Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

 Xbox Series X
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. Generación Xbox
    Sep 24, 2024
    77
    We can debate for a long time whether the 13-year wait between the last titles was worth it, but I think that Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown fulfills its purpose, perhaps without much to spare, perhaps with some flaws in its mechanics, but that, I think, fans of the genre will appreciate. Be patient, though, it may be a bit tedious to start at the beginning and add levels, but once you do that is when it gets interesting. Take a trip to Hong Kong, the game, without being a Forza, offers a lot and has great plans for the future that make betting on it bring its rewards in advance.
  2. XboxAddict
    Sep 6, 2024
    75
    With the first year of updates already planned and shown, there’s sure to be some cool additions for Solar Crown... eventually, but with the iconic Casino not even arriving until Summer 2025, you’ll need to embrace the grind to tide you over between Seasons. An arcade racer with a heavy social focus is what made Test Drive Unlimited popular in the first place, but in the years since its absence with Forza Horizon releases, the bar has been raised, one that Solar Crown isn’t quite at just yet. Solar Crown has the DNA of what made Test Drive Unlimited so revered, but it doesn’t quite have the same heart yet.
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  1. Xboxygen
    Sep 18, 2024
    Expected like the messiah by a community of nostalgic gamers, Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown may well brake the hopes of those expecting an experience as captivating as that provided by its predecessors. While the game is not fundamentally bad, it struggles to convince because the competition has set the bar so high. Between the rough technique, the rather unremarkable atmosphere and the absence of elements that made up the DNA of the series, KT Racing's title suffers from an overall lack of polishing, perhaps due to insufficient development time or resources. It is a shame that the French studio chose to produce a game that was too (overly?) ambitious in terms of content, without really achieving its aims, instead of trying to innovate and surprise us. Those who are not put off by its shortcomings will nonetheless find a solid racing game with pleasing gameplay (at least on the road) and a rewarding, coherent progression system.