Driver: Parallel Lines (Wii)

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Description

Driver: Parallel Lines is the fourth game in the Driver series, following the story of TK. In 1978, TK (who was then an 18-year-old driver-for-hire who had just graduated from high school) was sentenced to 28 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, and is released from prison in 2006. Now, with his driving skills, he seeks revenge against the police department for having to serve time for something someone else should've gone to prison for!

Unlike Driv3r, Driver: Parallel Lines mostly takes place behind the wheel, returning back to the formula that made the first game a classic. The game still has a GTA-style open-ended design, though, and you can still exit your vehicle for some on-foot action. However, there's no reason to exit your vehicle unless it's damaged and you can no longer drive it, as almost all of the game's missions involve cop car chases. If that's the case, then you can either go to the repair shop to repair your vehicle, or just steal someone else's vehicle! Until then, you can punch the cops with your fists and steal their weapons when they're dead, so that you can use them for future on-foot combat.

The game takes place in both 1978 (before TK went to prison) and in 2006. The 2006 setting has a much more modern soundtrack than the 1978 setting, which has a mostly disco soundtrack. Obviously, the 2006 setting has the architecture, technology, and cars of today.

Screenshots

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There are 40 other screenshots on file for other versions of this game.

Alternate Titles

• "Driver 4" -- Informal title
• "ドライバー パラレルラインズ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Covermount: Fullgames
• Driver series
• Protagonist: Gangster
• Setting: City - New York

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The Press Says

GamesFire	Jul 03, 2007	86 out of 100	86
Computer Bild Spiele	Aug 01, 2007	2.31 out of 6	74
4Players.de	Aug 15, 2007	73 out of 100	73
Play.tm	Aug 09, 2007	66 out of 100	66
Cubed3	Jul 25, 2007	6 out of 10	60
Jeuxvideo.com	Jul 06, 2007	12 out of 20	60
IGN	Jul 06, 2007	5.9 out of 10	59
GameSpy	Jul 13, 2007		50

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Trivia

Cover

The black sticker on the front cover of the US release covers up the phrase "Only On Xbox".

Related Web Sites

• Driver-Dimension (French Fan-Site of the Driver's series)
• IGCD Internet Game Cars Database (Game page on IGCD, a database that tries to archive vehicles found in video games.)
• Official Website (The Multilingual official website of the game.)
• Wikipedia: Driver: Parallel Lines (Information about Driver: Parallel Lines at Wikipedia)