Each medal you do manage to earn gives you an experience boost, allowing you to upgrade your vehicle or the other abilities that unlock as the story progresses.
Throwing them off is no mean feat, and the often lengthy chases can push your mission times well beyond even the bronze medal target. Whether you're being chased by police or gang members, your pursuers are aggressive and persistent. The game's difficulty ramps up significantly after the misleadingly simple early missions. The vehicle handling is similar to the HD versions, if a little more accessible and responsive, and while San Francisco isn't as slick or as detailed on Wii, the action maintains a terrific pace, with the frame-rate only hitting snags when things get particularly hectic. After an insultingly easy tutorial – we know how to drive forwards and backwards, thanks very much – you're immediately free to explore the city, taking on story missions or side quests as and when you feel. The game's story mode sees you alternate between all three characters across 11 chapters of breakneck racing, crashing and shooting. With Tanner still a little green when it comes to undercover work, he's assigned back-up in the form of Tobias Jones, a more experienced cop who represents the cautious yin to Tanner's impulsive yang.
The man responsible is Solomon Caine, an ambitious criminal who aims to disturb the fragile peace between the city's other gangs. The game begins with Tanner's partner being murdered in an unexpected drive-by shooting. That the results are mixed isn't especially surprising, but it's certainly not for a lack of trying. Though protagonist John Tanner is the star once again, the car-possessing Shift mechanic is no more, and in its place we have a brand new story detailing Tanner's first ever undercover mission for the BAPD. Yet rather than shoehorn a compromised version of the HD game onto a less capable console, Ubisoft Reflections has opted for a different approach. The Wii has suffered its fair share of shaky ports over the years, not least from Driver: San Francisco's publisher.
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