Driver sequel headed for PSP

Atari confirms portable edition of Parallel Lines under development at Sumo Digital.

After getting burned by the heavily hyped but critically unsuccessful Driv3r, Atari took the franchise back into the shop and performed a total overhaul. Gone are the setting and protagonist of the original games. Now the series is set to make a fresh start with a new lead man in 1978 New York City in Driver: Parallel Lines.

What better place for a fresh start than on a fresh platform? Atari today confirmed that Parallel Lines is headed for the PSP in addition to the already announced PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions, and is being developed by Sumo Digital. Sumo Digital is no stranger to racing games or PSP development, as it has worked on OutRun 2 for the Xbox and the PSP editions of TOCA Race Driver 2 and Virtua Tennis. The possibility of a portable Parallel Lines first surfaced last night in a report on Shacknews, which cited a "well-placed and reputable source."

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of Parallel Lines are being handled by series developer Reflections Interactive and should be out in March. Atari has yet to announce a release date for the PSP edition.

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magirouard

I have had bad experiences with the driver series, they seem all to suck, the second wasn't as bad as the third one, that for sure.

Posted Feb 17, 2006 8:49 pm PT
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XlpranksterlX

I think this one makes me change opinions on the PSP. Anyone want a great condition PSP?
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Im sick of ports, i was hyped on daxter but im just go get a ps2 and be better off.

Posted Feb 3, 2006 2:48 pm PT
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lageasy311

Lets just hope this game does not suck as bad as the driver 3. that was god awful.

Posted Feb 3, 2006 5:31 am PT
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mariokart64fan

cool i hope they make a ds version to and what about the driver working title in development for ps3 will it come to 360 and revolution as well ????

Posted Feb 2, 2006 8:40 pm PT
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SnowFarmer

Port Supported Portable, heh that is accurate so far. Although that does seem to be changing little by little, they need to speed it up. I don't mind so much when they release a game to PSP and PS2 at about the same time, it is just the blatant porting. I would guess that you will see original PSP content really start to show up around the launch of the PS3, since it will be much more difficult to simply port those games over. As for the topic of this thread, I'll wait and see how a new Driver turns out before buying.

Posted Feb 2, 2006 11:22 am PT
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fmcuk

PSP = Port Supported Portable....
Seriously, when it is going to get some REAL ORIGINAL games?
Wonderful Hardware, lacking software....
At least, if this trend continues, Sony will be forced soon to lower its price.
PSP at $ 170, great!!!!

Posted Feb 2, 2006 9:13 am PT
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chrisdojo

AWESOME!!! a sequal to a horrible game!

Posted Feb 2, 2006 5:22 am PT
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03054

Let's just hope paralell lines won't be another driv3r. Fingers crossed

Posted Feb 2, 2006 2:41 am PT
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taco86

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

Posted Feb 1, 2006 9:05 pm PT
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yanyatkai

Hopefully it won't be another Driv3r~

Posted Feb 1, 2006 8:35 pm PT
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Arley569

I THINK DRIV3R WAS FOCUSED ON GRAPHICS THAN GAME PLAY SO LETS HOPE THEY WORK ON BOTH!!

Posted Feb 1, 2006 6:30 pm PT
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helluvagood

HOPE IT rox

Posted Feb 1, 2006 6:23 pm PT
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MrSelf_Destruct

I guess we can expect almost every recent PS2 title to get a PSP version.

Posted Feb 1, 2006 5:53 pm PT
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j14rk1n

Driver 1 and 2 were pretty good. Driver 3 sucked bigtime. Lets hope they can turn things around.

Posted Feb 1, 2006 5:49 pm PT
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Slimee20064

ringbling, Driver 2 is what set the standard for the future of the grand theft auto series...It was far from a rip off, since prior to GTA 3, all of GTA games were top down views and had plots completely unreleated to Driver series

bdub20791

has driver ever been good? at all?

Posted Feb 1, 2006 5:22 pm PT
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Donkeljohn

Driver has not fared well with critics, has it really sold enough to justify a PSP version? Or is this just a mediocre brand being the only title for a developer short on ideas?

Posted Feb 1, 2006 5:03 pm PT
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i_love_my_ds

hope it turns out to be good. the last game was way too much of a dissapointment to me.

Posted Feb 1, 2006 4:54 pm PT
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ringbling

I haven't played Driver since part 2 when they did the carpy GTA rip off. Driv3r received such horrendious reviews (which I normally ignore) I couldn't bring myself to even rent it. For me, this is the last chance for the Driver series.

Posted Feb 1, 2006 4:39 pm PT
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rubaducky69

Driver? Drivel more like!
The first two games were great. Part 3 killed the franchise. I hope they bring the series out of the hole it's in while it still (I hope) has some sort of fan base. One more flop and the series is finished!

Posted Feb 1, 2006 4:31 pm PT
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nemes1s3000

I liked it too, sute it had alot of flaws, still fun.

Posted Feb 1, 2006 4:22 pm PT
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simon50

oh so ur the guy that liked driv3r

Posted Feb 1, 2006 4:03 pm PT
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Orasion_Seiz

i always love Driver. i hope this is really fun as well.

Posted Feb 1, 2006 3:54 pm PT
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blackIceJoe

I hope this game will be fun.