Test Drive Unlimited

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  • Summary: Test Drive Unlimited is the only game that immerses you into the car and bike enthusiast lifestyle, with total freedom to race however and wherever you want within a huge, online-persistent environment. Visit the most sophisticated car and bike dealers to purchase new vehicles or simply takeTest Drive Unlimited is the only game that immerses you into the car and bike enthusiast lifestyle, with total freedom to race however and wherever you want within a huge, online-persistent environment. Visit the most sophisticated car and bike dealers to purchase new vehicles or simply take them for a spin. Collect and trade rare performance parts and customize each vehicle to make it one-of-a-kind. Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages. Features more than 125 licensed vehicles from exclusive manufacturers including Lamborghini, Ducati, Aston Martin, Mercedes, Saleen, Shelby, and Jaguar; Upgrade each car or bike with options from the actual manufacturers' catalog. Players create characters, buy new homes and garages, and tune and upgrade vehicles with aftermarket parts; Extracurricular activities such as expanding your garage, getting clothes and fashion accessories for your avatar, helping hitchhikers catch planes, picking up girls, chasing car thieves, and escaping from a psychopath. [Atari]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Pure Magazine UK
    90
    A great race title if you can persevere past the initial frustration. [Mar 2007, p.74]
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  2. PSM Magazine
    85
    This PSP racing port of a port delivers the incredible mileage and deep features of the console version, save some graphical downscaling and minor tweaks. [June 2007, p.80]
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  3. Game Chronicles
    83
    Test Drive Unlimited was a bold experiment in seamlessly blending the solo and online racing experience and it worked great on the 360 and PC, and to some degree you get a small taste of this on the PSP, but I wouldn’t recommend this game to anyone looking for the next big thing in PSP online gaming.
  4. VGPub
    80
    Almost as good as its big brother counterparts. Almost.
  5. GameSpot
    78
    The PSP version of Test Drive Unlimited crams in just about every feature found in the PS2 version of the game, including the open-ended online world, and it does so without mucking up the experience.
  6. Worth Playing
    78
    It all comes down to what you're looking for in a racing game. Test Drive Unlimited for the PSP has the potential to keep you playing for months on end, as long as you don't sit down for extended sessions.
  7. Digital Entertainment News
    70
    Test Drive: Unlimited wasn’t specifically intended for handheld play and it shows. The wealth of content is staggering and the presentation pristine; however, a sense that this game has been unnecessarily squeezed down to size causes it to miss its potential.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. ListerD.
    Apr 22, 2007
    10
    I have to say, this is easiest one of the best racing games i have played. The graphics are sweet, and the handling on the cars is spot on I have to say, this is easiest one of the best racing games i have played. The graphics are sweet, and the handling on the cars is spot on just right. yes the cars do feel a wee on the heavy side, but that is how cars feel when your speeding round a corner..On line mode will keep you amused and so will the size of the island your racing around. If only all racing games were like this, good job EA.… Expand
  2. FuzzyD.
    Apr 1, 2007
    10
    Let me start off by saying that it's the actually proper PSP version that I am writing about, not the promo or the pc version. As a Let me start off by saying that it's the actually proper PSP version that I am writing about, not the promo or the pc version. As a straight racing game, this rocks, the graphics are sweet some of the best i think i've seen in a race game ( trust me i've played enough). They are sharp and just look really nice, racing around the island is a pleasure to see from the nicely textured scenery to the beautiful looking sky.The handling on the cars is spot on, yes it does fill a little heavy but that just makes more realistic (cars are not made out of paper you know) It feels like you are control and good solid heavy car. The sound is ok, nothing special but nothing to sad neither. I've played lots of racing games (my favorite type of game) and this is one of the best. It's just straight racing no boosting no real modin of the cars ( You can choose colours and wheels and upgrade it ).It may start off a little slow (buying a house and car) but once your into the heart of the game it is a quality straight racing game. Give it a bash in my opinion it's much more refreshing that yet another NFS game and much nicer looking than Burnout (which i like a lot too). This is a racer that will keep me amuzed for ages. From racing around and from fleeing from the police. If you like your racing games to be a racing game with quality graphic and fantastic handling then get this, its worth every penny.… Expand
  4. som1special2
    Aug 18, 2010
    9
    If you have looked at ALL previous racing games and this one, you will notice that this one is worth the cost. I have played all racing gamesIf you have looked at ALL previous racing games and this one, you will notice that this one is worth the cost. I have played all racing games for the PSP and come away pretty disappointed. Except for TDU! This game is great. It is a lazy man's racing game that pretty much allows you to race in whatever fashion you please. Graphics are good, music is relaxing and races are not too hard. Collecting cars and houses are fun. If Gran Turismo PSP is too real or hard, try this game.… Expand
  5. Darkwolf
    Mar 16, 2007
    8
    This game is absolutely fantastic. You need a powerful PC to run it in it's full glory though. But when you've got a rig that can This game is absolutely fantastic. You need a powerful PC to run it in it's full glory though. But when you've got a rig that can handle it then this game will impress you in every aspect of the word. One big world with no loading times. Total freedom. It's ideal!… Expand
  6. BoltzmannBaby
    Mar 9, 2012
    7
    Engaging, beautifully looking and LARGE! This is by far the largest gameworld you'll encounter in a PSP title, thus never really getting boredEngaging, beautifully looking and LARGE! This is by far the largest gameworld you'll encounter in a PSP title, thus never really getting bored of it, especially since there are no loading times anywhere you go. But that's quite the only plus it has compared with the other games. The game is made with multiplayer in mind, so on every start you are asked if you want to play online and you can't disable this feature in the menus, which is irrational for a portable console that is not granted to have network access at the rate of a pc. Paired with that, the servers are out by now, since the devs apparently no longer support multiplayer on this title, apparently being buggy since it's inception (though i think it has more to do with hardware's limitations, not coding faults), so you have to spend some "clicks" and some loading times from entering the game to being on the road. It might not seem much at first, but it gets frustrating after starting the game like that a few times. Then you have the occasional bugs with roads or other objects not showing up, and the in-game police is too much of a nuisance to allow the fun to last when yo speed with a fast car. But the soundtrack is there to sweeten things up a bit and afterall, if you're more like a cruiser than a competitor, there is enough road to burn all the rubber you want!… Expand
  7. OlayodeB.
    Oct 18, 2008
    5
    This game isnt that great. It has some really nice pros that most games dont have, but someworth excessive. The island is WAY to big. Its not This game isnt that great. It has some really nice pros that most games dont have, but someworth excessive. The island is WAY to big. Its not like we need to go that many places the graphics are also nice and thats about it. The cons are that they have no night driving. its Always bright like noon. or maybe a little like 5pm noon. Theres never rain or any type of wether. the police are stupid and arrest you easily for driving slow when u have stars. theres no damage system which i dont mind that much but coom, at least give an option to use one or not. They also have all this hpouses that you dont need..some even look the same >;/. they have TOO MANY of places to buy the SAMe stupid car. The game gets boring REALLY fast since tehres no interaction with no npc AT all. infact the only person you see is YOU. no pedestrian. and i forgot, the radio songs are good :), but baack to the racing experience. theeres no motocycles or trucks to drive on the PS2 version. and tehres barely any nice cars to drive. If you decide to get this game at all, PLEASe get xbox 360 verson, although it sks, its way better than ps2 version.… Expand
  8. ManG.
    Jun 13, 2007
    0
    The worst game ever and the cars are all so slow. the game is just very boring. please dont buy this game. i got it cause of the great The worst game ever and the cars are all so slow. the game is just very boring. please dont buy this game. i got it cause of the great reviews, but it is a waste of money!… Expand

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#12 Best PSP Game of 2007
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#13 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2007
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#32 Most Shared PSP Game of 2007