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Driver: Parallel Lines
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<p><i>Driver: Parallel Lines</i> is a 2006 <a href="/facts/Action-adventure_video_game/djec9lIK">action-adventure video game</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Reflections_Interactive/4R6QnHfK">Reflections Interactive</a> as the fourth installment in the <a href="/facts/Driver_(series)/u48X6lDe"><i>Driver</i> video game series</a>, following <a href="/facts/Driv3r/rQXeqNEY"><i>Driver 3</i></a> (2004). It was released by <a href="/facts/Atari%2c_Inc._(1993%25E2%2580%2593present)/p72osEvS">Atari</a> for <a href="/facts/PlayStation_2/gbFBT7AX">PlayStation 2</a> and <a href="/facts/Xbox_(console)/2FuQrJeX">Xbox</a>, followed by ports to <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a> and <a href="/facts/Wii/BxUgl2da">Wii</a> released in 2007 by <a href="/facts/Ubisoft/Pnw08RvF">Ubisoft</a>, which had purchased the franchise. In a departure from previous titles in the series that focused on multiple cities, <i>Parallel Lines</i> takes place in <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>, within the periods of 1978 and 2006, in a fully <a href="/facts/Open_world/jlwwuqTa">open world</a> environment. </p><p><i>Driver: Parallel Lines</i> was the first <i>Driver</i> game without undercover cop John Tanner as the protagonist, instead focusing on a getaway driver named TK who works with a gang but is later framed by them for the murder of a drug lord, returning after 28 years in prison for revenge. Due to the underwhelming performance of <i>Driver 3</i>, particularly the often-derided on-foot sections, <i>Parallel Lines</i> returns to the formula used in earlier games in the series, focusing on <a href="/facts/Racing_game/szkhmK4d">driving</a>, although <a href="/facts/Third-person_shooter/gCNat5DR">shooting</a> remains in the game. The game received mixed reviews, with praise mainly going to its 1970s soundtrack, cinematic presentation, and city atmosphere and transition, but with certain elements of its driving, shooting and graphics criticised. It was followed up by a largely similar prequel, <i><a href="/facts/Driver_76/2gYLGTNC">Driver 76</a></i> (2007), and later <i><a href="/facts/Driver%3a_San_Francisco/3aT9P2XS">Driver: San Francisco</a></i> (2011). </p>