Instead, the only available cinematic mode is the fixed-perspective slow-motion "Thrill Camera".
The instant replay film director mode of previous Driver games was removed from Parallel Lines. The game was originally intended to include online multiplayer, but this was scrapped when it became apparent to the developers that they could not deliver a strong multiplayer mode and wanted to focus entirely on the single-player portion of the game. Also, swimming and jumping abilities from DRIV3R, were removed. For the Wii version, the felony bar has been replaced with Grand Theft Auto-esque "stars" which light up when the player attracts police attention. The same principle applies to out-of-car activities, such as weapon use, and allows the player to holster a weapon in order to lose police attention until spotted committing illegal acts again. It can be reactivated, though, by spending too much time in the sight of a police officer, who will eventually recognize the player as "wanted". 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. NVIDIA GeForce 3/4/FX/6/7 families (Geforce 4MX not supported).Supported video cards at time of release.
Hard drive space: 4.8GB free hard disk space.
DirectX version: DirectX 9.0c or higher.Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compliant (or better).Video Card: 64 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant supporting Shader Model 1.1.Processor: 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon (or better).Gareth Edmondson ( Reflections Interactive)