Customer Reviews

Driver Parallel Lines

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Driv3r was a big disappointment--while the driving portion of the game was decent, the on-foot portion was flawed. It was difficult to target enemies, the collection detection was off, and there just wasn't much to do (especially when compared to the GTA series). With this next game in the series, I thought Reflections would go back to what they are best at--driving (along with Driver, they were responsible for Destruction Derby and Stuntman). I was wrong. Parallel Lines is even more like GTA than Driv3r ever was, except this time they got it right.

As with GTA, the environment (New York City/New Jersey) is enormous and packed with pedestrians and with vehicles you can steal. The time of day progresses so that you can drive at night as well as in the daytime. Instead of hidden packages, there are star tokens to collect. You can accept missions to advance the storyline, and you can take on side missions (races, assasinations, taxi missions, repo missions, etc.). The graphics are good, with the best videogame representation of New York that I have ever seen. The physics are fine (no funky flying boxes to knock you over, as in Driv3r), the voice acting is decent, and the cut scenes are excellent. In short, it offers the same open-ended structure that the GTA series does...just with less to do (fewer buildings to enter, and fewer challenges). Some elements from the prior Driver games have also been lost--there is no longer a replay editor, you can't swim, and there are no "take a ride" or "driving game" modes (because these are now part of the main game).

Parallel Lines was a pleasant surprise that almost makes me forget the last Driver game. Reading the online reviews, I cannot understand how reviewers can rate GTA a 10/10 but then rate this game (the best GTA clone to date) a 6/10 because it is "repetitive" or "boring." Frankly, I think that GTA has become a "sacred cow" of the videogame industry (just like Metal Gear) that no reviewer will dare criticize. Don't get me wrong--Parallel Lines is not a "Game of the Year" and it isn't better than GTA, but it comes closer than any other game (True Crime, The Getaway, Roadkill, etc.) ever has. While you are waiting for the next GTA game to come out, you might want to pick this one up. It is a lot of fun if you enjoy vehicle mayhem with adult overtones [Rated M].

I know many people have said Driver: Parallel Lines is just a GTA clone. I can't tell you whether or not that is true, because I have never played GTA. I'm just not interested in those games. What I can say is that I've been a fan of Driver since the first release on PS1, and Parallel Lines is now my favorite in the series. To me, Parallel Lines is such a natural evolution for these games to take. It has some awesome missions, many of which are reminiscent of the first game, plus it has an open city to explore. I've had this game for a couple months or so now, and I haven't yet finished, but I still play it off and on. I'm not saying it can't be finished much more quickly, but I'm just not in a hurry to complete it. I've been taking my time and enjoying everything it has to offer.

Overall, I say if you're a fan of the series, get Parallel Lines. Unfortunately, the game does have quite a bit of bad language, but if you're mature enough to overlook that, I think you will have a blast with this fantastic game.

Driv3r was a terrible game but it seems Reflections has found its way back into greatness. You play as T.K.(The Kid) it might seem terrible to replace Tanner but trust me T.K. is better than Tanner. T.K. is a wheelman, after the first mission you'll start doing missions for a guy named "Slink" he has something to do with the plot twist which is kind of between the game. Many things have changed since Driv3r, all of New York is explorable. They took the focus away from the horrible out-the-car action in Driv3r but it has out-the-car action but it doesn't seem repetive. The game is more focused on in-the-car action which is great, also get shoot from inside the car, which can be hard but after a while you'll get the hang of it. The controls are great. The graphics are good. A great selection of cars and other vehicles, and you get to customize your vehicles, you get to even pimp your own school bus, what other game lets you do that! The story is awesome compared to the dumb story from Driv3r. This game is amazing, but not as good as GTA, which im not trying to compare the two games, but this game has truly made the Driver seires shine again.

I think the Driver Paralle Lines game For PS2 is the bomb compared to the two PS game predisessors Driver & Driver2 cuz it has elements of both Driver 2 (for going from one vehicle to another) and GTA Vice City (for the shooter part of the game) , I definately have to give this game high marks for game playablility re-playablility, graphics, & Soundtrack.

I picked up the Driver Paralle Lines Limited Edition(it includes, The Game w/bonus Map of the city on one side and the characters on the reverse side), a bonus materials disc & official soundtrack disc)and you get all of this for the low price of $19.99, but you'd think with all that comes with this game you would think you'd pay upwards of $39.99 or $49.99.
NOT A CHANCE!!

I am very pleased with this game. My favorite Driver is of course the first one because it's a true classic and it has a smoke tire button!!! I hated Driver 2 and i was disappointed in DRIV3R although i did like it better than Driver 2. The Third Driver just felt incomplete like Reflections could've done more with it, but now Parallel Lines is just fantastic. Even though you dont have a smoke tire button you can still get some good tire. But i really think that this one is going to be a classic in about ten years, it reminds me of the first driver but better graphics. Great game. Buy it if you can!

At first, it's really cool, but after you beat the game it's really BORING!! At least it's less mature than GTA, but in the later part, TK starts to swear more. Parents, turn off sound fx and subtitles, then it's better for kids.
Pros-
No sex
Less swearing than GTA
No gore
A lot less blood than GTA
Car customization
Two eras

Cons-
Boring after the game is complete
More swearing in the later part of the game
Pedestrian swear a lot
Also, you CAN see your health, it's on the top-right corner. You also can change the format to fullscreen.

This game is really fun. The graphics aren't so hot,and there can be glitches at times, but it has a great storyline and even greater gameplay.In this game you can shoot while driving,and you can customize cars.What I liked about this game is that if you become wanted while driving,if you ditch your car while out of sight you'll become anonymous.Overall, its a great game.

This game is completely bad azz! You get to play with the classic cars we all enjoy and love and get to use the future models as well. Yet you also get to keep your classics for some modern day muscle history.
Awesome!

It's a huge improvement over driv3r 3.The game has more of a G.T.A. type feel,but the play is not as hard core or ethnic based.The cars are more realistic to drive plus the damage factor makes the game much more fun to play.

Another game by Atari and Reflections Interactive. Driver: Parallel Lines is similar NOW to GTA games except it's not by Rockstar. The graphics were great. It sure really beats Driver, Driver 2 and, Driv3r. Set in the city of New York, USA. Not like in Driv3r you choose Miami, Nice or, Istanbul. It's an open storyline.
I played it with a friend and it's a cool game. We shot and shot many people until the cops arrived and shot TK. Good thing I have cheats than can make my character invincible Another Cheat I entered was for all cars. I think I entered it all.
Here's the list:
GUNBELT ... Infinite ammunition.
GUNRANGE ... Unlock all weapons.
ZOOMZOOM ... Infinite nitro.
ROLLBAR ... Cars are indestructable.
TOOLEDUP ... Upgrades cost nothing.
CARSHOW ... Unlocks all vehicles.
IRONMAN ... Player invulnerability.
KEYSTONE ... Police vehicles vulnerable.

Got it?
Don't need to thank me.