Driver: Parallel Lines - Reception

Reception

Reception
Review scores
Publication Score
PC PS2 Xbox Wii
1UP.com C+
Eurogamer 6/10
GameSpot 6.5/10
IGN 7.2/10
Aggregate scores
Metacritic 61/100 69/100 69/100 59/100

The game received mixed to positive reviews. IGN rated it 7.2, praising the return of the series to its roots, and mentioned that "It's still not perfect, but it's not broken either."

Eurogamer gave 6/10 mentioning that "There's not too much shame in trying to do what GTA does, of course (and at least it's not about bloody gang warfare for once), but while this is definitely a solid improvement on its dreadful predecessor, it needed to achieve a basic level of competence and build upon it, and it only does that to a very limited extent." Gamespot gave it 6.5 calling it a competent GTA clone, but far from being recommendable.

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