Next to the main driving controls players can boost and perform ram attacks on cars. Pedestrians can never be hit, they dive out of the way. Streets are filled with traffic and often certain obstacles can be used to perform stunts. The entire game takes place inside a car.

A return to the gameplay of the original Driver, players are no longer able to exit the vehicle or explore on foot. There are many different licensed cars to collect, with 140 types ranging from Volkswagen to Lamborghini. Players can choose to follow the main storyline, where Tanner gradually learns he is actually in a dream, or take on the many vignette-like missions with mini-stories along with regular races and stunts, even participating in the recording of a movie stunt scene for instance. The player has access to the entire city of San Francisco with the freedom to explore it without boundaries. The majority of the game takes place in Tanner’s coma-induced dream where he continues to track down Jericho. During the pursuit, Tanner’s vehicle is struck by a Big Rig and he ends up in the hospital in a coma. He is chased down by Tanner and his partner Tobias Jones. Jericho is facing sentencing after being tried in San Francisco, but escapes his prison van. Protagonist undercover cop John Tanner and antagonist Charles Jericho have both survived the final shootout in Istanbul.

The story, which is entirely different from the Wii version of the same name, takes place six months after the events in Driv3r. Driver: San Francisco is an entry in the long-running action racing series.

Xbox 360 game driver