Overview
Driver: Parallel Lines is the fourth game in the Driver series. It was developed by Reflections Interactive and published by Atari SA in March 2006 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The game was later published to the Wii and PC by Ubisoft in June 2007.
Unlike previous games in the series, Driver: Parallel Lines focuses on a new protagonist known as The Kid (abbreviated to T.K.) and the entire game takes place in New York City within two time periods - 1978 and 2006.
Story
The game focuses on a wheelman called TK (The Kid)
1978
Young TK / Old TK18 year-old TK (The Kid), through his friend Ray, is set up to work as a getaway driver for a small crime ring. The ring is composed of TK, Slink, Bishop, "The Mexican," Candy, and lead by a corrupt undercover detective named Corrigan.
After kidnapping Rafael Martinez, a rival drug lord, Corrigan kills Martinez and then turns on TK, shooting him and leaving him to face the murder charge alone.
2006
During his 28-year sentence at Sing-Sing prison, TK develops his plans to hunt down and kill everyone who betrayed him. He's released at 46 years-old and immediately kickstarts his revenge mission. Starting with The Mexican, who has since become an alcoholic and works at an arcade in Queens.
Gameplay
Driver: Parallel Lines is an open-world driving game with some on-foot sections. Unlike other games in the series which generally take place in several locations, the entirety of Driver: Parallel Lines takes place in New York City and parts of New Jersey.
Soundtrack
Driver: Parallel Lines features a licensed soundtrack consisting of over 70 songs - from both the 1970s and 2000s. The songs from 1978 Era also play in Driver '76. These songs only play when the player is in a vehicle:
* = This song was removed from the PC and Wii versions of the game.
1978 Era
- "Bump and Boogie" by the Wrecking Crew
- "Bump Meat" by Sir Mack Rice
- "Bustin' Loose" by Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers
- "Cracklin' Bread" by Dave Hamilton
- "Cross The Track" by Maceo and the Macks
- "Dizzy Dizzy" by Can
- "Expansions" by Lonnie Liston Smith
- "Express Yourself" by Charles Wright
- "Free Your Mind" by the Politicians ft. McKinley Jackson
- "Gang Bang" by Oscar Brown Jr.
- "Gettin' Uptown (To Get Down)" by United 8
- "Ghost Rider" by Suicide
- "I Got Some" by Billy 'Sugar Billy' Garner
- "I'll Bet You" by Funkadelic
- "I'm Tired" by Savoy Brown
- "Loose and Juicy" by the Pazant Brothers and the Beaufort Express
- "Love The Life You Live" by Black Heat
- "Low Rider" by WAR
- "Neighborhood Threat" by Iggy Pop
- "One Way or Another" by Blondie *
- "Outa-Space" by Billy Preston
- "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" by the Temptations
- "Peaches" by the Stranglers
- "People Say" by the Meters
- "Pick Up The Pieces" by Average White Band
- "Red Hot Mama" by Parliament
- "Running Away" by Roy Ayers
- "Shifting Gears" by Johnny 'Hammond' Smith
- "Sleep Talk" by King Errisson
- "Smash It Up (Part 2)" by the Damned *
- "Street Lady" by Donald Byrd
- "Subway Joe" by Joe Bataan
- "Sufragette City" by David Bowie
- "The Vulture" by Labi Siffre
- "Trouble Man" by Marvin Gaye
2006 Era
- "A Different Age" by the Dead 60s
- "Adjusting Ourselves" by Warren Suicide
- "Against The Wall" by Tom Gandey 'Cagedbaby'
- "All Mapped Out" by the Departure
- "Boom!" by the Roots
- "Can't Get Enough" by the Infadels
- "Chin High" by Roots Manuva
- "Cool Boots" by Automato
- "Hey Scenesters" by the Cribs
- "I Changed My Mind" by Lyrics Born
- "Intro (Reprise) by ILS
- "New Health Rock" by TV On The Radio
- "My Favourite Mutiny" by the Coup, Black Thought and Talib Kweli
- "Louis XIV" by Louis XIV
- "Nowhere Again" by the Secret Machines
- "O.F.G" by zZz
- "Oh My God" by Kaiser Chiefs
- "Racing Towards The Sun" by Queen Adreena
- "Sealings" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- "That You Might" by Home Video
- "The Cookie" by Dr. Rubberfunk ft. Mr. Guder + the Quincy Sparks
- "The Mask" by Dangerdoom ft. Ghostface Killah
- "Tito's Way" by the Juan Maclean and Nancy Whang
- "Tribulations" by LCD Soundsystem
- "Volume" by Libretto and Lifesavas
- "Way Out" by London Funk Allstars
- "White Noise" by the Vacation
- "You Don't Look Like A Cop" by Narco
- "Worth It" by Narco
- "Now What You 'Gon Due" by Chuck D and Professor Griff of Public Enemy
- "Narcissistic Fix" by Chuck D and Professor Griff of Public Enemy
- "You Will Pay" by Grandmaster Flash
- "Get Out My Way" by Grandmaster Flash
- "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang *
System Requirements
Minimum:
- Supported OS: Windows® XP (SP 1 required)/Vista (only)
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon
- Memory: 256 MB
- Graphics: 64 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant supporting Shader Model 1.1(*see supported list)
- DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compliant sound card
- Hard Drive: 4.8GB free hard disk space
Recommended:
- Supported OS: Windows® XP (SP 1 required)/Vista (only)
- Processor: 3.4 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon
- Memory: 512 MB
- Graphics: 128 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant supporting Shader Model 2.0(*see supported list)
- DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compliant sound card
- Hard Drive: 4.8GB free hard disk space
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