Speed run of Driver: You are the Wheelman, done in 5 segments. Available in five versions: low/normal quality DivX, and normal/high/low quality H.264 MPEG-4.
Author's comments: After many years of play, and months of running, I have finished a speed run of Driver. Unlike most games where you can memorize enemy positions and activity, Driver randomly places civilian and police cars so it is extremely difficult to get a perfect run. These cops don't have to drive into your area of radar either; they will just appear around the corner. Naturally for me, the game places watchful cops right at the end of a mission, and of course most have to finish with no tail. A couple of times I have to destroy a tailing cop car just before the finish because I can't have a tail, and it's easier to destroy the cop than it is to lose the cop.
I'm sure a better run can be done, but probably only by a few minutes.
Note: The in game timer seems to run really slowly, so don't go by it.
* Segment 1 - The Interview/Miami
A relatively easy segment except for Bust out Jean Paul, with wide open areas and so many trees and poles to get stuck on. I think I got the Interview part to as fast as can be done.
* Segment 2 - San Francisco
This was the hardest segment to do, mainly because the first two missions have a finish point that is inside a small walled off area that only has a tiny rear entrance. It allows so much time for a cop to be randomly placed nearby and will prolong the mission.
* Segment 3 - Los Angeles
This segment went smoothly, only 4 missions with mainly straight paths or around the same area.
* Segment 4 - New York
New York has the more complex missions, like multiple parts, several ramming, and an endurance run. I was actually able to get two ramming missions on the first try in the same segment. The Accident was about as fast as I could imagine a ramming being done. But those two ramming missions were easier than the alternate path, The Rescue, which is a ridiculously hard mission.
* Segment 5 - The President's Run
Ah, the infamous President's Run. Most people think it's a random act to make it all the way to the end, but there is something to it. Your car is a tank, very durable but also much slower and less nimble than the FBI and cop cars coming at you. With cars coming straight at you, it's easy to dodge by faking left then going right. With cars coming from behind, just align yourself up with the car and it should push you straight forward. Roadblocks you can just go upon the sidewalk for, or can ram through one of the gaps. It does get very hard at the end with nightfall and the rain, like driving blindly on ice.
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