This game played like a GTA-Lite and was all the better for it. Full mission replays, awesome storyline and fun driving!
Yes, I'm including Gran Turismo games in this conversation - the battle really wasnt even close.
Driver you were a getaway guy and the person in the car would talk to you and scream - tell you to go places, etc.
Missions were awesome - layered and one task would lead into another leaving you sweating and celebrating your mission completion at the end of the day. Load times were a bit slow, the graffix were right on par for most playstation games.
The best part of this game for some was the fact that you could simply just drive around. So far those driving simulator nerds who built their own cities and drove around in them - this game was for you.
In the end - this was the best game I played with a car at the forefront on the PSone - I probably should have hung onto this one as I would still play it today if i had it.