, released in 2004, received a poor critical response for its weak on-foot missions and general abundance of flaws. Fast forward to 2011, and the latest game renews the war between hard boiled cop John Tanner and crime boss Jericho.

We've Got Reports Of A Sequel In Progress John Tanner has had a tough life. After spending several years in the wilderness, watching his once-loved franchise dragged through the mud by terrible sequels, and Reflections concentrating on other things after being sold to Ubisoft, you'd be forgiven for...

A strong return to form for the Driver series; A strong and enjoyable driving game with lots of replayability and things to do, if you have the patience; Great multiplayer

Handling can feel a bit heavy and irritating, graphical slow-down in places; The story-line can be too confusing at times, with Shift abilities introduced but not explored and a handful of plot twists that are obviously going to occur

Jump behind the wheel and put the pedal to the metal in Driver: San Francisco, and you won't regret it. If you can forget trying to find method behind the Shift madness, you'll have a blast in both single and multiplayer, coming back for more when you want to burn rubber in style.

In a medium where developers seem increasingly obsessed with recreating gloomy reality, Driver: San Francisco (PS3 , Xbox 360 , PC , Wii) is a breath of fresh air. Breaking away from the franchise previously super-serious world, the game outlandish plot sees petrol-head detective John Tanner plunged...

The driving itself, however, can be somewhat mixed. Handling is extremely weighty and drift-heavy. Back ends whip out at the gentlest coaxing, tyres squealing as white smoke flutters from the rubber and asphalt.

Each of the main missions has a story attached to it. Sometimes they relate back to the main narrative, while others involve ordinary citizens who've gotten themselves into a spot of trouble, such as parents whose child has been kidnapped or irresponsible teens who have entered street races.

Shift keeps the action fast paced and exciting; Huge open-world city to explore; Masses of content to play through; Fun online modes

Ridiculous storyline; Frame rate issues with split-screen; Missions get repetitive toward the end

Chasing down crooks in high-speed chases, performing death-defying feats of driving, or bringing down entire criminal organisations might be a bit much for your average cop, but Driver: San Francisco's John Tanner takes it in his stride.

Shift keeps the action fast paced and exciting; Huge open-world city to explore; Masses of content to play through; Fun online modes

Ridiculous storyline; Frame rate issues with split-screen; Missions get repetitive toward the end

Games are full of excuses, whether they're telling you that a terrorist strike has closed off half the city you're exploring or that swimming is a bad idea when you have electricity coursing through your veins. As excuses go though, Driver: San Francisco throws up one of the more outrageous.

When I first heard the premise of Driver: San Francisco about six months ago I petitioned that Ubisoft Reflections submit to a drug test as the guys over there had obviously been smoking crack.

Si vous n'avez croisé la franchise Driver que par l'épisode Parallel Lines alors vous ne connaissez pas la qualité première de cette licence. Sympathique jeu de course, Driver a connu un faux pas avec son dernier volet en date qui lui a valu de disparaître quelque temps.

Le nombre des missions; Un multijoueurs solide; Des sensations de vitesse; Une IA honnête; La diversité des véhicules; Le système de shift bien pens

La redondance des missions; Quelques soucis de crédibilit; Les voix off