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horrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is the horrible. The graphics are bland and boring.
1) Something feels wrong about the steering / turning physics, trying to power slide will kill all of your forward momentum.
2) The thing that ticks me off the most about this game is the AI of other drivers. They follow a line, which you cannot push them off. You can try to nudge them, but its like trying to push a house! If you are driving next to them, and their line crosses your path, they will ram right into you sending you flying into a wall.
3) The other thing that ticks me off to NO END is the cops. Cops in this game try to catch you, but the key word here is "YOU". Watch the other cars fly by the cop at 100mph, yet the cop ignores them until YOU pass him. The cop will continue to chase you forever. You can drive until the cop is off your radar, but rest assured he still knows where you are and is coming for you. One time I saw a computer car crash into a parked cop car, sent it flying 100 feet, but the cop car did nothing until I passed it.
4) I can't stand the music (which comes from real artist), its mostly rap. If that's your thing, fine, but it isn't mine.
5) Booting is a hassle, turn it on, walk the dog, take a nap, come back and maybe all of the ads for technology and publishers are over.
6) The opening FMV sequence is horribly compressed, looks like utter [junk].

Things I DO like:
1) The attempt at a story line.
2) PONG. You get to play PONG while it loads the levels.
3) Wide screen support (which is why I originally bought this game)
4) Loading and saving games seem very quick. Apposed to other xbox titles.

Test Drive

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Test Drive comes off like an extremely mediocre arcade game that, yet again, suffers from a bit of an identity crisis. I'm not sure if the physics were arcadey and the gameplay was too much like a driving sim or if it's the other way around, but the two don't synch up the way they should. With so many other racing options already available on the Xbox and more on the way before the end of 2002, it's hard to find a place where Test Drive truly belongs. Test Drive's career mode is the strongest element and worth a look, but Burnout does pure arcade action better, Rallisport Challenge simulates driving better and Project Gotham Racing straddles the fence better than Test Drive does. I'd recommend it as a poor man's version of PGR, but that penniless gamer has to cough up the same [price] to play it so it's not really an option.

this is defenitly one of the must have racers for the XBOX.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you dont have this game you have no idea what you are missing. It is one of the best racers to hit the XBOX so far. at first i wasnt impressed with only having a supra and a cuda. and not being able to beat the third level. but after a day to get use to the game it was awsome. i really liked the difficulty of the A.I. characters and all the levels the game had to offer. i eventually beat all 45 levels and unlocked all 30 cars. but that is only the begining after beating the game you unlock all kinds of cool features.

O.K., But Kind of Hard

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is alright.The first time I played Test Drive was on PS2.The gameplay is not that different on both consoles but the graphics is just a little more clear on Xbox.I have played this game over my friend's house,he has Xbox.The cities you get in the game are Monte Carlo,(France)San Francisco,(California)Tokyo,(Japan)and London,(England).There is no Free Ride mode.Racing is kind of hard because of the traffic,turns,and cops.In the Drag Race mode,you can only pick manuel transmission which is kind of hard to operate. Overall,the game can be kind of fun for a while,but it gets kind of boring.You should probably rent the game before buying.

Best Racing Game For Xbox Yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is sweet.There's tons of cool cars and the racing is sweet.

YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS GAME!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: June 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The cars rock and getting chased by the police is cool.
If you have games like Midnight Club or Project Gothom Racing.
You would want to buy this one. The game has cars like the Dodge Viper, Lotus, and Jaguar. Buy it.

Better than Project Gotham

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm a huge fan of games like this. You go flying through a crowded city at 150 and on the verge of flying out of control. Think of it as Fast and the Furious in game form. It's got a decent story line, is able to play your own music, decent graphics, and good controls. The biggest bonus is the variety of cars. Everything from a Plymouth Barracuda Hemi to a Dodge Viper to a Dodge Charger. They're all here. I'm very satisfied with this game. The only bad thing is that there's too much light in my family room to be able to play night races during the day.

This game does NOT have HDTV support !!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Anyone considering buying this game because they thought it supported HDTV as has been written about it ... may want to reconsider before they purchase. This game only supports 480p like ALL other XBOX games.

A good racing game for all

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is a must have. The graphics are good and you can customize your own car and it is a blast. alos the street racing is cool becaus it is like the movie " THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS " which is a good movie too. Also the soundtrack is good becase it is just like in the movie. So get this game i rented it but i like itso trust if you rent i you wil like it

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2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because I like muscle cars a lot. The game has some strong points like drag racing is cool exept that it gets boaring after a wile. Underground racing is not bad. The graphics are not the best, XBox could have dont better. The one big problem with this game is that it gets boaring after you play it for a wile.

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