Test Drive Unlimited 2

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  1. DharcSlayer
    Jun 9, 2023
    8
    It's a step up from the first TDU in terms of map size, like you're now competing on two Islands. You also have a fairly better car selection, interactive home and garage, landmarks everywhere, race tracks scattered on both islands to simply have a practice course test, dirt roads that the first TDU lacked, kind of mid sountrack, But the lack of diverse storyline, physics engine that quiteIt's a step up from the first TDU in terms of map size, like you're now competing on two Islands. You also have a fairly better car selection, interactive home and garage, landmarks everywhere, race tracks scattered on both islands to simply have a practice course test, dirt roads that the first TDU lacked, kind of mid sountrack, But the lack of diverse storyline, physics engine that quite has a bit of an understeer at most parts, really bad crash model, altho the handbrake and the drifting physics of the game is somewhat existent compared to TDU .

    Overall, it's still a game that is worth to try if you want an open world racing game wherein you can actually cruise around 2 islands that were a direct copy of the real world one.    … Expand
  2. The_D4RknesS
    Sep 23, 2022
    2
    this game could be great but the reality is that it sucks just because the gameplay of all the cars is horrible Stuck and no fluid
  3. Sci69
    Sep 24, 2022
    9
    This game is awesome. I have great memories with it. There are small issues but I'm in love with the 1:1 scale maps and cars! I like the lifestyle aspect too. I don't understand why people hate this game so much, this is just great. It does some things that even Forza Horizon 5 does not do. 9/10
  4. DexEngineer
    Jun 8, 2022
    9
    With right approach you can have great fun playing this game. Kind of a isolated experience, with friends or not. There is strong social factor here but you can ignore it as well. Play for fun, collect all awards and have lots of satisfaction. Graphics is quite good. Music is perfactly selected!!! Get the soundtrack!
  5. KettuF1N
    Apr 22, 2021
    10
    Still in 2021- The best car game ever made and with features not in today's games. Good job
  6. dlcatalin
    Mar 6, 2021
    3
    Good luck finishing this game when every turn you take has 80% chance of spinning your car around for no reason. The controls are absolutely ...GARBAGE. I can't even finish the Driving School missions, cars spin all over the place as soon as you turn. I give it a 3 because of the nice cars, the game is barely playable. There is absolutely NO GRIP, it's like everything is hard coded intoGood luck finishing this game when every turn you take has 80% chance of spinning your car around for no reason. The controls are absolutely ...GARBAGE. I can't even finish the Driving School missions, cars spin all over the place as soon as you turn. I give it a 3 because of the nice cars, the game is barely playable. There is absolutely NO GRIP, it's like everything is hard coded into some "patterns" turn "this much" at "speed x" then "under-steer or over-steer." I bet both my arms the game has 0 dynamic calculations on the forces acting on cars, it's all just pre coded stamps or something.… Expand
  7. Epicscout548
    Oct 3, 2020
    10
    I love this game so much as a kid and i really love to see test drive unlimited 3 to be made in the future
    I will wait for years for it so plz bring it back eden games i will pay you a lot of money
  8. Luka1998010
    Jul 1, 2020
    7
    +2 enormous maps of any driving games
    +Day and night cycle with changing weather
    +Introduction of off-road +Customization : car,character, house +Walking around lots feature +Cars +Lots of things to do and collect -Bad handling -Cringy storyline... Why would anyone include a woman in a dress with a damn chihuahua, that runs a clothing line and gives interviews from a freaking    +2 enormous maps of any driving games
    +Day and night cycle with changing weather
    +Introduction of off-road
    +Customization : car,character, house
    +Walking around lots feature

    +Cars
    +Lots of things to do and collect
    -Bad handling
    -Cringy storyline... Why would anyone include a woman in a dress with a damn chihuahua, that runs a clothing line and gives interviews from a freaking hair saloon ???? Why would anyone add that into a racing game ??? To be honest, all the characters suck !
    -You have to keep your garages filled because you CANNOT sell rival`s cars (Specially that **** pink Mustang ! )
    -The whole plastic surgery thing is kinda annoying, specially because I hate those type of communities...
    -Licences to compete in races, which is the biggest pain in the ass because of the awful handling model
    -Penalties... The most annoying feature in this game, hands down
    -Cars spin out at rain, cant even drive them...    … Expand
  9. Shimmeywill
    Mar 30, 2020
    6
    A rehash for the most part. Slightly upgraded graphics. Car physics still lacking. Fine time waster driving around.
  10. dzapan
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    After you make all races on singleplayer mode, the game i so boring, boring and boring ! Stuipid social options. Lack of cars and customization of them. Big disappointment !
  11. ZombieTech
    Jun 26, 2017
    3
    After the pleasure and joy of the first Test Drive Unlimited, and other great open-world racing games, this game, TDU2, just falls completely flat in SO many ways! Decided to pick it back up off the shelf, after getting bored with Forza Horizon 3's end-game grind, and at least there you can reasonably reach end-game!

    First of all, even though the world is open-world and even a bit    After the pleasure and joy of the first Test Drive Unlimited, and other great open-world racing games, this game, TDU2, just falls completely flat in SO many ways! Decided to pick it back up off the shelf, after getting bored with Forza Horizon 3's end-game grind, and at least there you can reasonably reach end-game!

    First of all, even though the world is open-world and even a bit pretty in its own right, the gameplay is EXTREMELY linear and layered. You need to acquire specific licenses before you can get the cars requiring those licenses in order to win races to make money which then is used to purchase properties and clothes which are only unlocked once you reach a certain level of exploration, etc.

    So, here's where the problem begins, which gets even more complicated given how unstable and buggy this game is (especially if attempting to use something like ENB to try and make the graphics look a bit more reasonable and not quite so dated). The licenses are the biggest bottleneck... they remind me so much of the Stuntman games and why I completely abhored that entire series and am glad it faded away into the lost and forgotten games of the past as a learning experience on the mistake that it was.

    The license tests are so abysmmal in the fact that after the initial license tests, they give JUST ENOUGH time to get all the way through from start to finish... meaning you can't over-skid, you can't bump anything, you have to do each test 100% perfect more or less with only perhaps a 1% spacing for even slight error. Which then each test couples in their own challenges, from a timer, to having to dodge and/or not hit other cars, along with having to navigate barrels/barricades. Some will have time-penalties for going off the road too much, but others are instant fail... if another car hits you, or you just BARELY graze a barricade/barrel, it's instant failure and having to start back over from scratch. The instant failure and restart might not be so bad on smaller tests, but when you're in a test with 49+ checkpoints, and you happen to barely graze a barel or a barricade (even when it doesn't look like you do on your screen) due to even a slight hiccup for any reason... you have to start back over from the first checkpoint. (Also worth noting that each of about 9-18 [the categories with different tiers to each] licenses have 8 test or so each!)

    Another huge issue is completely borked physics and handling. Even with a mod that's supposed to make the handling like TDU1, there's still so much constant fussing with the sliders to try and get the perfect handling for your experience, and it never quite hits the mark. From vehicle to vehicle it changes... so for one vehicle where you might need steering dampening all the way to the right, for others you might need it in the center, or all the way to the left... then the same applies to the other 5 or so sliders to fine-tune your control... ultimately to deliver one of the biggest cluster-!@#!s in a racing-game to date.

    Furthermore another huge issue is the fact the world seems SO empty compared to TDU1... perhaps I'm recalling TDU1 incorrectly, but the world felt more alive with more to do. There's something like 4 or 5 clothing stores, several car dealerships, Casino, real-estate agencies, safehouses, and other bits... but the fact they seperate them into different categories so only so much shows on the map at a time, along with the fact the maps are huge with having them so far spread out... it sadly has a Just Cause "empty lifeless village" feeling pretty much everywhere. Becomes even more painful when you hit lvl10 and start going to Hawaii from the airport... you drive through the hugest city area of Hawaii and actually have to drive aimlessly for quite sometime before you find even one point of interest, which is a massive shame!

    Was also rather disappointing that they had finally added motorcycles to the game, but was more just for vanity, as (unless I'm completely missing something) there doesn't seem to be anything single-player/offline to do with them... haven't found any way to paint/sticker a motorcycle, no way to improve motorcycle license, no motorcycle races, no motorcycle tuner upgrades... the motorcycles just seem to be there, and for anybody that's a massive enthusiast of motorcycles like I am, it's VERY disappointing!

    Then there's the issue that there are SEVERAL cars (as well as the motorcycles) that are locked behind cash-shop purchases (DLC) that require tokens. Not sure if the website still sells tokens, but luckily I was able to buy the Harley Davidson before the official shutdown. In game, I seem to have the option to purchase the other motorcycles if I wish, but come across several cars that say they're a DLC purchase and download, yet the source/download appears not to be available... so you get to stare at a car model that you'll never be able to access!    … Expand
  12. Mahdiar
    Jul 6, 2016
    7
    Gameplay : 6
    Graphics : 8
    Story : 7
    Sound : 7
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    Overall : 7
  13. Qyndryx
    Jun 26, 2016
    4
    PC: The game is fun, if you can get it to work. That is right, there are so many issues with getting this game to work that there really is no point. You think you have gotten it but really you have just scratched the surface of the issues in this game. The biggest being Atari, laying off and letting an entire great company die. Rest in Piece, Test Drive Unlimited.
  14. XDavidX
    Nov 24, 2015
    10
    The game is just amazing. I love play this game. For me this game is amazing ! Nothing more to comment because this game is amazing ! I rate this 10/10
  15. Plutarco
    Aug 7, 2015
    0
    Impossible to drive, the cars behave like wet soaps and I got bored very soon. The worst racing game of all times. Atari should fire all the people who worked on this crap. DON'T BUY THIS GARBAGE
  16. WatsonStudios
    Apr 12, 2015
    0
    This game. It's a mess. A very big mess. We do feel proud for the ones who had created the box art for this game, they sure made this game look absolutely awesome, and we mean that. Of course, the player ends up crying their eyes out when this game spits and vomits in their face right after it slaps them with the cold, disgusting truth of how bad it really is.

    From very poor audio    This game. It's a mess. A very big mess. We do feel proud for the ones who had created the box art for this game, they sure made this game look absolutely awesome, and we mean that. Of course, the player ends up crying their eyes out when this game spits and vomits in their face right after it slaps them with the cold, disgusting truth of how bad it really is.

    From very poor audio design to awkward handling and physics so bad you can't even make fun of it, to completely atrocious voice acting to low quality graphics and visual effects, Test Drive Unlimited 2 is not even worth being at the butt end of any joke.

    When you drive in this game, it feels like your moving a hunk of rock on broken wheels on ice. The car physics are such a disgrace to every racing game ever made to the point that we almost puked blood out our ears. The racing licenses you have to complete in order to continue racing in the official races are complete garbage, being absolute useless half the time and seem to get extremely hard (due to being really strict on times, not just what you have to do) really, really quickly.

    The graphics are bland and feel colorless half time, and are not very appealing. Like, jeez, was it that hard to add some saturation and contrast?

    The car selection isn't too bad, they including cars and vehicles that are not in many racing games, but still included common cars. Not too much to say that's bad about the selection, though it is a tad bit small.

    When you explore the islands, all you will find are old car scrapes that you can get money for finding, but that's basically it. There's miles of grass and fields with nothing in them. What a waste. You can see buildings and trees and things that look nice, but there's nothing really cool to actually find, like hidden treasures and cars and such.

    The voice acting in Test Drive Unlimited 2 can make anybody's ears start bleeding from the horrible acting and the extreme awkwardness. None of the "characters" have any depth and they all act very dumb. We've seen socks that are more intelligent. Also, the player races against the same small group of racers in the ENTIRE GAME. You have the ability to challenge any other driver to a dual race (similar in Need For Speed: Underground 2), but of course, the other drivers decline your offer. Every. Single. Time. With no actual reason either of course. This might have been made only to work online, but the servers that players use to go online almost never work for some strange reason.

    Our question is this: what in the world went wrong? The developers had a really good idea going: a paradise-styled racing game, set place on two big different islands, fancy sports and super cars, various events and races to compete in, and even various houses to purchase and a few things you can find while exploring the islands. We are stunned at how much polishing this game requires before it can be considered being even simply priced at $30.

    It's almost heartbreaking to see a good idea go to complete waste. We are so disappointed in the developers that actually thought this was a great game in the end. Here's some words to describe this game:

    Bland.
    Repetitive.
    Boring.
    Low-quality.
    Underdeveloped.
    Strange.
    Disappointing.

    Bottom line: this game is a big pile of you-know-what on the face of the entire racing game genre. For the love of goodness, stay away from this game!    … Expand
  17. Marick
    Jan 21, 2015
    5
    Test Drive Unlimited 2, known as TDU2 is an open world racing, developed by Eden Games and published by Atari. Test Drive Unlimited has many streets, cars, motorcycles registered trademark. The game also has SUV that brings something new to the series. The story begins with an unknown racer, he gets a chance to enter the vast Solar Crown Cup competition to be the best racer. I met someTest Drive Unlimited 2, known as TDU2 is an open world racing, developed by Eden Games and published by Atari. Test Drive Unlimited has many streets, cars, motorcycles registered trademark. The game also has SUV that brings something new to the series. The story begins with an unknown racer, he gets a chance to enter the vast Solar Crown Cup competition to be the best racer. I met some problems in the game, especially the camera. The cars have a very good control.… Expand
  18. cylentstorm
    Dec 25, 2014
    8
    TDU2 is NOT a racing game at heart. It's a driving sandbox with a big emphasis on the social and community features. The car handling and physics are...well, a little weird, but there are numerous assists to compensate--or not. You'll probably spend a while fiddling with the complete range of adjustment sliders covering the analog controls until you find something that feels right.TDU2 is NOT a racing game at heart. It's a driving sandbox with a big emphasis on the social and community features. The car handling and physics are...well, a little weird, but there are numerous assists to compensate--or not. You'll probably spend a while fiddling with the complete range of adjustment sliders covering the analog controls until you find something that feels right.

    Then? Just drive--do some races, explore, buy stuff, interact with the community--which is dwindling fast. Just have fun--there's no pressure here. Sadly--we'll probably never see another Test Drive, but you can always go back to Ibiza and Oahu to relax and cruise.    … Expand
  19. GPReS
    Nov 8, 2014
    10
    Even after 3.5 years after release the game stays one of the best open world games for real car lovers. I wish there were more games with soul like this one.
  20. Pixelshady
    Oct 4, 2014
    9
    now most critics and users hate this game while i really enjoyed it but it still has it's fair shares of pros and cons
    .
    Cons -: 1.Bad NPC And player models : this is to be expected from a racing game since they don't usually do models for Human NPCs and by that i mean most don't even have Human NPCs but those that do have human npcs generally looks really bad but the NPC models in    now most critics and users hate this game while i really enjoyed it but it still has it's fair shares of pros and cons
    .
    Cons -:
    1.Bad NPC And player models : this is to be expected from a racing game since they don't usually do models for Human NPCs and by that i mean most don't even have Human NPCs but those that do have human npcs generally looks really bad but the NPC models in this game is fairly Decent for a racing game atleast.

    2. a bit sensitive steering : well the actual turning isn't that sensitive or easy but a slight turn to the left or right for a few cars can really be extremly sensitive
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    Pros -:
    1.Large huge sprawling maps : The map is extremly large especially for a racing game, the world map makes it looks really small but trust me the map can take a huge amount of time to get from one place to another and it isn't all empty you might find other NPCs sprawling around the map so you don't feel alone.

    2.In-game Social Interaction: well i couldn't really fiqure out what to call it but what it actually is in brief you can buy houses, make friends, customize your house etc. you wouldn't exactly expect this from a racing game but they added these interactions and such and it adds to the gameplay it makes it really enjoyable.

    3.Nice Varied Amount of cars : this game has maybe like 180+ Vehicles all varied, theres super cars,off-road SUVs,Classic old cars Etc.

    4.Mod Support : you already know what this means.
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    in general this has been one of the most fun racing games i ever played (only rivaled by NFS Most Wanted) buy this game and you won't regret it    … Expand
  21. kirina
    Jul 28, 2014
    8
    Sorry This is Japanese Review.

    ゲームとしては楽しい部類で文句なしではあるが、 システム面の特にオンラインプレイに置いて金曜日からサーバーがダウンしているのかアクセスできず、 プロファイルをオフラインでプレイしようにもオフライン用のユーザを作らないといけなくなり、 仕方なくLANケーブルを毎回抜いてプレイ。これさえなければ9以上だったのに惜しい。    Sorry This is Japanese Review.

    ゲームとしては楽しい部類で文句なしではあるが、
    システム面の特にオンラインプレイに置いて金曜日からサーバーがダウンしているのかアクセスできず、
    プロファイルをオフラインでプレイしようにもオフライン用のユーザを作らないといけなくなり、
    仕方なくLANケーブルを毎回抜いてプレイ。これさえなければ9以上だったのに惜しい。
  22. RuskoStar
    Feb 8, 2014
    10
    for me one of the best games of 2011! many cars, many modes, much fun, pretty hard sometimes, but it feels so good to win and get the money and your own cars!
  23. northerndark
    Dec 9, 2013
    4
    terrible car handling that makes you wanna headbutt the screen.
    unsastisfying graphics performance that can go glitchy.

    a total step-down from a solid first game.
  24. FujiApple
    Nov 23, 2013
    6
    LONG REVIEW WARNING
    TL;DR: Sadly, a nice looking game that is infuriating to play, so much wasted potentials.
    I play this game 800*600 & low quality with a keyboard, and this game is the most frustrating racing game I've played, far more than GRiD, DiRT, DiRT 3, NFS UG2, NFS HP III, NFS PU, SHIFT 2. For starters, the "return to road" function is just revolting, Not only does it take ~2    LONG REVIEW WARNING
    TL;DR: Sadly, a nice looking game that is infuriating to play, so much wasted potentials.
    I play this game 800*600 & low quality with a keyboard, and this game is the most frustrating racing game I've played, far more than GRiD, DiRT, DiRT 3, NFS UG2, NFS HP III, NFS PU, SHIFT 2. For starters, the "return to road" function is just revolting, Not only does it take ~2 seconds to activate, it does NOT even activate at all in most cases, wtf? I'm 40 metres off of the road, and the red cross appears, really now?
    From there, let's move onto the aesthetics, which is great overall (damn straight, graphics are this game's strongest selling point, although I'm not fortunate to enjoy it at max level), but have some game-killing flaws. In many off-road races, I cannot even tell the road from the grass.Even if I play on low, the two should be clearly distinguishable. The choice of clothes are sexist as well, just look at the women's collection of shoes: none of them are flat, even the sport store sell heels.
    Racing schools are indeed a painful thorn as said by many, the tests that involve AI's (passing & dodging) are the stupidest. The AI follows a predetermined path, at the passing test, I find them constantly hitting my backside after I've passed them and slowed down for a corner. This game have a algorithm for determining responsibilities of crashes (seen in free ride), but it's not present in the racing schools.
    The choices of cars are interesting in a bad way. Eden clearly worships Ferrari, and maybe Audi and Mercedes-Benz, while not too hot for some other well-known brands, or maybe they did not bother to get licenses from them? Regardless, this game have no Lamborghini, no Maserati, no true Porsche, no BMW's, only 2 Japanese brands (Subaru & Nissan), and for the bikes, only 2 brands, Ducati and Harley-Davidson, but that's forgivable, its only DLC content anyways. ~87% of the cars are RWD (most of the non-SUV AWD's are Audi, god bless Quattro eh?), which translates to spin-outs on start-ups for keyboard users. Seriously, do they not know a great many people play on PC with keyboard? Handling is just unbearable sometimes. Ferrari F40-Can't drive that thing at all when raining, spin-out after spin-out.
    The physics are just funky at times, not even related to the fact that I'm using a keyboard. When I crash into a smooth barrier at ~30 degrees, I get turned 180 degrees. Neither can I do donuts on any surface. I skin a telephone pole, and again, get turned to the opposite direction. Combined with the brilliant "return to road" function, it is a recipe for rage.
    Everything else in this game is more than satisfactory, but with the main component--racing, so frustrating, it's hard to like this game a lot. Maybe I'll play it from time to time, but it will definitely not be my go-to racing game. If you've made it this far, thank you for you patience.    … Expand
  25. morfil
    Nov 7, 2013
    7
    It's not as cool as TDU1, but it has more diversity by adding Ibiza to the game. So we get many more locations to the game where to race. Some features of TDU1 are missing, some are added, overall it does fall a bit behind the first game, like all sequels do. But it's worth a try for the fans of TDU.
  26. thepadstar
    Oct 10, 2013
    10
    Playing TDU 2 with a Thrustmaster Ferrari 485 Racing wheel has been a joy, I swear the "bad controls and physics" people are playing with the keyboard as i find this game smooth, accurate (the car goes where it is meant to) and wholly as enjoyable as the first. Yes the in game scripting and voice acting is terrible and i havn't used the "Cosmetic Surgery or Clothes shop" so i don't reallyPlaying TDU 2 with a Thrustmaster Ferrari 485 Racing wheel has been a joy, I swear the "bad controls and physics" people are playing with the keyboard as i find this game smooth, accurate (the car goes where it is meant to) and wholly as enjoyable as the first. Yes the in game scripting and voice acting is terrible and i havn't used the "Cosmetic Surgery or Clothes shop" so i don't really mind them being there. Online is a great laugh and never encounter any issues or lag and 99% of the time there are still plenty of people playing.
    So if you have a Controller/Racing Wheel then this game is very much for you. Thinking of playing with Keyboard? then expect to rage and call the game crap.    … Expand
  27. AmbigousBarrel
    Jul 26, 2013
    8
    I like this game, it work's with the steering wheel I used on my PC (The original didn't, nice to see that fixed), it worked without a problem on my system on maximum setting's, and most surprisingly it worked fine with Eyefinity! Now, it ain't perfect, the graphic's are not a massive leap from Test Drive Unlimited 1 (Which I was a huge fan of) but they do their job well, and I feel theI like this game, it work's with the steering wheel I used on my PC (The original didn't, nice to see that fixed), it worked without a problem on my system on maximum setting's, and most surprisingly it worked fine with Eyefinity! Now, it ain't perfect, the graphic's are not a massive leap from Test Drive Unlimited 1 (Which I was a huge fan of) but they do their job well, and I feel the car's are well reproduced in this game. Sometime's the engine sound cut's out during a single player race which is odd, but this is not very often for me luckily.

    There are only two radio station's which is slightly disappointing but was not too much really. The character and house customization is a lot better than the original title, especially the latter. Some people I heard said about the handling being bad, but I personally find this to be somewhat subjective as to me they are spot on. They also put in the car wash's in, which was planned for the original but never put in, which is a nice touch.

    Over all I think what they did with Test Drive Unlimited 2 is what they wanted to do with the original but in the original possibly rang out of time. It make's for a intriguing game, and one that has kept me coming back in my spare time for time for month's. I like this game a lot, hope M.O.O.R genre pick's up and more games like this are made would be nice!    … Expand
  28. XzRecolz
    Jul 18, 2013
    2
    I couldn't enjoy this game. The driving was so bad that it makes me laugh. Graphics are decent, that's why I gave it a 2. But apart from that, not much positives to say
  29. demonhorde665
    Jun 28, 2013
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. see some people stumped on why the game got bad reviews. Well these guys never played the First TDU apparently. Sure if you take this game on its merit alone and Forget that the first TDU ever existed this is a great racing game, but as a fan of the first one I can not just wash off my experience with the first game. That said this one fall rather short of the original in my opinion.

    The Good:

    The graphics have been updated the game (except for the original island) looks better than the original game's.
    The off road really adds more depth tom the experience.
    Nice learning curve with the driving assistance.
    more character customization options.

    The Bad:

    world seems hollow compared to the original. Gone are the hitch hiker missions, the package deliveries, and the car deliveries that made the first game seem so alive to me (maybe I have not gotten far enough along in this one yet but from 6 days playing it the world just seems empty with not as much to do outside racing championships. The discovery mode is poor replacement for hitch hiker missions on buying new cloths. I felt like exploring the first game more often knowing that about every 5 to 10 miles there was a npc that I could do a mission for. finding junk cars just not that enticing of a reason to go exploring even with the bonus cars they unlock.

    Less cars from what I've seen and what cars I do see about 1/3 are DLC purchases. seriously if some one knows where I can find a modern corvette that doesn't cost real money PLEASE let me know. this whole game seems engineered around nickel and diming us on dlc. sure its not much (about 1 dollar most cars). but its the principal of the matter this is a TEST DRIVE game. sell extra BS but cars should not be DLC.

    Missing radio this one I have to mention and it is worth 3 marks off this game imo.
    there are only 2 crappy radio stations and one seems to advertise for music it just doesn't have?? are you serious when the radio host talks about sacrificing goats while listening to their station I expect REAL hardcore metal not wuss rock and electro tunes. to ad insult to injury the first game offered users the ability to create their own radio stations with their own mp3 collection, well guess what they ripped that right out of the sequel. then have lied about how they will add it back in in a patch ..its been a year or more since this game came out when I bought it and still NO USER RADIO.

    Last I'd like to say I HATE the license test system this is TDU we shouldn't have to go through hellish license test just to get to the good bits of the game which are never as big of an a-pain as these test are any way. again just a poor feature meant to fill the void of them not having other mission types in the game and again it does a poor job of filling that void. Maybe some of you guys like this, but I find the test more annoying and game pace breaking to me than fulfilling.

    Other thoughts:

    I'd go back top TDU 1 except Atari shut down the servers some time in 2012 not sure if I can even get in game with out the servers being up? as for TDU 2 i9'll stick to it for now a 5/10 in my book is an ok game for fans of a series I'd not recomend it to non driving game fans though. for driving game fans that never played TUD I'd say its a 7/10 a good game to introduce you to TDU but really TDU 1 offered so much more with less blatant money grabbing dlc. Maybe Atari will make it right on TDU3 we can hope.    … Expand
  30. YeastyPorpoise
    Jun 13, 2013
    4
    To be quite honest with you, if you like this style of driving game, i.e, where you can sort of explore the island in your car; I would recommend getting the first game and avoiding this one. The voice-acting is incredibly cheesy and the 'story' is just awful. At least in Test Drive Unlimited (the first game) they simply didn't have a story-line, probably to avoid this exact problem. TheTo be quite honest with you, if you like this style of driving game, i.e, where you can sort of explore the island in your car; I would recommend getting the first game and avoiding this one. The voice-acting is incredibly cheesy and the 'story' is just awful. At least in Test Drive Unlimited (the first game) they simply didn't have a story-line, probably to avoid this exact problem. The graphics really aren't that much better either so you're not really missing out on much.… Expand
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#62 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#55 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 6, 2011
    60
    Racing game pretends to have a lot of features and extras at first glance. Fact is, this just has some boring races and dusty graphics. [Mar 2011]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Mar 31, 2011
    70
    Ignore the story and there's a very enticing world to explore. [Apr 2011, p.64]
  3. PC Games
    Mar 21, 2011
    80
    Don't get us wrong, Test Drive Unlimited 2 is a very decent game. With a massive island to explore, beautiful cars and scenery that can take your breath away, it's an absolute eye candy. Still, almost every aspect of the game can use some polish. [Mar 2011, p.99]
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