<s>
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
Parallel	I-Application
Lines	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Reflections	O
Interactive	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
title	O
not	O
to	O
involve	O
the	O
undercover	O
cop	O
,	O
John	O
Tanner	B-Language
,	O
but	O
instead	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
getaway	O
driver	B-Application
named	O
TK	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
revenge	O
on	O
a	O
gang	O
he	O
worked	O
with	O
during	O
his	O
youth	O
,	O
after	O
they	O
framed	O
him	O
for	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
a	O
drug	O
lord	O
they	O
held	O
for	O
ransom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
underwhelming	O
performance	O
of	O
Driver	B-Language
3	I-Language
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
often-derided	O
on-foot	O
sections	O
,	O
Parallel	O
Lines	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
formula	O
used	O
in	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
driving	O
,	O
although	O
shooting	O
remains	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
more	O
open-ended	O
than	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2006	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
by	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Atari	O
's	O
sale	O
of	O
Reflections	O
and	O
the	O
Driver	B-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driver	B-Application
:	I-Application
Parallel	I-Application
Lines	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
entirely	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
mini-games	O
are	O
now	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
in-game	O
world	O
instead	O
of	O
from	O
a	O
menu	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
some	O
new	O
elements	O
that	O
are	O
common	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
-	O
visible	O
blood	O
when	O
someone	O
is	O
shot	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
Auto-aim	O
"	O
feature	O
(	O
with	O
manual	O
aim	O
also	O
available	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
money	O
system	O
,	O
fully	O
modifiable	O
vehicles	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
test	O
track	O
to	O
test	O
out	O
upgraded	O
vehicles	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
environment	O
destruction	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
lamp	O
posts	O
can	O
now	O
be	O
run	O
over	O
and	O
fire	O
hydrants	O
can	O
break	O
,	O
spewing	O
water	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
felony	O
bar	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
stars	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
which	O
light	O
up	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
attracts	O
police	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
fictional	O
,	O
yet	O
distinct	O
styles	O
of	O
vehicles	O
based	O
upon	O
real	O
automobiles	O
that	O
were	O
in	O
use	O
within	O
New	O
York	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
include	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
scrapped	O
when	O
it	O
became	O
apparent	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
deliver	O
a	O
strong	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
focus	O
entirely	O
on	O
the	O
single-player	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
layout	O
differs	O
slightly	O
from	O
Driv3r	B-Language
in	O
that	O
swimming	O
and	O
jumping	O
abilities	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
separate	O
control	O
to	O
do	O
"	O
burnouts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
was	O
practical	O
on	O
the	O
pressure-sensitive	O
buttons	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
it	O
meant	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
played	O
using	O
a	O
PC	O
keyboard	O
to	O
drive	O
vehicles	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
would	O
constantly	O
do	O
a	O
burnout	O
when	O
accelerating	O
at	O
low	O
speeds	O
and	O
thus	O
reduce	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
instant	B-Application
replay	I-Application
film	O
director	O
mode	O
of	O
previous	O
Driver	B-Application
games	I-Application
was	O
also	O
removed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
available	O
cinematic	O
mode	O
being	O
the	O
fixed-perspective	O
slow-motion	O
"	O
Thrill	O
Camera	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
HUD	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
updated	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
Driv3r	B-Language
featuring	O
a	O
speedometer	O
,	O
a	O
nitrous	O
oxide	O
meter	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
odometer	O
displaying	O
how	O
many	O
miles	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
driven	O
in-game	O
also	O
changes	O
in	O
appearance	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
chrome	O
style	O
to	O
an	O
LED	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
amount	O
of	O
roadways	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
versions	O
of	O
Manhattan	O
,	O
Brooklyn	O
,	O
New	O
Jersey	O
,	O
Queens	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Bronx	O
comes	O
to	O
around	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
cities	O
(	O
Miami	O
,	O
Nice	O
,	O
and	O
Istanbul	O
)	O
found	O
in	O
Driv3r	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
's	O
major	O
bridges	O
feature	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
Verrazano-Narrows	O
Bridge	O
,	O
the	O
Whitestone	O
Bridge	O
,	O
the	O
Hell	O
Gate	O
Bridge	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Throgs	O
Neck	O
Bridge	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
capable	O
of	O
traversing	O
them	O
freely	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
unlike	O
some	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1978	O
,	O
The	O
Kid	O
(	O
TK	O
)	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
getaway	O
driver	B-Application
for	O
criminals	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
7.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
its	O
roots	O
,	O
and	O
mentioned	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
not	O
perfect	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
broken	O
either	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
while	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
not	O
too	O
much	O
shame	O
in	O
trying	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
GTA	O
does	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
(	O
and	O
at	O
least	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
about	O
bloody	O
gang	O
warfare	O
for	O
once	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
while	O
this	O
is	O
definitely	O
a	O
solid	O
improvement	O
on	O
its	O
dreadful	O
predecessor	O
,	O
it	O
needed	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
basic	O
level	O
of	O
competence	O
and	O
build	O
upon	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
only	O
does	O
that	O
to	O
a	O
very	O
limited	O
extent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
omits	O
several	O
songs	O
that	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	B-Language
version	O
is	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Collectors	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
contain	O
the	O
DVD	O
,	O
featuring	O
instead	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
and	O
a	O
metal	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
