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Driver: Parallel Lines

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6.6 User Score:

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Based on 9 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Ubisoft

Developer: Reflections

Genre(s): Action, Driving

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Release Date: June 26, 2007

Summary

Dual Time Periods – Experience New York’s gritty underworld as the most lethal wheelman for hire in the both the 70’s of the past and the modern times of today. Experience White Knuckle Steering – Features realistic steering and 80 cars and motorcycles including old school classics and modern day marvels. Replicate Real Gun Movements – Shoot, smash and steal your way through New York City’s underground using an arsenal of short and long range assault weapons. Fully Customizable Vehicles – Build your perfect ride with custom body work, engine upgrades, tunable suspensions, custom paints and accessories like bullet proof glass and tinted windows. Mini-Games and Side Missions – Earn extra cash to upgrade your vehicles by completing side missions and mini-games like Hitman, Street Racing, Motocross and Demolition Survival. High Speed Hollywood Action – The perfect combination for high speed driving - fast cars, open level missions with no loading time, realistic physics and destructible environments. [Ubisoft]

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What The Critics Said

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Official Nintendo Magazine UK

It's alright, but not good enough for us to forgive yet another port. [Aug 2007, p.76]

NGamer UK

The closest thing to GTA on Wii, featuring great vehicles, okayish missions and a colossal city to drive around in. [Sept 2007, p.51]

Play.tm

Whilst it doesn't have the depth of play of The Godfather, or the violence of Scarface it does a good job of playing to its strengths and delivering a highly enjoyable game.

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Eurogamer

The truth is that there's more than a whiff of exploitation about this wholly unnecessary release - especially as it's a game which few people rated highly in the first place. Although it does benefit from better controls, that doesn't disguise how boring the storyline is, or how mediocre the missions are.

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IGN

Driver attempts to join the ranks of more successful Wii-makes such as Godfather and Scarface, but will find itself at the bottom of the open-world barrel on Nintendo’s console, as the game lacks depth, fine-tuned control, and the right mix of motion/IR control.

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GameSpot

Driver: Parallel Lines is a mediocre GTA clone with a dull storyline, second-rate gameplay, and subpar control.

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Nintendo Power

The Driver series is traveling the same road, to its detriment. [Sep 2007, p.86]

AceGamez

Even though there's loads to do, it doesn't alter the fact that this smelly port of Driver: Parallel Lines just reeks of lazy developing - simply put, it's hard to get into and a battle to play.

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GameSpy

There are some things the game does right -- the drive-by shooting is pretty sweet -- but problems with the controls for the driving -- essentially the guts of the game -- more than suck any sort of fun out of the thing.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Danny H. gave it a0:
I simply can't believe this game was actually released as is, it has so many holes in it. It's by far and away the worst Wii game I have ever played, I just wish I could get my money back. I was thinking of selling it on eBay but would feel sorry for the buyer. So it's in the bin. The controls for this game are a complete mess, it seems like they were pressured to put a game together and this is the patchwork piece of baloney they came up with. Games from the 80's fare better compared to this. I'm honestly baffled as to why it received such a high-score on MC, I trust the scores so highly, but this time the Critics and the Users made a terrible mistake, a mistake that cost me 100$. Damn it all anyway.

Hiroki W. gave it an8:
Suprisingly good, very good imitation of Grand Theft auto. Graphics are not that good, but gameplay is good especially with wiimote aiming - although has some quirks and bugs.

R M gave it an8:
I bought the game expecting some disappointments but honestly this is a pretty good game, the controls take a bit to get use too, since you can't really move the nunchuck. But over-all I enjoy and would recommend it.

KhaoShar P. gave it an8:
It's just plain unfair for every game in an open-world setting to be rated in comparrison to GTA. No, DPL doesn't have the story/complexety/characters or whatever of GTA:SA. But it does have cool cars, great music and a city that gives a good feeling of NYC- both in the funky late seventies as well as in the moloch of modern days, As well as controls even a sixaxis on PS3 couldn't get close to beat. And what's most important: DPL is on the Wii, GTA is not. Period.

[Anonymous] gave it an8:
This is a pretty solid and addictive game, and unlike wot many people believe, it isn't trying to be gta, because this is driver, so the cars and motorbikes are better and far more realistic.

Jerry gave it a4:
Unfortunately, doesn’t even come close to GTA. Dull & boring storyline, really boring missions, unrealistic car behaviour and terrible control. I think someone paid off the critics above to keep the ratings above 50%.

Peter M. gave it an8:
Excellent gameplay , controls on foot , driving vehicles.

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