Programmer references Look on the newspapers blowing around the streets, taxi signs, the safe house dart board, and the safe house refrigerator door to see photos of the development team.
The Reflections logo can be seen as graffiti on some walls.
The Atari logo can be seen on a neon signs at Times Square.
Bodysnatcher Mode This Cheat is unlocked once you get 666 miles on your odometer. Once toggled on in the "Cheat" screen you can become any pedestrian by simply melee attacking them.
More Game Unlockables Driver: Parallel Lines unlockables:
Unlockable: | How to Unlock: | Atlus Racer | Complete the Game | Far Out (900 miles) | Permanent 'drugged' effect. Text message displayed: ‘Far out cheat unlocked.’ | Free Garage | The player can unlock the free garage by maxing out his cash counter at $99,999. Once this is filled it will unlock the free garage. | Negotiator Vehicle | Complete the Game | Ram Raider | Complete the Game | Then & Now (Era) Change Option | Complete the Game | Unlock Body Snatcher (666 miles) | Switch character skins cheat. Text message displayed: Body snatcher cheat unlocked, melee attack a pedestrian to activate. | Unlock Night Night (700 miles) | Changes the time of day to be constantly night time. Text message displayed: Night night cheat unlocked. | Unlock Shortest Day (800 miles) | Day and night cycle is speeded up; 1 second is 1 hour in the game. Text message displayed: Shortest day cheat unlocked. |
Stuntman reference Stuntman posters are visible on the walls of the 1978 safe house.
Prison Transport Bus During the Jail Break mission, you must drive a prison transport to the prison. When you get there, a gate will open Stop in the way of the gate so that it cannot close, and do not completely enter. There should be a gray school bus to your left marked "Prison Transport System" on the side. Get into it, drive to the garage, and store it. Quickly get back to the prison and into the transport. The mission will continue as usual, but you ,ust break through the rest of the three gates yourself. They are easy to break; just drive through them. Note: This vehicle is only available once.
Driver references Driver posters are visible on the walls of the 1978 safe house. Graffiti reading "Tanner Lives" can be seen on the walls of the 2006 safe house. Driver strategy guides are found on a magazine rack in police headquarters.
Easy money On your third mission where Ray asks you to collect $1,500 and deliver the money to his Auto Shop in La Guardia, enter the La Guardia Circuit Race. Win first place under any difficulty setting. Upon completion of the race, the Circuit will close and you will not be able to race again. Save the game (provided that the autosave feature is turned off) and restart the mission. The La Guardia Circuit Race will then be re-opened, but you will retain the money you won from the last race. Repeat this to continue earning as much money as desired. Once you have the money you need, return to Ray's Auto Shop and to the green marker to make upgrades to your cars. This makes it easier to win the La Guardia Races. To complete the mission and continue the game, have at least $1,500 and go to the yellow marker at Ray's Auto Shop at the start of the mission.
Customize car In the 1977 Era, go out of your safe house, then turn right. Then keep on straight until you find an alley way. In it you can find a place where you can customize your car with new wheels, body kit, side skirts, front, bumper, etc. Note: It is not available in the 2006 Era.
Cheat Mode At the pause menu go to cheats and enter password
Code: | Result: | carshow | all vehicles | gunrange | all weapons in your time zone | rollbar | indestructible cars | gunbelt | infinite ammunition | zoomzoom | infinite nitro | steelman | Invincibility | keystone | passive cops | tooledup | zero cost |
Collecting Stars Collect the scattered golden stars throughout the map to unlock the following rewards.
Note: Everything resets once you get to the 2006 era and collecting another 50 Stars will unlock the same attributes. (There are 100 total in the game)
Unlockable: | How to Unlock: | Double Ammunition Capacity | Collect 30 Stars | Double Car Durability | Collect 40 Stars | Free Vehicle Upgrades | Collect 50 Stars | Health Increase | Collect 10 Stars | Nitrous Increase | Collect 20 Stars |
Invincibility At the pause menu go to cheats and enter code "steelman" |