Test drive
| Test drive | |
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| developer |
Distinctive Software Accolade Eden Games Melbourne House |
| Publisher |
Accolade Infogrames / Atari SA Bigben Interactive |
| First title | Test Drive (1987) |
| Last title | Test Drive Unlimited II (2011) |
| Platform (s) | DOS , Atari ST , C64 , Amiga , Apple II , SNES , Sega Mega Drive , PlayStation , Dreamcast , PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , GBC , PSP , Windows |
| Genre (s) | Racing game |
Test Drive is a computer game series in the racing simulation genre . The series is one of the oldest of its genre, the first part was produced and published by Accolade in 1987 . The series was marketed by Atari from 2000, and Bigben Interactive has held the rights since 2016 .
description
The player controls a car and must try to get the "test car" to the destination as quickly as possible. You should keep to the speed limit, which, however, jeopardizes the task of transferring the car as quickly as possible. If you get into a radar control, the police will follow the vehicle. There are two ways in which you can react: Either by stopping and paying the ticket or by accelerating to escape the police as much as possible. Pay attention to oncoming traffic. The graphics are 3D and the steering wheel can be seen from the driver's perspective. A route along a slope (Pacific Coast Highway) was popular. The hallmark of the game was the breaking windshield in the event of an accident.
The first title in the series was developed in 1987 by the Canadian studio Distinctive Software and published via Accolade . In 2000 the French publisher Infogrames took over Accolade and with it the trademark rights to Test Drive . Under Infogrames, which later renamed Atari, the series was further developed by various studios, including Eden Games with the successful Test Drive Unlimited . In 2016 the French publisher Bigben Interactive acquired the trademark rights to Test Drive , only the distribution rights for the games already published remained with Atari.
Versions
Main series
- Test Drive (1987) DOS , Atari ST , C64 , Amiga , Apple II
- Test Drive II: The Duel (1989) DOS, Atari ST, C64, Amiga, SNES , Sega Mega Drive , etc. a.
- Test Drive II add-ons : Supercars Disk, Musclecars Disk (new cars), California Challenge, European Challenge (scenery disks, new tracks)
- Test Drive III: The Passion (1990) DOS
- Test Drive 4 (1997) Windows and PlayStation
- Test Drive 5 (1998) Windows and PlayStation
- Test Drive 6 (2000) Windows, PlayStation and Dreamcast
- Test Drive Overdrive / in Europa TD Overdrive: The Brotherhood of Speed (2002)
- Test Drive: Eve of Destruction / in Europa Driven to Destruction (2004) PlayStation 2 and Xbox (similar to Destruction Derby )
- Test Drive Unlimited Xbox 360 (2006), PC, Playstation 2, PSP (2007)
- Test Drive Unlimited II (first released in Europe on February 11, 2011) Xbox 360 , Windows, PlayStation 3
- Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (TBA)
Off-road offshoot
- Test Drive Off-Road 1 (1997) DOS, Playstation
- Test Drive Off-Road 2 / in Europe Test Drive 4x4 (1998) Windows, PlayStation
- Test Drive Off-Road 3 / in Europe 4x4 World Trophy (1999) Windows, PlayStation, GBC
- Test Drive Off-Road: Wide Open / in Europe Off-Road Wide Open (2001) PlayStation 2, Xbox
Other offshoots
- Test Drive V-Rally
- Test Drive Le Mans (in Europe as The 24 Hours of Le Mans ) (2000) Playstation, PlayStation 2, PC, Dreamcast, GameBoy Color
- Test Drive Cycles (2000) Game Boy Color, PC, Playstation, Dreamcast
- Test Drive 2001 (2000) Game Boy Color
- Test Drive Ferrari Racing Legends (2012) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows
Test Drive Unlimited
| Test Drive Unlimited | |||
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| Studio |
Eden Games (PC, Xbox 360) Melbourne House (PS2, PSP) |
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| Publisher | Atari | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Xbox 360 September 5, 2006 September 8, 2006 September 21, 2006 Windows PC March 16, 2007 March 20, 2007 April 13, 2007 PlayStation 2 March 16, 2007 March 20, 2007 PlayStation Portable March 21, 2007 March 30, 2007 March 27 , 2007 April 2007   |
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| platform | Xbox 360 , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , Windows (from Windows 2000 ) | ||
| genre | Racing game | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Gamepad , keyboard , steering wheel | ||
| language | German | ||
| Current version | 1.66A (as of July 17, 2007) | ||
| Age rating |
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| information | The bottom line refers to the PSP and PS2 version. | ||
With Test Drive Unlimited , Atari is trying to implement the genre of the MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) for racing games as well. The developers therefore created the term MOOR ( Massively Open Online Racing ). Eden Games has realistically recreated around 1,600 kilometers of road and the area around the island of Oahu in the Hawaii archipelago.
The game was released for the Xbox 360 , PSP , PS2 and PC , although the versions for PS2 and PSP do not differ in scope. There are a total of 91 vehicles: including motorcycles of all classes, vintage cars such as the Pontiac Firebird , production cars such as the Audi TT Quattro Sport and super sports cars such as Ferrari Enzo Ferrari , Saleen S7 , McLaren F1 / F1 GTR. There are also many, primarily American, concept cars , for example the Chrysler Me-Four-Twelve. With a chargeable Carpack in April 2008, 45 more cars and another motorcycle ( Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R ) were added, including several vehicles from the German car manufacturer RUF Automobile , whose vehicles are based on various vehicles from Porsche.
The servers for the multiplayer mode were shut down on September 28, 2012 at 11:00 CEST. PC gamers can play the game online on private servers using the "Project Paradise" modification published on September 28, 2014 .
Test Drive Unlimited 2
| Test Drive Unlimited 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio | Eden Games | ||
| Publisher | Atari | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
February  8, 2011 February 8, 2011 ( Steam ) February 11, 2011 |
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| platform | Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows (from Windows XP ) | ||
| genre | Racing game | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Gamepad , keyboard , steering wheel | ||
| language | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3: German PC: English , French , German , Italian , Spanish | ||
| Age rating |
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Test Drive Unlimited 2 is the continuation of Test Drive Unlimited, released in 2011. 101 vehicles are available, including many well-known manufacturers such as B. Aston Martin , RUF and Gumpert . Test Drive Unlimited 2 takes place in the initial phase on the Balearic island of Ibiza , with approx. 930 km and in the further course of the game also on the island of Oahu , already known from Test Drive Unlimited , with approx. 2200 km. Other innovations include: B. a day / night change (24h correspond to 2.5h), as well as a dynamic weather system. Furthermore, the contact between individual players in this MMORPG has been made easier. The player has the option, for example in (paid) Casino - DLC to contact other players in contact.
From 2011 there were closure quarrels between Atari and the development studio Eden Games , which impaired game support. This was partly intercepted by the user community through the development of fan patches , which try to fix remaining problems and deficiencies themselves.
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown was announced at Nacon Connect on July 7th, 2020 . The game is now being developed by Kylotonn .
See also
Web links
- Test Drive Unlimited official website
- Test Drive series at MobyGames (all versions, add-ons and platforms)
- Test Drive Unlimited II official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Micheal Mullen: Infogrames Buys Accolade. In: GameSpot. April 27, 2000. Retrieved January 9, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Damien Greffet: Bigben Interactive racheté la license Test Drive à Atari. In: Jeux Actu. December 15, 2016, accessed January 9, 2019 (French).
- ↑ Article at games.reveur.de. Retrieved February 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Publication of the modification. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 10, 2016 ; accessed on February 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ steampowered.com: New Release - Test Drive Unlimited 2 of February 8, 2011, accessed on February 11, 2011
- ↑ Kris Graft: Atari's Test Drive Unlimited Studio Goes On 'Symbolic Day Strike'. In: Gamasutra. Retrieved January 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Atari closes Eden Games: Test Drive Unlimited makers at the end. In: PC Games. May 11, 2012, accessed January 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Test Drive Unlimited: Eden Games closed after falling out with Atari. In: Golem.de. Retrieved January 9, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ TDU2 Unofficial patch ( English ) www.kulczakk.square7.ch. October 28, 2013. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 19, 2014: “ The Unofficial Patch is a free Test Drive Unlimited 2 modification, not released by the game producer, focusing on fixing remaining bugs and problems in the game. "
