10 Awesome Video Games You Can't Play Anymore

10. Driver: San Francisco

The wheels came off the Driver franchise with its critically reviled third game, Driv3r, and after follow-up Driver: Parallel Lines released to mixed reviews, expectations weren't exactly high for the fifth installment, Driver: San Francisco.

But it turned out to be just the shock to the heart the series desperately needed, with its innovative Shift mechanic allowing protagonist Tanner to teleport from one car to another at a moment's notice.

The game's willingness to embrace such a ridiculous gimmick with open arms lends it considerable charm, but beyond that the vehicular physics are also the series' best. All in all, it was a major return to form after the franchise hit a debilitating speed bump with Driv3r.

But one of Driver: San Francisco's most distinctive aspects - its use of licensed cars, unlike its predecessors - may also have resulted in it being delisted in 2016, just five years after its initial release.

Ubisoft hasn't ever officially confirmed why the game cannot be purchased on any digital storefront, though it's probable that the licensing agreements for both the brand cars and 60 songs featured throughout expired.

As a result, the only way to (legally) play Driver: San Francisco is to seek out a second-hand physical copy of the console versions.

It's a depressing fate for an arguably franchise-best entry which should've restored the series' glory, especially as Ubisoft themselves claimed that it exceeded their sales targets.

Instead, more than a decade later, the series remains in unearned limbo.