Test Drive

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: May 28, 2002
  • Also On: PC
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 28
  3. Negative: 2 out of 28
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  1. [Anonymous]
    Jun 22, 2002
    7
    The graphics are good, and the music is AWESOME, but it is just a plain arcade style racing game. Definitely rent this before you decide to buy it.
  2. TreyG.
    Jun 14, 2002
    7
    When you first get this game you think you are in for a treat, but what you are in far is a difficult, challenging, and, sometimes frustrating game. However, the graphics are simply realistic, but there is one major flaw, THERE ARE NO DAMAGE PHYSICS!! On the back of the box it says Huge Wrecks! Yeah, only if you're talking about Test Drive 1. This is definitely a game you will want When you first get this game you think you are in for a treat, but what you are in far is a difficult, challenging, and, sometimes frustrating game. However, the graphics are simply realistic, but there is one major flaw, THERE ARE NO DAMAGE PHYSICS!! On the back of the box it says Huge Wrecks! Yeah, only if you're talking about Test Drive 1. This is definitely a game you will want to rent before buying.… Expand
  3. Parmesano
    Apr 6, 2014
    5
    Nice looking game, fast and drives well (if you like arcade style racing), now why the low rating? It gets pretty much ruined by the extreme rubber band ai and, for my taste, also the set time limits between checkpoints.
    You can basically park for a while, turn slowly around the next corner, and all the competitors will wait for you there. Losing them when in the lead is just as tricky,    Nice looking game, fast and drives well (if you like arcade style racing), now why the low rating? It gets pretty much ruined by the extreme rubber band ai and, for my taste, also the set time limits between checkpoints.
    You can basically park for a while, turn slowly around the next corner, and all the competitors will wait for you there. Losing them when in the lead is just as tricky, so driving skills go out of the window. All of this could still be mindless fun as the traffic and tracks keep you on your toes, alas there are pretty strict time limits so a few crashes, some of them are just down to luck, can end the race for you. I found this frankly infuriating after a while.

    You do get Pong as loading screen though, so I give it an extra point for that.    … Expand
  4. Yojimbo2015
    Jul 12, 2023
    7
    AKA TD Overdrive: The Brotherhood Of Speed, this arcade road racer pre-empts NFS Underground with its stereotypical characters and rather lame backstory. It's actually reasonably fun to play but is routinely outshined in every department by the later Burnout games. Not bad though.

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#99 Best PS2 Game of 2002
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#99 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2002
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#87 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2002

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    65
    A very solid racing title that, if anything, ,is just a tad too short. [July 2002, p.120]
  2. PSX Nation
    70
    It's slick, colorful, challenging, well-rounded, has a soundtrack to die for and it allows you and a friend to waste more time playing "Pong" than either one would ever care to admit.
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  3. IGN
    77
    While the title of greatest racer ever is still secure with bigger names like "Gran Turismo 3" and "World Rally Championship," this Test Drive could still be the best in the series so far.
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