

If the player attracts police attention on foot or in a certain vehicle and then loses the police and enters a "clean" car, their wanted level will be suspended. Many changes have been made from DRIVER, including visible blood when someone is shot, a money system, fully modifiable vehicles, environment destruction (i.e., lamp posts can now be run over and fire hydrants can break, spewing water into the air), and a new felony system that differentiates between personal felony and felony "attached" to vehicles the player has used. Instead of choosing minigames from a menu as in previous Driver titles, minigames are now accessed from the in-game world. TK (Terry Kid (see in Corrigan's screen in the "Bear Cage" mission), the new main character, received Game Informer's "Biggest Dork of 2006" award.ĭriver: Parallel Lines takes place in an entirely open world environment. This is the first game of the Driver series that does not follow undercover cop Tanner.

The game was received better by critics than DRIV3R, but still was criticized, including its simple gameplay, hit-or-miss controls, and derivative storyline. Due to the underwhelming performance of DRIV3R, particularly the often-derided on-foot sections, Parallel Lines returns to the formula used in earlier games in the series, focusing on driving, although shooting remains in the game. ĭiverging from previous Driver games, Parallel Lines takes place in just one city, New York City, instead of multiple cities, but in the middle of the story you change to different eras of the city - 19. The game was released on March 14 ( March 17 in Europe), 2006 on the and PC on JJin Europe) by Ubisoft.

The major features of New York's skyline, such as the Empire State Building, are always visible, even from the other boroughs across the river.ĭriver: Parallel Lines is the fourth video game in the Driver series.
