The best way to catch up with your prey is to Shift to a different vehicle as soon as you’re out of attack range. While it sounds simplistic, the inclusion of Shift forces a degree of tactically nuance. The first player to hold ‘it’ status for a pre-defined length of time wins the round. At the start of each round one player is randomly designated ‘it’ and must remain that way for as long as they can while the remaining players fight to smash into them, thus becoming ‘it’ themselves and the new target of aggression. Tag is a vehicular recreation of the game played in the schools around the world (we presume it’s still played in schools, at least), only this time being ‘it’ is considered a good thing. The following is a breakdown of some of Driver: San Francisco’s more interesting multiplayer modes.
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Driver has always been an arcade focused series and by doing away with this latest game’s most ‘acradey’ mechanic highlights that fact. Standard races do appear but, they shun Shift altogether and suffer from a lack of comparative excitement as a result. On the surface of it, this sounds like a ridiculous inclusion for a driving game what’s to stop you simply ‘Shifting’ to a car stationed near the finishing line and instantly winning the race? The answer is that Driver’s multiplayer modes have been designed to make use of this mechanic, they’re more concerned with team-work, avoiding opponents and following very strict racing lines than traditional first-to-the-finish competitions. It’s all about being able to mind-warp from a coma, or something… our single player hands-on has more details. Entering Shift throws you into a bird’s eye view of the city, from which you manoeuvre the camera looking for a suitable vehicle, in a suitable position, to usurp from its owner. Shift allows you take control of any car in the city currently under AI control. Like single player, Driver: San Francisco’s multiplayer revolves around the ‘Shift’ mechanic. Read our hands-on with Driver: San Francisco’s single player campaign here.