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Walter Simard:
That said, saying that a S&H game wouldn't be a made today if it wasn't for Driver is highly speculative to say the least. |
Not really. The S&H game was announced after the blockbuster launch of Driver (which made it one of the most talked about games in the industry), and during the build-up to the (disappointing) sequel. Driver is a game where you drive around a realistic 3D city, screeching down alleys, knocking over cardboard boxes and generally indulging in exactly the same sort of car chase that typified Starsky & Hutch. Everything I've seen about the S&H game says that it will follow the exact same template, but with the addition of being able to shoot from the car while driving.
Driver invented and popularised the "cops and robbers car chases in 3D city" genre. Starsky & Hutch will be a cops and robbers game, with car chases in a 3D city. There's a very obvious lineage here. That ain't speculation. Driver made this game possible, both technically
and commercially.
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Walter Simard:
So tell me, what makes Driver so great and what do you think so far about the upcoming S&H game? |
Driver is great because it was the first driving game to give you freedom of movement in realistic cities. Also, the game is designed to encourage handbrake turns, alleyway pursuits and death-defying leaps. The action replay allows you to position the cameras so you can direct your own action sequences.
It's
fun.
As a Starsky & Hutch fan, you'd love it. The car you drive in the New York level is an obvious homage to the one from S&H. And when you've played Driver, you'll realise just how redundant an official Starsky & Hutch game is. We've already got an unofficial one that kicks ass. Add the fact that Empire Interactive have never produced a brilliant game (although they've put out quite a few OK ones) and I just can't see Starsky & Hutch being an improvement over the game that inspired it. The only thing it will add are better graphics (Driver was PS1) and the S&H characters. As a fan, that will probably be enough. I know I'll enjoy an average game more if it's based on Star Wars or Marvel Comics, so I don't begrudge you that.
Just don't expect anything amazing.
(Yeah!)
