Editing Driver (video game) (section)

{{short description|1999 action driving video game}}
{{about|the first video game in the series|the full series|Driver (series)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Driver
| image = Driver Coverart.png
| developer = [[Ubisoft Reflections|Reflections Interactive]]{{efn|[[Crawfish Interactive]] developed the Game Boy Color version and Abersoft Limited developed the Macintosh port.}}
| publisher = [[Atari, Inc. (1993-present)|GT Interactive]]{{efn|The Game Boy Color version was published by [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Infogrames]].<br>[[MacSoft]] published the Macintosh port.<br>[[Gameloft]] published the iOS and Palm Pre remakes.}}
| producer = Peter Hawley
| designer = Martin Edmondson
| writer = Maurice Suckling
| composer = [[Allister Brimble]]
| series = ''[[Driver (series)|Driver]]''
| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[Classic Mac OS]], [[iOS]], [[Palm Pre]]
| released = '''PlayStation'''{{vgrelease|EU|25 June 1999|NA|8 July 1999<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 8, 1999 |title=GT Ships 1 Million Driver's |url=http://www.psxnation.com/news/070899b.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000604073539/http://www.psxnation.com/news/070899b.shtml |archive-date=June 4, 2000 |access-date=November 28, 2023 |website=[[Imagine Games Network|PSX Nation]]}}</ref>}}'''Microsoft Windows'''{{vgrelease|NA/UK|1 October 1999<ref>{{Cite web |author=I. G. N. Staff |date=1999-10-02 |title=News Briefs |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/02/news-briefs-93 |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-02-10 |title=Gone Gold : EuroGold |url=http://www.gonegold.com/golden/eurogold99.shtml |access-date=2023-11-29 |archive-date=10 February 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210220535/http://www.gonegold.com/golden/eurogold99.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}'''Game Boy Color'''{{vgrelease|NA|10 May 2000<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-05-30 |title=GameBoy Station - Release Dates |url=http://gbstation.com/releases.html |access-date=2023-11-29 |archive-date=30 May 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000530120743/http://gbstation.com/releases.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>|UK|23 June 2001<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=''Driver'' |url=http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2742 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010425181100/http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2742 |archive-date=April 25, 2001 |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=Chipsworld}}</ref>}}'''Macintosh'''{{vgrelease|NA|12 December 2000<ref name="Mac">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/driver/platform/mac/ |title=Driver (Mac) |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=22 April 2005 |access-date=16 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023082905/http://www.gamespot.com/driver/platform/mac/ |archive-date=23 October 2012}}</ref>}}'''iOS/Palm Pre'''{{vgrelease|WW|8 December 2009<ref name="iOS">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/games/driver/iphone-53063 |title=Driver – iPhone |website=IGN |access-date=2 September 2014}}</ref>}}
| genre = [[Racing video game|Driving]], [[Action game|action]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single player]]
}}

'''''Driver''''' (subtitled "''You Are the Wheelman''" in North America) is an [[action game|action]] [[Racing video game|driving]] video game and the first installment in the [[Driver (series)|''Driver'' series]]. Developed by [[Ubisoft Reflections|Reflections Interactive]] and published by [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|GT Interactive]], it was released on the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] on 25 June 1999,<ref>''Computer and Video Games'' issue 212, page 46, EMAP Images, July 1999</ref> and was ported to [[Microsoft Windows]] on 1 October 1999, and to [[Classic Mac OS]] on 12 December 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/309/driver/releases/macintosh/ |title=Driver Releases (Macintosh) - MobyGames |website=MobyGames |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="Mac">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/driver/platform/mac/ |title=Driver (Mac) |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=22 April 2005 |access-date=16 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023082905/http://www.gamespot.com/driver/platform/mac/ |archive-date=23 October 2012}}</ref> by Abersoft Limited.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22879 |title=Driver (Macintosh) – Overview |publisher=[[AllGame]] |first=Christopher Michael |last=Baker |access-date=6 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114150439/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22879 |archive-date=14 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/309/driver/releases/macintosh/ |title=Driver Releases (Macintosh) - MobyGames |website=MobyGames |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref>

The game, inspired by movie car chases, sees players driving around four real-life cities – Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York – using a variety of vehicles, with the plot focusing on the work of an undercover police officer, John Tanner, who infiltrates a criminal outfit to investigate their operations, only to discover a plot by their boss to assassinate the President of the United States.

The game proved a commercial hit upon release, and received favorable reviews from critics. [[Porting|Ports]] for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Macintosh|Mac]] were released on 1 October 1999 and December 2000. A remake for the [[Game Boy Color]], developed by Crawfish Interactive and published by [[Infogrames]] was released in May 2000, while versions for [[iOS]] and [[Palm Pre]], developed and published by [[Gameloft]], were released on 8 December 2009. The game was re-released on the [[PlayStation Network]] on 14 October 2008.<ref name="ubi.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.ubi.com/UK/News/Info.aspx?nId=5367 |title=Driver Coming to PSN |publisher=[[Ubisoft]] |date=6 August 2008 |access-date=2 June 2010}}</ref> The game's success led to further sequels, including ''[[Driver 2]]'' in November 2000 and ''[[Driver 3]]'' in June 2004.