<s>
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
DRIV3R	B-Language
)	O
is	O
a	O
2004	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Reflections	O
Interactive	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
June	O
2004	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
players	O
assuming	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
John	O
Tanner	B-Language
,	O
an	O
undercover	O
FBI	O
agent	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
investigates	O
a	O
car-smuggling	O
ring	O
across	O
three	O
countries	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
identify	O
and	O
arrest	O
its	O
boss	O
and	O
learn	O
who	O
they	O
are	O
planning	O
to	O
sell	O
a	O
cache	O
of	O
stolen	O
cars	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
ports	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
N-Gage	B-Device
were	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
Parallel	I-Application
Lines	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Francisco	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
open-world	O
gameplay	O
conducted	O
through	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
change	O
to	O
different	O
camera	O
angles	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
introduces	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
to	O
existing	O
ones	O
including	O
motorbikes	O
and	O
speedboats	O
,	O
swimming	O
,	O
a	O
health	O
bar	O
,	O
and	O
gun	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Take	O
A	O
Ride	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
freely	O
explore	O
either	O
Miami	O
,	O
Nice	O
or	O
Istanbul	O
,	O
searching	O
for	O
secrets	O
,	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
special	O
cars	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
hostile	O
NPCs	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Tommy	O
Vercetti	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undercover	O
FBI	O
agents	O
John	O
Tanner	B-Language
(	O
Michael	O
Madsen	O
)	O
and	O
Tobias	O
Jones	O
(	O
Ving	O
Rhames	O
)	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
Miami	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
"	O
South	O
Beach	O
"	O
cartel	O
headed	O
by	O
Calita	O
Martinez	O
(	O
Michelle	O
Rodriguez	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
associates	O
Lomaz	O
and	O
Bad	O
Hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
determine	O
where	O
the	O
deal	O
for	O
the	O
cars	O
will	O
take	O
place	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
poses	O
as	O
a	O
wheelman	O
and	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
cartel	O
by	O
recovering	O
a	O
car	O
from	O
a	O
rival	O
gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
impressing	O
Calita	O
and	O
earning	O
her	O
trust	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tasks	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
is	O
assigned	O
to	O
assassinate	O
"	O
The	O
Gator	O
"	O
for	O
betraying	O
the	O
cartel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
makes	O
contact	O
with	O
Interpol	B-Device
agents	O
Vauban	O
and	O
Dubois	O
,	O
who	O
insist	O
on	O
arresting	O
the	O
cartel	O
while	O
in	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
stolen	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
refuses	O
,	O
and	O
Vauban	O
orders	O
Dubois	O
to	O
conduct	O
surveillance	O
on	O
the	O
cartel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
focuses	O
on	O
acquiring	O
the	O
cars	O
for	O
Calita	O
while	O
fending	O
off	O
attacks	O
by	O
a	O
rival	O
syndicate	O
,	O
eventually	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
confrontation	O
wherein	O
he	O
eliminates	O
the	O
gang	O
's	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
discovering	O
that	O
Dubois	O
was	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
cartel	O
during	O
his	O
investigation	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
rushes	O
to	O
rescue	O
him	O
before	O
he	O
is	O
executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
rescue	O
attempt	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
and	O
Dubois	O
break	O
into	O
a	O
cartel	O
boathouse	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
Istanbul	O
,	O
Turkey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
revealing	O
Tanner	B-Language
's	O
identity	O
,	O
Jericho	O
takes	O
Tanner	B-Language
's	O
gun	O
and	O
uses	O
it	O
to	O
murder	O
Dubois	O
,	O
intending	O
to	O
frame	O
him	O
for	O
the	O
crime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
manages	O
to	O
escape	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
contact	O
with	O
Vauban	O
about	O
where	O
the	O
cars	O
are	O
being	O
shipped	O
to	O
,	O
but	O
releases	O
little	O
detail	O
on	O
Dubois	O
 '	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
travel	O
to	O
Istanbul	O
,	O
where	O
Tanner	B-Language
tails	O
Jericho	O
to	O
a	O
meeting	O
with	O
the	O
Bagman	O
,	O
a	O
middleman	O
arranging	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
cars	O
to	O
Russian	O
criminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overhearing	O
that	O
The	O
Gator	O
survived	O
his	O
assassination	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
asks	O
Jones	O
to	O
collect	O
him	O
before	O
he	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
Jericho	O
's	O
people	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Gator	O
offers	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
deal	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
his	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reuniting	O
with	O
Jones	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
is	O
accused	O
of	O
murder	O
by	O
Vauban	O
,	O
after	O
he	O
receives	O
word	O
of	O
Dubois’	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
an	O
Internal	O
Affairs	O
investigation	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
and	O
Jones	O
go	O
rogue	O
to	O
continue	O
investigating	O
,	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
tracking	O
down	O
Lomaz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanner	B-Language
and	O
Jones	O
monitor	O
the	O
meeting	O
until	O
Calita	O
calls	O
it	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Jones	O
attempts	O
to	O
pursue	O
the	O
Bagman	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
ambushed	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
pull	O
back	O
;	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
chases	O
after	O
Calita	O
and	O
captures	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
bringing	O
her	O
to	O
Vauban	O
to	O
regain	O
his	O
trust	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
convinces	O
Calita	O
that	O
Jericho	O
is	O
too	O
dangerous	O
to	O
trust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
assistance	O
from	O
Istanbul	O
's	O
police	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
,	O
Jones	O
and	O
Vauban	O
stake	O
out	O
the	O
arranged	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
exchange	O
between	O
Jericho	O
and	O
the	O
Bagman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
learning	O
that	O
Jericho	O
will	O
likely	O
leave	O
by	O
train	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
cuts	O
him	O
off	O
,	O
forcing	O
him	O
to	O
disembark	O
and	O
flee	O
through	O
the	O
streets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Jericho	O
is	O
cornered	O
in	O
an	O
alleyway	O
,	O
Tanner	B-Language
critically	O
wounds	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
decides	O
to	O
have	O
him	O
arrested	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
Jericho	O
to	O
gun	O
him	O
down	O
when	O
he	O
turns	O
his	O
back	O
on	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
also	O
shot	O
a	O
short	O
promotional	O
video	O
about	O
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
called	O
Run	O
the	O
Gauntlet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
received	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
two	O
outlets	O
operated	O
by	O
Future	O
plc	O
,	O
PSM2	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
World	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
9/10	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
comments	O
defending	O
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
and	O
Future	O
were	O
traced	O
by	O
forum	O
moderators	O
to	O
Babel	O
Media	O
,	O
a	O
marketing	O
company	O
that	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
astroturfing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
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>
