Driven (video game)

Driven
PAL region PS2 cover art
Developer(s)	BAM! Studios Europe Crawfish Interactive (Game Boy Advance)
Publisher(s)	BAM! Entertainment
Platform(s)	GameCube, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance
Release	PS2, Game Boy Advance NA: November 7, 2001 (PS2)[2] NA: December 11, 2001 (GBA)[1] PAL: December 14, 2001 GameCube NA: March 26, 2002[3] EU: May 3, 2002 AU: May 17, 2002[4]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Driven is a racing game developed by BAM! Studios Europe and published by BAM! Entertainment for PlayStation 2 and GameCube. A Game Boy Advance version developed by Crawfish Interactive was also made. The games are based on the 2001 film of the same name.

Development

The game was the first internally-developed title released by BAM!, and was the publisher's first PlayStation 2 and GameCube title.[5]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	GBA	GC	PS2
Metacritic	68/100[24]	55/100[25]	38/100[26]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GBA	GC	PS2
AllGame	[6]	N/A	N/A
Edge	7/10[7]	N/A	N/A
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	2.5/10[8]	N/A
Eurogamer	7/10[9]	N/A	N/A
Game Informer	N/A	N/A	6.5/10[10]
GamePro	N/A	[11]	N/A
GameSpot	7.1/10[12]	6.2/10[13]	2.9/10[14]
GameSpy	76%[15]	N/A	N/A
GameZone	6/10[16]	7.5/10[17]	8/10[18]
IGN	6.5/10[19]	3.6/10[20]	2/10[21]
Nintendo Power	N/A	2.7/5[22]	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	N/A	[23]

The Game Boy Advance and GameCube versions received "mixed or average reviews", while the PlayStation 2 version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[24][25][26]

References

1. "Driven (GBA)". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 16, 2001. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
2. "Driven". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 2, 2002. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
3. I. G. N. Staff (2002-03-26). "In Stores Now". IGN. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
4. "Games for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, and Smartphones". Archived from the original on 2002-03-27.
5. "BAM! Makes its PS2 debut with DRIVEN". 4 May 2012.
6. Miller, Skyler. "Driven (GBA) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
7. Edge staff (December 2001). "Driven (GBA)". Edge. No. 104. Future plc.
8. EGM staff (June 2002). "Driven (GC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 155. Ziff Davis. p. 114.
9. Taylor, Martin (January 31, 2002). "Driven (GameBoy Advance)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
10. Helgeson, Matt (February 2002). "Driven (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 106. FuncoLand. p. 85. Archived from the original on March 7, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
11. Fennec Fox (April 25, 2002). "Driven Review for GameCube on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
12. Provo, Frank (December 19, 2001). "Driven Review (GBA) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
13. Provo, Frank (April 1, 2002). "Driven Review (GC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
14. Provo, Frank (December 7, 2001). "Driven Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
15. Cassidy, William (February 6, 2002). "Driven (GBA)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 10, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
16. Lafferty, Michael (December 31, 2001). "Driven (GBA)". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 1, 2005. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
17. Bedigian, Louis (April 8, 2002). "Driven Review - GameCube". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
18. Bedigian, Louis (November 19, 2001). "Driven Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
19. Harris, Craig (January 15, 2002). "Driven (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
20. Mirabella III, Fran (April 4, 2002). "Driven (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
21. Edwards, Ralph (November 12, 2001). "Driven (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
22. "Driven (GC)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 156. Nintendo of America. May 2002. p. 132.
23. "Driven". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. 2001.
24. "Driven for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
25. "Driven for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
26. "Driven for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

External links

• Driven at MobyGames