<s>
Driver	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Reflections	O
Interactive	O
(	O
now	O
Ubisoft	O
Reflections	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
,	O
later	O
by	O
Infogrames/Atari	O
and	O
now	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
25	O
June	O
1999	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
30	O
June	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
April	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
September	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
in	O
December	O
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
former	O
racecar	O
driver	B-Application
turned	O
undercover	O
police	O
detective	O
named	O
John	O
Tanner	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
storyline	O
inspired	O
by	O
1960s/70s	O
car	O
chase	O
movies	O
such	O
as	O
Bullitt	O
(	O
1968	O
)	O
and	O
The	O
Driver	B-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
and	O
based	O
in	O
four	O
real-life	O
cities	O
;	O
Miami	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
and	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
city	O
as	O
brought	O
forth	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
13	O
November	O
2000	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Atari	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
4	O
October	O
2002	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
detective	O
John	O
Tanner	B-Language
once	O
more	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
partner	O
,	O
detective	B-Application
Tobias	I-Application
Jones	I-Application
,	O
in	O
four	O
more	O
real-life	O
cities	O
(	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Havana	O
,	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
and	O
Rio	O
de	O
Janeiro	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
21	O
June	O
2004	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
to	O
generally	O
mixed	O
or	O
poor	O
reviews	O
(	O
despite	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
firearms	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
followed	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
Parallel	I-Application
Lines	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
14	O
March	O
2006	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
and	O
26	O
June	O
2007	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Reflections	O
intended	O
Parallel	O
Lines	O
to	O
"	O
return	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
its	O
roots	O
"	O
by	O
focusing	O
more	O
on	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
differs	O
greatly	O
in	O
other	O
aspects	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
no	O
longer	O
follows	O
undercover	O
police	O
officer	B-Application
Tanner	I-Application
and	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
only	O
one	O
location	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
better	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
,	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
particularly	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Application
76	I-Application
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
in	O
1976	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
Parallel	I-Application
Lines	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Ray	O
,	O
TK	O
's	O
friend	O
and	O
a	O
supporting	O
character	O
from	O
Parallel	O
Lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
and	O
Reflections	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Driver	B-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
after	O
they	O
acquired	O
Reflections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
Driver	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
long	O
rumored	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
years	O
of	O
speculation	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
unveiled	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Francisco	I-Application
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
delays	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
along	O
with	O
Driver	B-Device
:	I-Device
Renegade	I-Device
3D	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
one	O
location	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
series	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
,	O
being	O
in	O
a	O
coma	O
after	O
suffering	O
an	O
accident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Tanner	B-Language
during	O
his	O
coma	O
dream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Francisco	I-Application
is	O
completely	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
being	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Driver	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
getting	O
the	O
highest	O
ratings	O
in	O
the	O
whole	O
series	O
after	O
Driver	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
,	O
it	O
sold	O
particularly	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
Driver	B-Device
:	I-Device
Renegade	I-Device
3D	I-Device
follows	O
John	O
Tanner	B-Language
trying	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
crime	O
mobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Francisco	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free-to-play	O
smartphone	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Application
:	O
Nemesis	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
written	O
by	O
Alex	O
Sharp	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2010	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Francisco	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Francisco	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
before	O
Hurricane	O
Katrina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
John	O
Tanner	B-Language
's	O
undercover	O
infiltration	O
to	O
a	O
crime	O
network	O
in	O
New	O
Orleans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
several	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
and	O
provides	O
additional	O
backstory	O
for	O
Tanner	B-Language
's	O
life	O
prior	O
to	O
becoming	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
law	O
enforcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
)	O
and	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
L.A.	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
)	O
are	O
two	O
mobile	O
games	O
featuring	O
John	O
Tanner	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vegas	O
features	O
his	O
exploits	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
exact	O
revenge	O
on	O
Charles	O
Jericho	O
after	O
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
,	O
while	O
L.A.	O
Undercover	O
,	O
set	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
features	O
Tanner	B-Language
's	O
exploits	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Mafia	O
by	O
working	O
his	O
way	O
up	O
the	O
ladder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
registered	O
under	O
numerous	O
names	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
being	O
"	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Recruit	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
sequel	O
in	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
Reflections	O
had	O
been	O
developing	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Francisco	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
's	O
game	O
had	O
included	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
hacking	O
the	O
driving	O
environment	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
advantage	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
triggering	O
street	O
lights	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
swap	O
from	O
driver	B-Application
to	O
driver	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Francisco	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
do	O
well	O
commercially	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
title	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
to	O
have	O
portions	O
reworked	O
into	O
the	O
first	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
Reflections	O
subsequently	O
helped	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
in	O
building	O
out	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
for	O
release	O
,	O
handling	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
driving	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
handled	O
the	O
details	O
related	O
to	O
on-foot	O
missions	O
and	O
hacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Disrupt	O
engine	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
this	O
Driver	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2002	O
,	O
Impact	O
Pictures	O
,	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
of	O
Paul	O
W	O
.	O
S	O
.	O
Anderson	O
and	O
Jeremy	O
Bolt	O
,	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
TV	O
rights	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
Atari	O
video	O
game	O
Driver	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impact	O
Pictures	O
had	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
film	O
Driver	B-Application
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
November	O
,	O
Impact	O
Pictures	O
announced	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
$50	O
million	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
after	O
wrapping	O
up	O
principal	O
photography	O
on	O
Resident	O
Evil	O
:	O
Apocalypse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2006	O
,	O
Rogue	O
Pictures	O
acquired	O
the	O
film	O
rights	O
to	O
Driver	B-Application
from	O
Impact	O
Pictures	O
and	O
Constantin	O
Films	O
,	O
the	O
production	O
companies	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Resident	O
Evil	O
film	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
Avary	O
replaced	O
the	O
original	O
screenwriters	O
in	O
writing	O
the	O
script	O
for	O
Driver	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
directing	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
Driver	B-Application
,	O
having	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
$48	O
million	O
,	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
shoot	O
at	O
Cinespace	O
Studios	O
 '	O
MT28	O
lot	O
in	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Ontario	O
,	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
a	O
live-action	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
Binge	O
streaming	O
platform	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
by	O
Allan	O
Ungar	O
,	O
Vince	O
Talenti	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Film	O
&	O
Television	O
.	O
</s>
