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Sport: Racing

Description
Driver for the PlayStation® game console and PC. Developed by GT Interactive's newly acquired Reflections studio, creators of the multi million-selling Destruction Derby series, Driver delivers the adrenaline-pumping action of a Hollywood-style car chase as it takes players on a careening thrill-ride through the streets of four major U.S. cities.

``The phenomenal success of the Destruction Derby franchise clearly established Reflections as an industry leader in innovative driving games,'' said Tony Kee, Director of Marketing for GT Interactive. ``Driver's true automobile physics, ultra-realistic environments, cutting-edge graphics and revolutionary Director's Mode provides this franchise with the same blockbuster potential.''

As an undercover cop named Tanner, players pose as a driver-for-hire in order to infiltrate a powerful crime ring spanning four of the nation's largest cities - New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Miami. Through the use of extensive pre-production filming in each city, Driver boasts a level of realism through which players can clearly pick out landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge and South Beach. In addition, each city has working traffic lights, wandering pedestrians, moving traffic and vigilant cops on patrol, all making getaways more difficult and menacing.

Capturing all the excitement of a high-speed Hollywood-style car chase, Driver comes fully equipped with a revolutionary Director's Mode that gives players all the necessary tools to ``film'' their own car chase. After completing each mission, Driver allows players to go back through a virtual recording of their slick getaway, reposition camera angles and placements, and even re-cut scenes using editing tools.

What good is a great getaway Driver without the right equipment? To that end, Reflections has equipped Driver with a selection of 70's-style muscle cars that guzzle gas and burn rubber! Players experience realistic car handling, complete with damage modeling and accurate physics on all cars. Cars crash and deform, tires smoke and hubcaps fly off as players round corners during high-speed pursuits. Further enhancing the white-knuckle experience of Driver is the ability change views on the fly. Play from behind the dashboard where players can look out both side windows for an escape route, or check things out from a third person, behind-the-car perspective.

Driver is slated for release on July 8 for the PlayStation game console at a suggested retail price of $39.95, while the PC version is scheduled for September.