Chase: Hollywood Stunt Driver
- October 02, 2002 00:00 AM PST
South African developer I-Imagine makes its debut with Chase: Hollywood Stunt Driver for the Xbox.
Chase: Hollywood Stunt Driver is one of those hard-to-review games because it's so unremarkably average. As burgeoning stuntwoman Chase Corrado, you'll need to build your reputation by clearing list-based objectives in four different film sets, including a Prohibition-era gangster film, a Hong Kong�style action flick, and a James Bond�inspired spy thriller. By performing challenges, such as hitting film markers, pulling off death-defying flips and barrel rolls, pursuing fleeing vehicles, and smashing telephone booths, you'll garner reputation points that will unlock new scenes and locations.To its credit, Chase is nowhere near as hair-pullingly difficult as Stuntman, while at the same time it doesn't have the level of intensity that will keep you coming back for more. Overall, the game feels tepid. Although the post-apocalyptic environments are pretty killer, Chase features stale graphics with generic car models and minimal surface and texture details. The music consists of a repetitive synth-pop soundtrack, while engine and explosion effects sound like they came straight from the 8-bit era. You'll probably have a decent time playing it but won't miss out on anything if you don't.
