.But, that's just the mission mode. There are other modes you can play wich are vey fun. Such as pursuit where you try to ram someone, and a whole lot more. This game can be annoying sometimes but overall it is a very FUN game. It's definitely worth the price.

I was really looking forward to playing this game on my high-end G4 and started about a week ago. What a disappointment! First off, the menus did not display with the ATI Radeon card, next the frame rate was slow even at medium resolution. If this is the future of Mac Gaming, maybe we should stick with a Playstation??

Ever wondered what it would be like to run from the police instead of just pulling over when those pretty red lights are in your rear view mirror? Well Driver lets you do just that. You are the wheel man in this great game. You start out as ex-stockcar racing driver who is hired by the local law enforcement to go undercover and infiltrate the local organized crime. But when your hired, it seems as though your boss forgot to tell the rest of the force you were a good guy. You begin in a cheap hotel room with a decent ride sitting outside, a car similar to a 69' camaro. You get Jobs or missions by answering the telephone in your room. These consist of anything from giving someone a ride, driving your car through the front of a store window, or even being the get away man for a bank robery.Driver pretty much gives you total freedom to go anywhere in the city you are currently at. The controls are very simple to learn, but for anyone who wants to realy experience this game I would advise buying a steering wheel, it realy enhances the game play. The actual game is pretty tough, the police can downright be insanely tough to get away from. The graphics are wonderfull, providing great eye candy around every corner. While you drive around, the game records your every move letting you later on make a movie of your most recent drive. The options in this director mode are wonderfull. Enabling you to recreate those cool car chases from the old 70's and 80's flicks like "Gone in 60 Seconds."Overall Driver is a great game that will appeal to anyone who likes driving games. It provides fast furious chases, a mix of different scenarios, and some great extras. You may find it a tad difficult at first but stick with it, and in the end you will be happy you did. Don't pass this one up, a must for anyone who likes any type of driving game.