<s>
Driver	B-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
You	I-Application
Are	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wheelman	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
driving	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Reflections	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GT	B-Application
Interactive	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
25	O
June	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
movie	O
car	O
chases	O
,	O
sees	O
players	O
driving	O
around	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
–	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
vehicles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
plot	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
an	O
undercover	O
police	O
officer	O
,	O
John	O
Tanner	B-Language
,	O
who	O
infiltrates	O
a	O
criminal	O
outfit	O
to	O
investigate	O
their	O
operations	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
discover	O
a	O
plot	O
by	O
their	O
boss	O
to	O
assassinate	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
versions	O
were	O
created	O
and	O
released	O
at	O
later	O
dates	O
–	O
two	O
ports	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
October	O
1999	O
and	O
in	O
December	O
2000	O
respectively	O
;	O
and	O
handheld	O
remakes	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
Crawfish	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Palm	B-Application
Pre	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2000	O
and	O
on	O
8	O
December	O
2009	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
14	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
further	O
sequels	O
,	O
including	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2000	O
and	O
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
in	O
June	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
bonus	O
city	O
,	O
Newcastle	O
(	O
where	O
Reflections	O
Interactive	O
is	O
based	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
unlockable	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
through	O
gameplay	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
using	O
a	O
cheat	O
device	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
missions	O
are	O
available	O
and	O
the	O
playable	O
area	O
is	O
small	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Application
has	O
often	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
bears	O
significant	O
thematic	O
resemblances	O
to	O
the	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
movie	O
The	O
Driver	B-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NYPD	O
detective	O
and	O
former	O
racing	O
driver	B-Application
John	O
Tanner	B-Language
is	O
sent	O
undercover	O
by	O
Lieutenant	O
McKenzie	O
to	O
investigate	O
a	O
crime	O
syndicate	O
led	O
by	O
Castaldi	O
;	O
McKenzie	O
instructs	O
Tanner	B-Language
to	O
go	O
to	O
Miami	O
and	O
meet	O
a	O
pimp	O
named	O
Rufus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
arriving	O
in	O
Miami	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
uses	O
his	O
driving	O
skills	O
to	O
prove	O
himself	O
to	O
some	O
gangsters	O
in	O
a	O
parking	O
garage	O
,	O
and	O
becomes	O
their	O
getaway	O
driver	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
carries	O
out	O
jobs	O
for	O
various	O
criminals	O
before	O
meeting	O
Rufus	O
,	O
who	O
tasks	O
Tanner	B-Language
with	O
rescuing	O
Jean-Paul	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
associates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rufus	O
is	O
later	O
shot	O
by	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Jesse	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
apprehended	O
by	O
Tanner	B-Language
,	O
and	O
she	O
reveals	O
that	O
Jean-Paul	O
is	O
now	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
goes	O
to	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
finally	O
meets	O
Castaldi	O
and	O
begins	O
working	O
directly	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
later	O
learns	O
that	O
Castaldi	O
is	O
working	O
with	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Don	O
Hancock	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
running	O
for	O
president	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
instructs	O
Leck	O
,	O
a	O
police	O
associate	O
,	O
to	O
ensure	O
Maddox	O
turns	O
up	O
,	O
otherwise	O
his	O
cover	O
may	O
be	O
blown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
assassination	O
is	O
unsuccessful	O
and	O
the	O
police	O
ambush	O
the	O
gangsters	O
,	O
forcing	O
Tanner	B-Language
to	O
take	O
them	O
to	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
convinces	O
the	O
suspicious	O
gangsters	O
that	O
Slater	O
told	O
the	O
police	O
about	O
the	O
planned	O
assassination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leck	O
later	O
tells	O
Tanner	B-Language
that	O
McKenzie	O
recently	O
met	O
with	O
Marcus	O
Vaughn	O
,	O
a	O
corrupt	O
FBI	O
agent	O
who	O
is	O
working	O
with	O
Castaldi	O
and	O
Hancock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
is	O
told	O
by	O
his	O
police	O
associates	O
that	O
McKenzie	O
wants	O
him	O
to	O
pull	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
undercover	O
operation	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
worries	O
for	O
Tanner	B-Language
's	O
cover	O
,	O
and	O
Leck	O
tells	O
Tanner	B-Language
that	O
Hancock	O
has	O
bribed	O
several	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
FBI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
remains	O
undercover	O
and	O
continues	O
working	O
for	O
Castaldi	O
,	O
intent	O
on	O
uncovering	O
his	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
eventually	O
learns	O
that	O
Castaldi	O
plans	O
to	O
assassinate	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
Tanner	B-Language
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
driving	O
the	O
President	O
's	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McKenzie	O
then	O
arrives	O
and	O
tells	O
Tanner	B-Language
that	O
Castaldi	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
associates	O
,	O
including	O
Hancock	O
and	O
Vaughn	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
arrested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
suspects	O
that	O
the	O
police	O
and	O
FBI	O
were	O
involved	O
with	O
Castaldi	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
leaves	O
,	O
ignoring	O
McKenzie	O
completely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
creator	O
Martin	O
Edmonson	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
film	O
he	O
saw	O
at	O
the	O
cinema	O
,	O
1978	O
crime	O
thriller	O
The	O
Driver	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
above	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
early	O
August	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
Drivers	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
July	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Driver	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
very	O
positive	O
feedback	O
and	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
movie	O
buff	O
's	O
dream	O
–	O
but	O
Driver	B-Application
is	O
still	O
great	O
even	O
if	O
you	O
are	O
n't	O
big	O
on	O
movies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
driving	O
games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
there	O
is	O
nothing	O
that	O
comes	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
comprehensive	O
,	O
deep	O
,	O
and	O
thoroughly	O
pleasurable	O
experience	O
that	O
's	O
embedded	O
deep	O
in	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
 [ ... ] 	O
It	O
fulfills	O
driving	O
enthusiasts	O
 '	O
deepest	O
desires	O
to	O
drive	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
possible	O
through	O
major	O
US	O
cities	O
and	O
to	O
slam	O
into	O
just	O
about	O
anything	O
without	O
any	O
repercussions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
that	O
sense	O
,	O
Driver	B-Application
is	O
a	O
dream	O
come	O
true	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
Ben	O
Silverman	O
was	O
equally	O
impressed	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Driver	B-Application
excels	O
where	O
other	O
games	O
have	O
failed	O
by	O
striking	O
a	O
perfect	O
balance	O
between	O
action	B-Application
and	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Car	O
handling	O
is	O
a	O
wonderful	O
mixture	O
of	O
true	O
physics	O
and	O
arcade	O
functionality	O
—	O
not	O
as	O
nitpicky	O
and	O
sim	O
oriented	O
as	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
nor	O
as	O
ridiculously	O
implausible	O
as	O
SF	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driving	O
follows	O
the	O
'	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
,	O
hard	O
to	O
master	O
 '	O
formula	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Rarely	O
does	O
a	O
game	O
captivate	O
the	O
stoic	O
and	O
hypercritical	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
office	O
,	O
but	O
Driver	B-Application
has	O
done	O
just	O
that	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Ryan	O
MacDonald	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
enthusiastic	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Driver	B-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
might	O
be	O
mediocre	O
in	O
its	O
presentation	O
but	O
more	O
than	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
it	O
in	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
concept	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Mike	O
Morrissey	O
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
port	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Though	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fairly	O
straight	O
port	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
graphic	O
improvements	O
are	O
apparent	O
,	O
especially	O
at	O
resolutions	B-General_Concept
of	O
800x600	B-General_Concept
and	O
over	O
with	O
the	O
details	O
cranked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Erik	O
Wolpaw	O
was	O
somewhat	O
disappointed	O
with	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
negated	O
because	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
so	O
strong	O
:	O
"	O
Like	O
many	O
console-to-PC	O
ports	O
,	O
Driver	B-Application
suffers	O
from	O
being	O
translated	O
verbatim	O
and	O
taking	O
little	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
PC	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Driver	B-Application
,	O
Reflections	O
has	O
produced	O
the	O
definitive	O
re-creation	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
urban	O
car-chase	O
movie	O
and	O
has	O
quite	O
possibly	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
genre	O
of	O
driving	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
praised	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
port	O
's	O
top	O
down	O
view	O
and	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
actually	O
quite	O
surprised	O
at	O
how	O
well	O
Driver	B-Application
turned	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
was	O
expecting	O
a	O
Point-A-to-B	O
game	O
like	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
and	O
got	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
missing	O
a	O
few	O
details	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
what	O
Crawfish	O
had	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
hardware-wise	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
did	O
a	O
great	O
job	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
sound	O
,	O
but	O
aside	O
from	O
that	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Driver	B-Application
is	O
smoothness	O
personified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1999	O
E3	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
,	O
Driver	B-Application
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2002	O
it	O
was	O
ranked	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
12	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
25	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
