Black smoke starts pouring from the engine after too many front-end crashes. Players can become directors, placing cameras in different positions to record chase scenes from angles inside the vehicle, around the corner, behind, etc. Driver is tough. As in real life, it takes the skills of a race car driver to thread the needle through oncoming traffic, take corners on two wheels and spin 180 degrees to accelerate away from a police roadblock. For all its realism, Driver wisely holds back on the bloodletting.
Pedestrians always manage to jump clear of the wayward driver barreling down the sidewalk.
A wild, felonious, fun ride. If you don't have space for a pool table, Expert Pool is the next closest thing. The only thing missing is snooker. The interface and game action are terrific. You can rotate the view around the table, even when an opponent is shooting.