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captaincabinets · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:40 am Post subject: Test Drive Unlimited

So I read a review of the PC version of Test Drive Unlimited, and the description of the free driving sounds positively wonderful. In short you are on the island of Oahu, nothing is artificially locked off, 1600 kms of cities, forests, rural areas, beaches etc. etc. Now I usually steer clear of driving games, due to the fact that I have no interest in cars, speed or racing, but I love to drive in the countryside in real life. Why don't I do that then? My car is awful and it costs money and I don't live in Hawaii.
Painfully long story short, has anyone got this on any platform? Are the graphics good enough (let's face it, graphics are win in this situation) for the experience? Is it worth my hard earned dollaridoos, considering I will not touch any part of the game with objectives?

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I don't think that there are many PC gamers out here unfortunately. Well, not many with high end machines. The only driving game that I can think of which is similar (though, admittedly not much) is Road Trip PS2. It’s a ChoroQ game technically, but a bit better. It’s basically a GTA sandbox game with fairly simple graphics and all the people in the town are cars. The game is gigantic and you spend a lot of time driving. All the “rpg” fights are races in faux RC sense, and you upgrade your car in a very simplistic manner. It’s really silly and fun and involves a whole lot of country side driving.

I know that doesn’t really answer your question. I should mention that if you plan on getting this, there are a few Road Trip games (GC/GBA as well), but only the PS2 one is the good one. And please, ignore the cover. Most of the shit on the cover isn’t even in the game.
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captaincabinets · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:03 pm Post subject:

Wasn't TDU released on 360 and ps2 as well? To be honest, it would probably be better on a console. I have a big tv, for immersion's sake, and you wouldn't have to press discrete arrow keys to control a big fluid car.

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Yeah, the game kind of throws realism out the window.
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DaleNixon · . Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 179

Road Trip is one of the best games released for the ps2. It has miles and miles of sprawling countryside, underwater exploration, sky exploration, weather and time change, emotion, suspense, a little horror, alien conspiracy, soccer, golf, curling, ski jump, mountain climbing, home customization, santa clause, sponsorship, snotty Lancia Deltas, rainbow roads, coin collecting, photo booth collecting, kidnapping, wind power, the wild west, recognizable family traits in cars, monster truck tires, betrayal, email, pleasant music... and you can just ignore all that and drive for hours down the open highway and never see the same thing twice.

aerisdead · . Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 254 Location: Toronto, Canada

I got Test Drive with my 360 and sold it without putting it in the machine. Every once in a while I debate if that was the right choice, but I'm not losing any sleep over it, really.
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captaincabinets · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:52 pm Post subject: