Driven is a racing game for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Crawfish Interactive and published by BAM! Entertainment. It follows the 2001 film, with Joe Tanto backing rookie Jimmy Bly through an open-wheel season. Races are viewed from overhead, and the game splits into a story mode built around the film’s plot, an arcade mode, and link cable multiplayer.
How To Play Driven
Control
Action
D-Pad
Steer left and right; highlight drivers, tracks, and options on the menus
A
Accelerate; confirm a menu selection
B
Brake; back out of a menu
Start
Pause the race and open the pause menu
About Driven
Release date
NA: December 11, 2001; EU: December 14, 2001
Developer
Crawfish Interactive
Publisher
BAM! Entertainment
Platform
Game Boy Advance
Genre
Racing, arcade
Series
Tie-in to the 2001 film Driven; separate versions exist for PlayStation 2 and GameCube
Modes
Single-player story and arcade modes; multiplayer over the Game Link Cable
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Two notes: there was no Japanese release, and the North American date is listed as December 11, 2001 by Wikipedia and GameFAQs but November 28 by Metacritic — I went with the former. No scanned manual turned up, so the L and R buttons are left out rather than guessed at.
Sheldon has spent over a decade immersed in retro gaming, from NES classics to arcade gems. He's deeply passionate about preserving gaming history and helping others rediscover these timeless titles. When he's not gaming, Shaun writes about the evolution of video games and their cultural impact.
