Ubisoft reveals Driver port
by David Hinkle 
{ Feb 5th 2007 at 2:55PM }
Turns out Driver: Parallel Lines is going to receive an enhanced port to the Wii, complete with updated graphics and gameplay changes. The game will take place during the late seventies, yet upon being imprisoned for 28 years, you're released to a new decade. Game features will include:
- Open New York City: 35 missions spanning the years 1978 - 2006
- There is to be over 30 different actions for the Wiimote, including driving and targeting
- Features over 80 customizable vehicles such as cars, trucks and motorcycles
- Upgrades have been made to the AI, graphics, physics and an as-yet-unannounced Wii exclusive special effect
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Loban @ Feb 6th 2007 9:41AM
When will developers learn? We don't want rehashed ports of bad games. This will be released and quickly forgotten.
Directive0 @ Feb 5th 2007 3:35PM
Personally, if the game is a "walk/drive around the city doing your mission or whatever the hell you feel like" AKA a "gta clone" I'm all for it!
Sam Oakley @ Feb 5th 2007 3:35PM
I thought 70% was "above average"? Shouldn't that then be 'generally favourable review scores'?
Mr Khan @ Feb 5th 2007 4:40PM
Only a little longer
Then Ubisoft will have run out of ports
Then they shall unveil original work
And Wii can have some fun
20XX @ Feb 5th 2007 5:12PM
David: extra time polishing the game may be beneficial, if that were to happen, which it will not.
Mr Khan: You are forgetting about sequels. There is an endless stream of Tom Clancy's Series X: Number Y to draw from.
Ubiports= barf. Driver= barf.
theLoneYoshi @ Feb 5th 2007 5:33PM
"as-yet-unannounced Wii exclusive special effect"??
You mean like... HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGING... lol, yea right...
Seriously though, I'd like to see someone harness the power of the Wii even though it is not the powerhouse that 360 and PS3 is.
Hopefully this "as-yet-unannounced Wii exclusive special effect" is something that's impressive...
So far, the Wii is making everyone look shiny as heck (from the Miis, to Mario in Galaxy, to the trainers and pokemon in Battle Revolution). I don't know... is that supposed to be a good thing?
fraxyl @ Feb 6th 2007 8:59AM
I can't remember which Driver game I played... might have been the first or second, but I quite liked it, I'll give this a look in at least.
Mabui @ Feb 6th 2007 9:08AM
So when "as-yet-unannounced Wii exclusive special effect" turns out to be use of the internal speaker inside the remote..
I suppose I shouldn't get on Ubisofts case for this game, from what it says they tweaked the AI and really got into the game to fix some of the issues.. so can't be described as a dirty port.. (yet) rather, just referred to as a port.
I've never played most of these games anyway, so I shouldn't feel the need to be too upset (As long as they knock down the control, it should be a viable option to buy)
chenry @ Feb 6th 2007 11:32AM
The game didn't blow me away the first time I played it, and I doubt wii-controls will make me go "WOW!"
obviously the Wii-spific feature will be rabbids. You can unlock a rabbid and play the game with him. DAAAAAAAAAAAAA!