THE DRIVER SYNDICATE
The long-dormant Driver series gets an old-school indie tribute
Developer/
publisher SoapyMan
Format Android, iOS, PC
Origin Kazakhstan
Release TBA
The Driver Syndicate’s developer has taken a safety instruction – to please keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times – and made it a mantra. While the Driver games eventually enabled players to take to the streets on foot, this homage plants a thumb firmly on your car’s key fob and locks all the doors with you inside. There’ll be no shooting or hacking here – you’ve only your wheel and two pedals to assist in escaping the authorities.developer has taken a safety instruction – to please keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times – and made it a mantra. While the
As Thief successor Gloomwood has already shown, there’s a kind of reverse-punk to be found in nostalgia with the rose tint turned off. Rewards await those who reject genre best practice, eschew the comforts of modernisation and commit wholly to their ancient inspiration, sharp edges and all. So it is with The Driver Syndicate, which rewinds the clock to the year 2000, and Driver 2’s PlayStation release.