World's Scariest Police Chases (PS1) review | ColourShed

[@Vinicius_Berger]

1:42 "Unlike the Driver and Grand Theft Auto titles, because you play as a cop" In Driver, you play as a cop.

[@thetinman-1]

im a bit late but in driver, you literally break the law and get in police chases (and in driv3r at least) you have the option to commit homocide to police and in this game youre simply an actual officer (sorry if there was a joke I missed)

[@Vinicius_Berger]

@@thetinman-1 It's not a joke. John Tanner (the character you play as in almost every Driver game) is an undercover police officer.

[@thetinman-1]

@@Vinicius_Berger yes but in driver you have the option to engage in police pursuits and in driv3r you have guns to literally kill your colleagues which doesnt make sense as tanner is an officer himself whereas in WSPC you simply chase other vehicles point is, I know tanner is also an officer but he kills people in his own workplace

[@Phantom.Gaming64]

I had this game growing up and I did enjoy it. Coming from watching "World's Wildest Police Videos", when I saw this game pop up in a gaming magazine, I just had to play it. I appreciate the fact that they got Sheriff John Bunnell to provide commentary for the game.

[@tleoipl37]

Loved that show. Sheriff bunnell got famous cuz of that show and his arrest of oj

[@aarongerard7277]

I used to watch that show every time it came on TV.

[@KingofMGS]

I was so excited when it was released, it took so long for me to rent cause it was always picked over at blockbuster, so much fun playing the coop with dad. Amazing game for ps1

[@S15Fox]

After years of playing this game as a kid, I was surprised to learn here that this game has issues with car handling and physics - as much as I agree on the difficulty being ruthless, I always found the driving physics very manageable. Besides, goofy unlocks for acing missions made it absolutely worth it. Drivable tank? - check. Aquatic world decorations that turned your guns into fish and people into scuba divers? - check. Rear wheel steering? - check. Voice actors (except John Bunnell) replaced with bored programmers shoving their fingers into their throats? - check. Fun unrelated fact: did you know that the voice line about a "stolen police vehicle" in the menu theme tune is still in the game, albeit unused? It was supposed to be in one of few cut missions, this one with criminals hijacking a police car in the second half of it. There are also voice lines from a cut training mission, where you've been supposed to drive to various landmarks across the city to familiarize yourself with it - which I believe was removed due to freeroam mode making it redundant (which makes me believe freeroam mode was a late addition to the game). And voice lines from a cut game mechanic where if you shoot random traffic cars you're not supposed to be chasing, dispatcher calls you out and then sics other patrolling cars on you if you don't stop. Man, I really should document this stuff on TCRF.

[@Degnique]

I remember playing this game as a kid and thinking the graphics were super real! It's insane how we used to look at stuff way back when, but the graphics aren't bad at all for a late PS1 game.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Resi 2 and 3 were it for me.. I honestly didn't believe games _could_ get much more better looking than that 😂

[@sukamadik5983]

There's no way I would have ever even known this game existed it wasn't for this review. Honestly the game looks so quaint I think I'm actually going to emulate it after this video. Thanks for the review 🙏

[@rodsk8dude731]

Emulator's overclocking features could help it I guess.

[@sukamadik5983]

@@rodsk8dude731 Yes and I can't afford to hunt down the game and console needed to play it.

[@QuigzDrifts]

So glad you covered this, I loved this game as a kid. It was the only game then and still might be the only game now where the police cars have realistic automatic transmission shifting. The way it would downshift and go into high RPM only after high throttle inputs greatly added to the realism

[@Nintendann64]

Man I had forgotten all about this! The car crash sfx were sick.

[@HappyMan0203]

I remember this game super fondly. One of the first ones I had when I got my PS1 as a kid.

[@TCCcompetition]

Same here. I think it was the second game I got for the PS1. I got so so angry when I spent 10 minutes on a mission just to fail. But looking back, it's in the top 5 of my favourite games ever

[@DegenerateFemboyPai]

oh, this i wasn’t expecting but i’m so happy you reviewed this game cause i would binge watch the show all the time 😆

[@supahflykev]

This is a certified classic. The main theme still slaps.

[@kristijan893]

Now this one is the trip down memory lane. I managed to beat the game, but like you said - it relentlessly hard in some instances. Maybe even more than Driver. I also remember this game having one of the coolest cheats ever - Silly Speech. It's like some drunk dude commenting the situations in the game.

[@TheGamingDefinition]

Cracking video! Loved this game as a kid, it was my first experience with free roam before GTA San Andreas came along & blew my mind

[@connorpearson7513]

Had this game when growing up and liked it a lot, just in terms of the open world, driving and shooting police chase mechanics but none of my irl friends had heard of it, it's great to see this game come up for me

[@X_Leonhart]

I used to put some music while driving in this game back in the day. Exploring the city and it’s surroundings was an amazing experience that I never had before. I still play it from time to time just for the nostalgia. Great review.

[@BourbonInhibitions]

Man thank you so much for this video and trip down memory lane. I was obsessed with this game because I grew up always wanting to be the cop in cops and robbers 😂 I watched WWPV and America's Most Wanted every week. This game was an interactive application of the "COPS" era of the time and was so unique. To have rain in an open world environment or be able to shoot out of the car and also have an undercover police vehicle you could use was crazy. The time limits were absolutely brutal though you're right. If I were to get a PS1 or PS2 again I would probably buy this game right after Tekken 2 and 3. Brilliant video 👏🏼

[@OneCrayGuy89]

Such a great game. I actually liked the sluggish controls of the cars. Made them feel like bruisers. I also just really liked the premise. Most games have you playing the bad guy, or some kind of anti-hero breaking the law. This one places you in behind the wheel of a squad car. Also, I LOVED the show back in the day, which is why I bought this game back then. I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was, as it was a $10 game one year after it was released (when I purchased it). Good review.

[@publichearing8536]

10$ a year later sounds like Steam christmas sale for 90's folks. Sweet deal!

[@Nathan93Baker]

I played this game a lot in my younger days. This video is pure nostalgia.

[@canespastico]

me and a friend of mine LOVED this game back in the day, we'd spend hours and hours on either his ps1 or mine playing it

[@thetexanhusky]

Very interesting game. I would honestly love to see a remake or, more likely, a spiritual successor, to this game.

[@juegofuego6715]

Covering games like this is why I'll always be loyal to your patreon. Thank you!

[@bilboswagg3nz827]

As an Oregonian, I can really appreciate the Oregon references!

[@saitousan15]

I also loved exploring in Driver 2. I never played the actual game lol. Midnight Club as well.

[@Bozebo]

I'd be down for a modern reimagining of this game. Like a proper (road) police simulator with different nations you could play within that have their various mechanics and situations coming to the fore.

[@jack7431]

Man, the theme song takes me back some 😭😭

[@satnav1980]

0:12 As soon as I heard the police radio I expectes Earl and Randy to xome on and sing "Bad Boys, Bad Boys. Watcha gon' do."

[@RobinThomson277]

I had this as a kid and the BEST way to play was always with my twin as P2, I'd drive, he'd shoot, wed work together and got through most of the game as like 10 year olds. It's amazing to see it here because I've never been heard of another person who played this, and I'm glad that as a proper game it still has some merit.

[@publichearing8536]

and nowadays the both of you are the 21st century Starsky & Hutch, blasting bad guys from the cozy interior of an unmarked undercover Corvette C6 with constant funk music playing on the radio

[@RobinThomson277]

@publichearing8536 goddamn now my cover is blown!

[@laughingseal2282]

This game is kinda like Chase HQ but 3d. It's pretty cool for it's time and it feels really nostalgic. It's the kind of simple premise with arcade gameplay that modern developers don't do anymore.

[@Bozebo]

Hey modern devs still do that all the time! It's just not as likely in the most marketed or generally accessible games someone might pick off a shelf (though digital marketplaces do a good job at times).

[@WilliamRowan]

Thank you so much for this review. This brings back great memories of playing this with my dad when it was new (who at the time was a police officer himself). Love your videos!

[@fredosupremetheamericandre6577]

One of the first open-world games I ever played. I also found out a while ago that there was supposed to be a sequel on the PS2 and Xbox (which would've had cutscenes with a John Bunnell model), but it got cancelled.

[@Mattybee34]

Boy am I excited to see this. I had this game when I was young and remember playing it dozens of hours. Time hasnt been particularly kind to it, but i still remember it fondly. I recently went back using the retroid and was powering through it while on an airplane.

[@MoreBrainz]

I had this game growing up and it was my favorite ps1 game back then and I played the crap out of it nobody else I know ever played it and there's not much on KZbin about it so it makes me happy seeing you shine a light on it

[@andrewamp1]

I got a special place in my heart for this game. Played Driver and GTA, now playing a game as the police? That was a win for me.

[@sixstringbestfriend]

This game walked, so that LSPDFR/LCPDFR (and similar games) could run. Glad to see it getting respect it deserves. On that note, I would buy a semi-faithful recreation in a modern game engine, for PC. Maybe improvements like actually having backup officers helping the player, or a more randomized freeplay mode.

[@F.S92]

I remember loving this game! Played it multiplayer co-op with my brother. I was driving, he turned on the sirens and shot the gun. Problem was the limited ammo so after few minutes he had notihi g to do.

[@ChiroMclean]

I always believed as a kid, this was a “spinoff” of Driver. Great video as always dude!

[@kerasio]

Oh man what a blast from the past! I recognise that cover from anywhere

[@Kousaburo]

Damn, this is game is on our shelf and I've always dismissed it as a shovelware B-game but I'm amazed at the map. It has a really surprising amount of fidelity.

[@mitchyk]

Still play this game on the regular. It just has something that other games don't. "Unit 1 stop relaxing" is in my head forever!

[@capoeragames2081]

me and my brother used to spend the whole day playing coop, he would drive the car and i would shoot the tires, ah man, so many great memories!

[@sketchywolf9387]

This is so freaking crazy, I was literally yesterday looking at old videos of this game! All of them pretty bad, And then today I see you posting a well put together video!

[@McLennox]

So, having played this as a 9-10 year old at release on original hardware, this game blew my mind. Sure, the driving physics left a lot to be desired, but being on a CRT display I don't remember much input lag. There was nothing else like it, this was GTA3 before GTA3, and I will always hold it in the highest regards for that. It's easy to be hard on it nowadays, but in 2001 this game was king.

[@Faapu]

This is one of the few PS1 games I actually played as a kid, I remember my friend having it and we played it pretty often together

[@tdp2612]

For a budget, late PS1 game, it's surprisingly not awful. Really benefits from emulation though, bumping the res up makes it pass easily for an early PS2 game

[@SergioSergio12345]

I absolutely loved this game as a kid, and the comment of "my parents let me play this but not stuff like GTA cus you played as a cop" is relatable lol

[@demon-x3250]

This brings me back, my parents used to play this game back in the day and i remember one mission they got stuck on where they were chasing a car but gets ambushed by two black cars and have to escape. I did play the freeroam mode since thats the only mode i want to do since i was a kid back then. Sadly, i the disc broke because everytime i tried to freeroam the map doesnt load properly and instantly totals my car

[@battman18]

Me and my best friend used to play this, he found it for a few pounds in a local charity shop in Romford UK. He passed away this year at 34, seeing this brought back some funny memories.

[@T0asty-]

I forgot this show existed, let alone had any idea there was a PS1 game. Excited to see what its about!

[@CookiePLMonster]

I wonder how would the game look on Dreamcast, had the DC port/sequel not been cancelled.

[@sharpfalcon6196]

It was a separate game being developed by Teeny Weeny Games (which had members from Perfect Entertainment), but they couldn't finish the game as the programmers thought it was too complicated. So, Unique Development Studios went in and took the rights to develop the game from them exclusively for the PlayStation. Screenshots of the Dreamcast game "World's Scariest Police Chases: Deadly Pursuit" exist on the Internet.

[@CaptPatrick01]

Looks prime for being recreated in The Driver Syndicate someday.

[@ouroldhouse3674]

I used to play this 2 player co-op with my friend whenever I went to his house back in the early 2000s. He didn't have a PS2 yet, so this was his GTA3 lol

[@hemibell]

I loved this game as a kid. It was tough but i replayed it multiple times, and just enjoyed exploring the map trying different vehicles and cheats

[@alexcastillo4754]

A friend of mine had this game and let us borrow it and played it on our PS2. I was very familiar with Driver 2 and I remember not liking the driving mechanics, they felt very clunky and driving the cop car wasn't fun at all. Seeing that brief moment when the arm places the strobe light on the car was the only thing I thought was cool.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Another classic that I probably spent more time playing the demo of back then, than I do playing most full games I buy today 😂

[@Ka1ashOffdog]

10:42 I've been looking for that kouki AE86 police chase footage for years

[@honk_5796]

From the name i thought this game would be very silly but it looks quite fun actually. I also never thought i would hear someone on youtube ever mention Ashland Oregon.

[@ColourShedProductions]

I grew up with this game so I knew what to expect. I was curious to know if the map was based on a real-life town like Driver did with their maps, hence the mention, haha

[@VerboseToast]

I've been to Ashland once. The water tasted weird.

[@tespenkr9924]

On the DUI mission, you can use guns ONLY if you hit the driver. You can't miss. Only the bus mission doesn't allow you to shoot the target vehicle.

[@constructionbootgazer]

I don’t remember this game at all.. good review none the less. Anxiously waiting your retrospective on Blur for ps3!

[@Kushncorinthian]

Are you gonna do a FlatOut 2 review?

[@-PVL93-]

Oh my God, somebody actually talked about WCPS! I always thought this was a rather unknown title but had it on psone back when I was a kid and honestly loved it. Some of the missions were pretty damn hard, the timer allocation coming down to mere seconds left. I was also always wondering how'd this look on a different platform (eg PC or PS2) or what would the developers do with a sequel. The psone obviously couldn't perfectly handle the action and more often than not the framerate suffered greatly

[@VerboseToast]

I enjoyed this game as kid! I always thought it was funny when the woman would say "this place gives me the creeps" when driving by the church. Also, "you are authorized to use the rocket launcher" on the tank mission, as if just having a bazooka in all cop cars is normal is hilarious

[@IanRB26]

Man this game was my absolute jam back in the day. Plus I used to watch the TV series its based off and the narration by the police officer for both is just great.

[@theguyinthere]

OMG I remember this game!! i got it on a rental from a movie gallery. i remember this game because of 1 easter egg where you drive by a donut shop and the girl on the radio says "mmmmm dooonuts" which always made me laugh.

[@CDubya.82]

I still have my original Australian release of this game for my PlayStation. Loved it in the day. Haven't given it much of a chance since.

[@MrMichaelNoble]

If you get commendations on each mission you unlock either new vehicles, weapons or funny cheats codes to use in free play which can change up the play style

[@_Zaid]

For some reason my local library had a magazine with a strategy guide for this game and I stumbled across it when I was a little kid. It seemed super stressful!

[@greenhowie]

This game has some fantastic cheats you can unlock for free roam, I like slow-mo jumps and the Underwater theme.

[@DEDSEC.]

From the title and thumbnail, I thought that this was promotion material for an entire spinoff of a driver game. Didn’t know this was an entire franchise with its own tv show & game.

[@ChaseMC215]

Well, the game itself felt like Driver, so maybe this is an unofficial Driver spin-off??

[@RADIOSUICIDIO]

I unnironically think, to this day, this is the best looking open world city. The textures ovbiously made from pictures of real building blocks and the baked "global illumination" for diferent hours of the day makes it incredibly immersive for a ps1 game. Somehow it captures the atmosphere of a "hard boiled cop in a sweaty shirt" movie from the nineties like no other game ever, except probably Max Payne 1

[@pickleman40]

I remember renting this game from Blockbuster, I loved the show and thought cops were like super heroes back then. I distinctly remember not liking the show COPS because there wasn't enough shoot outs and car chases, these shows totally skewed my view of what being a cop was like haha

[@IrishCoffeee]

Bro... Thanks for reviewing this game. Got I remember it soo much, my childhood, that was the gta on ps1 without walking

[@DavidKFZ]

I got this game through the weirdest way ever. Had a PLAY Magazine as a very young kid and noticed this game had really fking weird cheats, like an underwater world theme or a halloween world theme or a cheat to get a tank or the silly speech cheat. So I kept my eyes open for years and eventually found it at a flea market stall, stashed away with other unknown titles and B-grade and C-grade games. Had lots of fun, the cheats were just ridiculous too. But yes, it's HARD. Unfairly hard.

[@John_TheDrummer]

I used to rent this game SO MUCH from Hollywood Video/Blockbuster back in the day! I was not good at it, but I loved it!

[@Fuakh]

god i would love this map to be ported to Beam NG. exploring this map gives me such nostalgia and mission 8 gives me PTSD

[@ImadHadjersi]

My first PlayStation game and one of my favorites as a kid!

[@strikerecho2592]

I remember playing this as a kid and screwing around in Free Roam. Especially the Low Gravity cheat. 😌

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

I'd really like to see a police chase game that is focused on realistic chase tactics. Like using PIT maneuvers, rolling roadblocks, and cordenation with the goal to stop suspects with minimal damage to police and civilian property. A hot swap system like Driver San Francisco would be cool too, so you could switch to a unit down the road and lay a spike strip.

[@Lowco5]

I loved this game growing up, i would just drive around the city doing nothing.

[@ChaseMC215]

Oh, hey, I was thinking of doing a review of this game after I (eventually) get my Motorhead review done. Wanna know what's interesting? The game was originally supposed to have a PS2, Xbox, and even a Dreamcast port at one point, along with a sequel, but they were all cancelled, probably because the show was about to get cancelled the following year!

[@jeremyclyde3006]

used to play with my pal. one person shoots and the other drives. we were addicted!

[@lemoncake6957]

In my top 5 for PS1 games!

[@Robocop_1987]

Love the review man , never heard of this game before .

[@subliminalvcr]

Great review. I used to love the TV show back in the day. 👍

[@MatWilson2612]

One of the best PS1 games ever made to be honest. The difficulty sucked, but it's doable.

[@harrisonosirrah]

I only played this game a year ago and was really surprised by it. As a big fan of Driver this was a real treat to find and pretty solid for the time and the system its on.

[@budaroddy]

Same when I was child after playing Driver, GTA and Urban Chaos, I had and obsession on open world games, that I tried almost everything related or similar on the PSX And this one I have a lot and cool memories of this game

[@tytanwhite2576]

I actually would like remake of this with modern graphics and Police cars this has so much potential

[@father042]

Well that's a review I didn't expect

[@banterinthefastlane6647]

I just enjoyed driving around as a kid seeing what I could find.

[@TomLehockySVK]

You can find footage on youtube of the canceled WSPC 2 that was planned for the Xbox. Sad that we never got another game in this series, it was pretty fun .

[@DJEylisium]

Childhood memories UNLOCKED

[@videogamenoob100]

Great vid as always!

[@garymangan2761]

Loved this game .the v last game I bought for ps1

[@Unknown_Ooh]

Ive never played this game but I think itd be interesting if a new wildest police chases game was made where it takes place set in 1980s/1990s LA county where a lot of the episodes were made and features you doing the most popular police chases from the show with additional fictional chases and multiplayer like a cops vs robbers to add content.

[@jamesardrey1069]

My cousin had this game and in my mind I remembered it looking so incredibly realistic

[@charmingpeasant9834]

My friend had this game when i was growing up in the early 00's, we spent quite a few hours on it but never managed to get that far. Suprised it can be beaten in around an hour. Also i always assumed the city in the game was New York, didnt know it's fictional.

[@flippedoutkyrii]

Always wanted to play this growing up. Despite it's age it's graphically quite impressive for the PS1, I'd wager it looks even better then the Driver Series!

[@sxdbxys]

i loved this game as a kid!

[@nojuanatall3281]

Can you imagine the crazy backlash a game like this would get these days? I wish games like this would get revived for the REEEEEEEE's alone.

[@zachg9065]

Great review I spent powers playing this game!

[@Ar1AnX1x]

never heard of this game looks impressive for a PS1 game