- Release Date: September 05, 2006
- Genre: Racing
- Style: Sports Car Racing
- Similar Games: Project Gotham Racing 3 (Xbox 360), Burnout: Revenge (Xbox 360), Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360), Need for Speed: Carbon (Xbox 360)
Game Description
One of the industry's longest running franchises accelerates onto Xbox 360 as a single-player racing game and a persistent online community, one that can support thousands of simultaneous users with continuously updated content. The setting is the tropical islands of Hawaii, where more than 1,000 miles of open roads await both casual and competitive drivers. Test Drive includes over 125 licensed cars and motorcycles from such manufacturers as Ferrari, Jaguar, and Mercedes, each customizable with authentic performance parts earned by winning races, completing missions, entering tournaments, and more.Both the single-player game and online world are seamlessly connected so that players can immediately jump between the two to engage in various challenges against up to seven drivers. While online, players can either join or form a club to chat with other racing fans, initiate trades, create custom events, or host tournaments against rival clubs. Division rankings and user stats are tracked during the online experience, and those new to racing will be able to find similarly skilled players through the integrated matchmaking service. Each race on the islands can also be catered to individual tastes, with drivers able to choose from more than 50 rules and settings before entering competition.
~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide
Production Credits
Company 1: Eden Games; Studio Director: David Nadal; Game Director: Stéphane Beley, Frédéric Jay, Pierre-Arnaud Lambert; Producer: Ahmed Boukhelifa, Christophe Laboureau; Assistant Producer: Yann Loosli; Technical Director: Stéphane Beley, Didier Blanché; Rendering Lead: Didier Blanché; Programmer: Guillaume Carrez, Vincent Duboisdendien, Benoît Lemaire, Carl Pédimina, David Wong, Laurent Zaslavsky; Scenaric and Game Editor Lead: Alain Jarniou; Programmer: Julien Audran, Stéphane Caillet, François Guibert, Guillaume Pagnier; Physics Lead: Sébastien Tixier; Audio Lead: David Alloza; Programmer: Katharine Neil, Nicolas Schaller; Online Lead: Franck Maestre; Programmer: Ludovic Balsan, Yvan Kalafatov, Frédéric Manisse, Alexandre Perrin; AI & Front-End Lead: Mathias Tamayo; Programmer: Thomas Minet, Stéphane Randanne; WorldBuilder Lead: Laurent Renoux; Programmer: Julien Audran, Guillaume Pagnier; Lead Game Designer: Sylvain Branchu; Game Designer: Boris Mellet, Paul Narducci; Level Designer: Alexis Madinier, Frédéric Marchetti, Nicolas Pacaut; Front-End & Cinematics Lead Designer: Boris Mellet; Front-End Designer: Miguel Coimbra, Sébastien Confoulan; Intro Cinematic: Bruno Marion; Art Director: Benoit Boucher; Cars Lead: Hugues Poncet; Artist: Guillaume Bachmann, Damien Canderle, Alexandre Deransy, David Guillaume, Florian Jugon, Sébastien Teulade; Island Backgrounds Lead: Jean Marc Torroella; Island Artist: Marina Arnaudova, Julien Dos Reis, Philipe Doumeng, Natacha Ramonatxo; Specific Background Lead Artist: Frédéric Taquet; Characters & Skinning Artist: Benjamin Bertrand, Jean-Baptiste Reynaud; FX: Mathias Baillet, Julien Dos Reis, Sébastien Laban, David Louis; Lead Animation & Cinematics Artist: Arnaud Lhomme; Animation & Cinematics Artist: Sandrine Hervé; Company 2: Artefacts Studio; Management: Bruno Chabanel; Lead Vehicle: Emmanuel Aubert; Vehicle Artist: Lionel Billault, Freddy Bonisoli, Martin Collet, Jérémy Crabos, David Gagnerot, Jérôme Kedzierski, Frédéric Morihain, Yann Vanderme; Traffic Vehicle Artist: François Bellotto, Guillaume Curt, Yvain Mivielle, Marie Meirieu, Yann Vanderme; 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