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Must try it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: September 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've had my 360 for a few months now and like most people, I am always looking for games that deliver on the promise of what the 360 was supposed to deliver. TDU may not be perfect but its pretty darn close. The graphics look like a movie. While I may never be able to afford 99% of the cars in the game, the variety of cars is unreal. I also think it is very cool that there are motorcycles in the game to go with the cars. Hawaii also felt like a perfect place for this game to take place because it adds to the fantasy element of the game. I can't wait until the game comes out officially and there are a bunch of people to race with.

Test Drive Unlimited is a must buy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: September 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Test Drive Unlimited

I loved this game! As a racing fan I couldn't have been more pleased with this game. The M.O.O.R. or Massively Open Online Racing factor of this game makes it above the other racing games. Being able to play with my 7 friends online at the same time makes this game replay able. Endless cars to choose from and endless road to have fun with. This game is defiantly a must.

Without a doubt worth 5 stars!!!!

A must have for your 360...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Test Drive Unlimited takes a new direction in the racing game genre. The many features, easy gameplay, and online options will keep you entertained for hours.

First Impressions: You start out on the island of Oahu, which is your gateway to all of the various features of Test Drive. From here, you can access different types of races, missions, car dealerships, and purchasable homes. It's a very unique way of accessing what the game has to offer, as opposed to the standard racing game: choose car, choose map, rinse, repeat.

Gameplay: I'm not much a fan of racing games, but Test Drive had me hooked. I spent a good amount of time in the character editing mode, where you can edit your own personal avatar/driver. You can change their facial features, hair, and clothing to your liking. From here, you can visit all of the car dealerships and purchase a vehicle. If you are fortunate to have Xbox Live, the game has an online feature where you can buy, trade, or sell your cars. Once your avatar and car are set, you can drive around the island and find a race that suits you. If you do not want to race, you can try an escort mission, which involves you taking a car and driving it to a specific location in Oahu. I found this particular feature to be a lot of fun, and it earns you a fair amount of money in reward.

Controls: I've always had problems with controls in racing games, but Test Drive is very easy once you get the feel of it. Driving around isn't as simple as jamming the button down and flying along the course. You need to learn to control your speed and apply the right pressure on your acceleration. Also, there are several camera angles at your disposal, so you can choose whatever you feel most comfortable with.

Graphics: One of the most appealing things about this game was the graphics. You can see the capabilities of the 360 in the details and shading of the cars, the various racing environments, and Oahu itself. The character models could have been better, but you'll be too absorbed by the nice designs of the cars and environment to take much notice.

Sound: Pretty good. The cars and collisions sound quite realistic. The acceleration noise is a little awkward, but it's not too distracting. Also, there is a radio option that allows you to browse and set stations to play while you drive.

Online Play: Playing Test Drive with Xbox live brings the best out of all of its features. Instead of AI being scattered throughout Oahu, other players will be driving around. You can join player-made races or create your own. If you happen to have a headset, you can even talk to other racers during a match, or hear them while you explore Oahu! You will not get the most of the game until you try it online.

Overall: If you own a 360, give Test Drive a try. It has plenty of replay value due to its wide selection of racing, missions, and online features. Fans of this genre will not be disappointed!

One of the Best Racing Games Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I am a big racing game fan- especially of Need For Speed games, of which I have all- but I recently got my 360 I decided to buy Test Drive and so far have been very impressed. This game really lives up to its name.

The best feature of the game is the graphics, which are by far some of the prettiest I've seen on the 360, the game is the equivalent to or better than PGR3 in terms of visuals. Another excellent feature of the game is that you can roam around the ENTIRE island of Oahu, which is humongous; it could easily take you an hour to circle the entire island. This definitely beats out any other free roam game in terms of map size, and of course the world detail is nearly perfect.

The game has a very large selection of automobiles--bikes and cars--which can be purchased at dealerships throghout the island. The cars are absolutely gorgeous visually, and the bikes just as much so. I really like the nice touch of being able to 'shop' for your vehicle- being able to walk into dealerships choose the options on your auto, and of course 'test drive' it before you purchase. The physics model for most of the cars is okay, more so with traction control off.

There is one negative thing about this game. The car selection though humongous, does not include either BMW or Porsche (although Ruf cars will soon be available for download), which are must haves to ANY racing game. The game also leaves out all the Japanese brands, save for Nissan and Kawasaki; where is Honda, Yamaha, Mazda etc.?

Overall, in my book this game beats PGR3 hands down, and quite possible could be the best driving game of all time.

new genre takes the cake, eats it and burns pavement

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: October 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Welcome to the world of M.O.O.R. (Massively Open Online Racing). The emergence of a new genre takes the cake, eats it and burns pavement at insane speeds through blurring and beautiful landscapes that are not only massive but somehow surprisingly well-done. And here we are, standing amazed on the island of Oahu wondering if something this massive, lush and wonderful can hold up in the area of gameplay and endurance. The quick answer: Yes. The guys at Atari have done their homework despite their generic title and have bum-rushed the scene of MOOR by inventing the genre and re-iventing an old one. If you have never experienced the european lifestyle, here's your chance in a virtual world that takes your breath and makes your heart race simultaneously while you dodge traffic and rush through crudely realistic and seamless landscapes. Your mission is insanely expansive and diverse ranging from timed races, speed traps, trials, knock-out, staged quests involving transporting models and hitchikers, delivering packages and delivering vehicles and more. It's the racing game that 'keeps on giving' for those of you, like me, who thought PGR grew rapidly tiresome after just a few races. Test drive keeps the wheels spinning on some big tires by offering a refreshing arcade/simulation type racing style that makes PGR seem like Rad Racer for the NES. The frame-rates are blistering fast and car models are dead on with their real-life counterparts down to the stick shift. The car models dynamicaly reflect the dynamically lit backdrops that are astonishing and endless. From sunrise to sunset, to artificially lit tunnels to natural shade from valleys, trees, hills and oceans -- it's all here and surprisingly realistic when you realize how massive this world really is. The attention to detail is absurd as you never drive past an area that is remotely identical to another.

Cars: Although this game doesn't house every car out there that car fanatics would like to see,it certainly has chosen most of the ones we care about -- leaning more towards euro-fashion fantastico w/ Ferraris, AshtonMArtin, Audis, Mercedez, Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini (can you say murcielago -- one of the best cars in the game), Volkswagen (GTI), Jaguar, Maserati. They have also done a superb job covering the classics (mercedez, jaguar), muscle-cars, a few japanese models from Nissan (nizmo 350z anyone?) and many more.

Test Drive adds a lot of refreshing elements of an RPG w/ the ability to advance skill level as you progress along with earning cash for each event. Earning cash and buying cars actually has a sense of thrill and achievement unlike PGR where sports cars become easily available. When
you get your hands on one of Ferraris in this game, there is almost a real sense of excitement tapped w/ realistic controls, handling and speed to fit w/ the type of car. To add icing to the cake, Test Drive doesn't stop there as you have the ability to customize your character, buy clothes for your character (can be bought using coupons earned from hitchhiking and transport events) and even houses for your character and cars to reside in.

Probably the most thrilling part of this game is unlocking the bike shops (Ducati, MV Augusta, Kawaski)and blazing past traffic in your Ninja through the beautiful landscapes of the Oahu island. It is the most freedom I felt in a video game in a long time. Further to boot, re-race events with your new found bike or new ones that are specific for motorcycles. Popping wheelies at 130 mph + is also quite amusing or during a race to taunt your opponents.

And for something massive, fun and glorious -- can you beat the price tag?

A Pretty Cool Game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Test Drive Unlimited is a really cool game! If you play too much at one time, it gets pretty boring. While you progress through the game, you earn money by racing, and you can get cool cars like the Mercedes-Bens SLR McLaren which I have parked at my beach house! I really recommend this game if you like cars. It ROCKS!

A MUST FOR ANY AUTOMOTIVE ENTHUSIAST!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS A MUST FOR ANY CAR LOVER!!! EXCELLENT GRAFFICS, WIDE RANGE OF CARS AND MOTORCYCLES TO CHOOSE FROM, GREAT DRIVING LOCATION! THIS GAME FOR THE PRICE IS UNBEATABLE, I HAVE PLAYED THIS GAME FOR MANY HOURS AND IT DOES LOSE ITS APPEAL. YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE YOUR DRIVING AROUND THE REAL HAWAIIAN ISLAND!YOU CAN EITHER RACE OR CRUISE, BUY HOUSES TO STORE CARS AND BIKES, CUSTOMIZE CHARACTER, CUSTOMIZE CARS AND BIKES, GREAT GAME!!! LIKE I SAID, GREAT PRICE, GREAT GRAFFIX, GREAT FUN, GREAT GAME THATS A MUST FOR ANY AUTO FAN!!!!

Awesome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is an awesome game. The only gripe I have with it is that you have to visit all the car dealers to unlock the bikes. Thats a major pain. Online play is fair. If you get this game, get a wheel too!

Some of the cars handle really well, and are pretty realistic. Some of the high powered cars are unrealistic, for example, a little more gas than necessary and you're spinning out, a little over sensitive!

Some of the challenges are stupid. Still don't understand why game companies don't give you an unlock option for those of us who aren't kids and don't have umpteen hours to spend playing :)

Best Driving game EVER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: July 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have had this game for about 5 or 6 months now, and it has to be one of the best games I've ever played, and the best driving game. Great graphics, and tons of places to go. Hundreds of miles to drive all over Oahu, Hawaii. One negative thing is you can only play one person at a time, unless you're online. Online is ok, but not to great. Not really good at all without a mic. A very wide selection of cars/bikes, with more being added each month available for free download and microsoft points via xbox live marketplace. Can tune almost every car, with the exception of the ones you win by completing all the challenges in a certain type. (i.e. racing, timed, speed). But very fun to do, and takes a while to finish so you'll be playing for a while, depending on how long you play each day. Another thing I don't like is that to finish the game depends about maybe 15-25% online. You have to win I think it's 5, 10 , and 20 races against another players which will take a long time. I havne't even found anyone to go in a headsup match with me yet. Just unranked matches, that don't count. You also have to join or create a club, which isn't hard at all, but there are a few more things you'll need to do online to finish the game 100%. All in all a GREAT game that you will play a long time. Here's the list of cars and bikes in game, and available for download via xbox live marketplace. I made this list myself, and there shouldn't be any missing, unless a new download has been added to marketplace in the last few weeks, as I haven't checked back yet. Enjoy, and buy the game!

CARS

AC 289
Alfa GT 3.2 V6 24V
Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione
Ascari KZ1
Aston Martin D89 Coupe
Aston Martin D89 Volante
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
Aston Martin DB7 Zagato
Aston Martin V8 Vantage
Aston Martin Vanquish S
Audi A3 3.2 Quattro DSG
Audi A6 4.2 Quattro
Audi S4 Cabriolet
Audi TT Quattro Sport
Cadillac XLR-V
Caterham CSR 260
Chevrolet Camaro Z-28
Chevrolet Corvette C6 Coupe
Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Z06
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 69
Chevrolet SSR
Chrysler 300C SRT-8
Chrysler Firepower Concept Car
Chrysler ME Four-Twelve
Dodge Viper SRT 10
Enzo Ferrari
Farboud Supercharged GTS Prototype 2005
Ferrari 280 GTO
Ferrari 575M Maranello
Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430 Spider
Ford GT
Ford Mustang GT Convertible
Ford Mustang GT Coupe
Ford Mustang GTR Concept
Ford Shelby Cobra Concept
Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept
Jaguar Type E Coupe
Jaguar XJ220
Jaguar XK Convertible
Jaguar XK Coupe
Jaguar XKR Coupe
Koenigsegg CC85
Lamborghini Gallardo SE
Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
Lamborghini Miura P40GSV
Lamborghini Murcielago Coupe
Lotus Elise R
Lotus Espirit V8
Lotus Sport Exige 240 R
Maserati 3500 GT
Maserati GranSport
Maserati MC12
Maserati Spyder 90th Anniversary
Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
McLaren F1
McLaren F1 GTR
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Mercedes-Benz CLK 55 AMG
Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG
Mercedes-Benz CLS 55 AMG
Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG
Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
Nissan 350Z Coupe
Nissan 350Z Nizmo S-Tune
Noble M12 GTO-3R
Noble M14
Pagani Zonda C125
Pontiac Firebird
Pontiac GTO
Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo
Saturn Sky
Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
Shelby GT500
Spyker C8 Laviolette
TVR Sagaris
TVR Tuscan S
Volkswagen Gold R32
Volkswagen W12 Coupe
Volkswagen W12 Roadster
Wiesmann Roadster MF3

BIKES

Ducati 999 R
Ducati Monster S4R
Ducati SuperSport 1000 DS
Kawasaki Z1000
Kawasaki Ninja ZK-10R
MV Agusta F4 Brutale 9105
MV Agusta F4 Tamburini
Triumph Speed Triple

FREE DOWNLOADABLE CARS

Audi RS4 Quattro Saloon
Cadillac CTS-V
Chevrolet Corvette C1 1957
Dodge Challenger RT
Lexus GS 450h
Lexus LS 350
Lexus LS 460 L
Nissan Skyline GTR R34
Saturn Curve

DOWNLOADABLE CARS FOR MICROSOFT POINTS

Alfa Brera
Audi S6
Cadillac Cien
Cadillac CTS-V
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible 1971
Chrysler Crossfire SRT6 Roadster
Corvette C6 Convertible
Dino 246 GT
Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe
Edonis
Ferrari 250 GTO 1962
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
Ferrari Challenge Stradale
Ferrari F40
Koenigsegg CCR
Lamborghini Countach 25th
Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster
McLaren F1 GT
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR
Noble M4000
RUF RGT
RUF RK Spyder
RUF RT 12
RUF Rturbo
TVR T440R

wow!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I can't believe how GREAT the graphics look! I'm the kind of guy that doesn't care much about graphics but Test Drive Unlimited is a game that made me completely change my mind. The amount of detail and energy that went into making this game... wow! I simply love the way everything looks.

As for the actual racing... yeah, it's pretty fun. But I have to agree with the person who said the racing feels slow. If for example the speedometer says you're going 60 mph, it feels more like 35. Oh well. That's not much of a problem. I can't imagine a more enjoyable racing experience.

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