<s>
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Back	I-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Streets	I-Application
and	O
as	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wheelman	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Back	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2000	O
action	B-Application
driving	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Reflections	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sennari	O
Interactive	O
and	O
released	O
under	O
Infogrames	O
 '	O
Atari	O
range	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
expands	O
on	O
Drivers	O
structure	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
adding	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
John	O
Tanner	O
to	O
step	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
car	O
to	O
explore	O
on	O
foot	O
and	O
commandeer	O
other	O
vehicles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
offered	O
a	O
two-player	O
split	O
screenplay	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
introduced	O
a	O
four-player	O
link	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
includes	O
four	O
cities	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
notably	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
cars	O
 '	O
hubcaps	B-Application
can	O
fly	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	O
game	O
console	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
was	O
significantly	O
condensed	O
from	O
its	O
counterpart	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
due	O
to	O
memory	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
animations	O
such	O
as	O
Tanner	O
going	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
vehicles	O
are	O
also	O
omitted	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
AI	O
scripts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
roadblocks	B-Application
that	O
appear	O
when	O
the	O
police	O
chase	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
are	O
axed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
fans	O
decompiled	B-Application
the	O
game	O
and	O
released	O
an	O
unofficial	O
port	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
featuring	O
enhancements	O
such	O
as	O
bugfixes	O
,	O
improved	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
consistent	O
30	O
frame-per-second	O
gameplay	O
(	O
not	O
60	O
frames-per-second	O
as	O
was	O
widely	O
reported	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
move	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
typical	O
1970s	O
car	O
movies	O
,	O
containing	O
instrumental	O
funk	O
and	O
boogie	B-Application
tracks	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
popular	O
songs	O
by	O
artists	O
and	O
composers	O
,	O
to	O
further	O
emphasise	O
the	O
retro	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Background	O
music	O
for	O
each	O
city	O
seems	O
to	O
match	O
both	O
with	O
the	O
car-chasing	O
movie	O
music	O
and	O
the	O
predominant	O
music	O
styles	O
of	O
each	O
city	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Havana	O
BGM	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Son	O
cubano	O
,	O
Vegas	O
BGM	O
sounds	O
with	O
influences	O
of	O
North	O
America	O
's	O
Western	O
music	O
and	O
Rio	O
BGM	O
is	O
influenced	O
by	O
samba	B-Language
and	O
bossanova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
October	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
complaints	O
from	O
critics	O
was	O
the	O
games	O
numerous	O
technical	O
difficulties	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
short	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
which	O
frequently	O
dropped	O
in	O
the	O
action	B-Application
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
"	O
an	O
extraordinary	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
described	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
disappointing	O
games	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
the	O
most	O
disappointing	O
game	O
,	O
of	O
2000	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pale	O
reflection	O
(	O
har	O
har	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Chen	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
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
should	O
please	O
both	O
newcomers	O
and	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
nearly	O
as	O
revolutionary	O
or	O
well	O
executed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
won	O
a	O
Blockbuster	O
Entertainment	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Favorite	O
Video	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
honorable	O
mention	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2000	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
along	O
with	O
Tokyo	O
Xtreme	O
Racer	O
2	O
and	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
won	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2002	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
prize	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Yoshi	O
's	O
Island	O
:	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Advance	O
3.Driver	O
2	O
was	O
counted	O
as	O
a	O
success	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
February	O
2001	O
,	O
Alongside	O
the	O
Greatest	O
Hits/Platinum	O
Released	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
,	O
Deer	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
World-Class	I-Application
Record	I-Application
Bucks	I-Application
and	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
,	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
credited	O
with	O
a	O
increased	O
sale	O
revenues	O
for	O
Infogrames	O
North	O
American	O
Division	O
during	O
the	O
Second	O
Quarter	O
of	O
2000-01	O
fiscal	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
12th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
the	O
10th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
selling	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
865,709	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
by	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
closest	O
competitor	O
of	O
Driver	B-Application
2	I-Application
ultimately	O
selling	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
1.96	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
edging	O
out	O
Driver	O
2''	O
by	O
approximately	O
1.1	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
