Underplayed Gems

Driver® Parallel Lines (2009)

Driver® Parallel Lines cover
Developer
Ubisoft Reflections
Publisher
Codemasters, Electronic Arts
Genres
Racing
Rating
4.5 of 5, 1,556 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 10 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a high-octane revenge story where you tear through two eras of New York as a relentless wheelman, blending fast driving with tense gunfights

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What players say

Players are split on Driver: Parallel Lines. Many love the novelty of exploring New York in 1978 and 2006, but others say it feels like a generic GTA clone with flat story and dated mechanics. It is short, beatable in about 7 to 9 hours, and longtime fans say it was an improvement over Driv3r.

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