Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1727 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Atari
• Released on: 2006-03-24
• Rating: To Be Announced
• ESRB Rating: Adults Only
• Platform: Xbox

Manufacturer's Description
Driver: Parallel Lines is the next instalment of Atari's legendary action driving game franchise. It's the only game that offers an open, fast-paced driving action-movie experience and features an unfolding storyline of double crossing and revenge.

The first half of Driver: Parallel Lines is set in a photorealistic interpretation of New York City during the 1970's as players take on the role of TK, a notorious 18 year-old who, free from conscience and rules, is the most sought after driver-for-hire in town.

TK gets involved with a scheming group bent on taking down one of the biggest names in the underground crime scene. As the getaway driver, TK gets double crossed and is imprisoned for 28 years.

Fast forward to 2006 and TK is older, meaner, and hell bent on settling some serious scores. He needs to call on every driving trick in his considerable repertoire to tame the over-powered road machines that 2006 presents him. After twenty-plus years in jail, it's time to hit the streets once again.

Modify and juice up your cars before engaging in the most thrilling Hollywood-style car chases ever. With over 35 diverse missions, incredibly realistic driving physics, and a brand new story with an unforeseen twist, Driver: Parallel Lines is a must-have title for action driving fans.

Customer Reviews

Great game or not!!!
This game is far better than driv3r, with the best story line and car modifications which are awesome, the missions are great (taking out prison vans and braking into jail and more. Although they should have put loads more missions into it, the game is abit scrappy in places. They have just rushed the making of this game meaning its not as good as it should be.
I still recommend you buy this game as itis alot of fun.I find the last mission (trying to shoot the heli down) impossible.

Driver is back!
XBOX version reviewed.

Reflections' Driver series of realistic crime-sims first came to fame on the original Play Station and soon went on to grace nearly every format, but sadly soon fell from grace with the advent of the highly-acclaimed and popular Grand Theft Auto series. Despite attempting to beat GTA at its own game with the over-hyped and rushed out Driver 3, the game series looked like it was dead and buried.

Now with a new lick of paint and plenty of thought and restructuring & inspiration from the success of the GTA games, Reflections have revealed what is probably the finest Driver to date. A strongly story-based, atmospheric game set in a stunningly realised New York of 1978 (and later New York of 2006), this carefully designed game makes up for much that was wrong with the Driver series till now. Missions are less of a chore with the quick re-try option, its easier to avoid the law with the ability to swap cars to lower your wanted level, the map is a joy to navigate, thanks to a San Andreas inspired marker option so you can pin-point your destination - and you can even warp to different locations instantly from the Safe House or the Auto Garages dotted around the city.

On a technical stand point, this is a very nice looking game, with impressive draw distance and little pop up. The cars (and bikes) handle realistically and are a joy to use, and all the characters and pedestrians are detailed and real looking. Add to this some classy tunes on the in-car stereo (though sadly no DJs) and on XBOX at least, the ability to customise your soundtrack with your favourite tunes. This is a package that really knows how to impress.

Of course the game has the same flaws all these free-roaming city-based games do, with tricky missions made even harder by over-zealous Police and tons of annoying-get-in-your-way traffic, but with quality lock-on aiming, the ability to shoot whilst driving (and not just with drive-by UZI's as in GTA), whatever this game does wrong - it does pretty much everything else right.

Note: this game is presented in wide-screen on both XBOX and PS2 although no option to change this setting to full screen is available on either platform. On the PS2 the game can run in Progressive Scan, and although this option is missing from the XBOX version, I hear it supports 480p Hi-Def if you have the right cabling and TV to benefit.

Verdict: 4 /5

Awesome far better than I thought
This will be the Xbox's swan song. It has everything from storyline, fast cars and big afro's. Every Xbox out there wont be complete unless its played Driver Parallel lines. TK is a happy go lucky wheel man on the dirt ridden streets of New York 1978 who ends up in jail and driven by Revenge in 2006 is released into the crisp clean city to cause havoc in cars that will top over 200 mph and with guns that will blast enemies to pieces. Detail is very important every major land mark is there in the scale city of New York,Even the twin towers are there in 1978 and have been removed in 2006.