Underplayed Gems

Driver: Parallel Lines (2006)

Driver: Parallel Lines cover
Developer
Reflections Interactive
Publisher
Atari, Inc.
Platforms
Xbox, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Genres
Shooter, Racing
Rating
3.6 of 5, 55 player ratings
Main story
about 15 hours
Completionist
about 33 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A gritty New York crime ride that puts you behind the wheel across two eras, prioritizing the feel of street-level driving over flashy spectacle.

open worldgrittydriving-focusedaction-packedurbanmission-basedcrime-themednostalgic

About

Diverging from previous Driver games, Parallel Lines takes place in just one city, New York, instead of multiple cities, but in the middle of the story you change to different eras of the city - 1978 and 2006. 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.

Trailer

Screenshots

Driver: Parallel Lines screenshot 1Driver: Parallel Lines screenshot 2Driver: Parallel Lines screenshot 3Driver: Parallel Lines screenshot 4Driver: Parallel Lines screenshot 5

More games like this

More by Reflections Interactive

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.