Test Drive Unlimited 2
Genre : Racing
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Just when you thought you had hit the end of the road, the joyride continues in Test Drive Unlimited 2! Test Drive redefines racing again with play that blends single player and multiplayer. Experience an all-new storyline offline or slip seamlessly into the always evolving multiplayer world and continue the story - or take on other challenges - there. Explore an all new island with incredible new views and seemingly endless miles of roads, then take the experience even further with a new off-road vehicle class. Level up your driver, customize your ride, and drive some of the world's best vehicles on roads designed to bring out your high-performance best.
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7
TDU2 - Room for Improvement, NOT a horrible game
First the game is not trying to beat Gran Turismo or Forza for best racing game. It's not strictly about racing like other racing genre games are. I like to think of it as a driving game. A MMO Driving game. Sure there are races in the game but it's just as fun to explore the islands and go cruising around.<br /><br />If your a hardcore racing game fan you might as well stick to Forza or w/e you prefer. If your a gamer like me who enjoyed the first TDU then you'll probably like this one as well. <br /><br />- The cars graphics are actually not that bad considering how much there is going on with the huge open world islands, Ibiza and Oahu. Plus to me graphics never make a game. They can make it better but they never ruin a game totally because of bad graphics. <br /><br />- The amount of cars is not as much as other racing game but in TDU2 each car really does feel different. There's Asphalt, Offroad, and Classic cars and each have a license you need to obtain before doing the race series. By far the most annoying part of the gameplay is obtaining these licenses. I think they wanted to give each car a category and eventually you'll be only driving Asphalt cars but the lower you go from A7 to A1 the better and more luxurious the cars get. <br /><br />- Handling seems to be a complaint by many but I don't see a problem in it. To me they wanted a mix between realistic and arcade and that's what the games cars drive like. <br /><br />- Customization was clearly a major focus for this sequel. Customize your in game avatar, your houses, and lastly your cars. I wish it was your cars first because I feel like they gave us more options to customize character stuff then car stuff. Still it's a pretty nice system overall and there's a lot there to unlock and work with. (Though Forza's car customization still stands as king)<br /><br />- Online. This game had some massive server issues and after following the forums and posts by GMDestra they are working hard on fixing these issues.<br /><br />All in all i give this a generous 7/10.
(member since 2008)
reviewed on 2/20/11
10
Satisfied
Yes the servers being messed up is a set back but if you loved the first one like i did, you'll love this one. the handling is new and takes a bit to get used to and the graphics have been pumped up. You get a new island (Ibiza) and at level 10 you get a revamped Oahu. You start with three cars to choose from and they aren't rentals like in the first one. The game has a story line which is kinda corny and they revamped the cops too. the 9 hits and your busted is gone and now you have a more free "busted bar" that fills up after alot of hits but running red lights and stop signs count. (this is only when cops are around) All together, corny story line, fun cars, new handling, new island and revamped graphics.
(member since 2009)
reviewed on 2/19/11
5
Not very Impressive...
Probably, looked better on paper... Test Drive is an Old title and this one isn't beating any other driving games out there. The cool thing about this game is the Size of area to drive around in...<br />The game plays like that game FUEL, but not as good as graphics, nor driving elements. You are able to free roam in the game, and are able to "customise" your driving character -- How that becomes relevant when you are in the car--is beyond me.<br /><br />The story goes -- You start out as a Valet driver just dreaming of having fancy cars and one day you are given the ability to compete in a variety of races.<br /><br />There is three type of driving classes.<br />Asphalt - street...<br />Classic - street with no real differences from Asphalt<br />Offroad - Off road<br /><br />The game a lot of cool features -- As long as you are not playing for the driving simulation - You will be happy.<br />Driving physics are clunky; I had a curb knock me back when driving slowly; I had a bush knock me back into the street when I was flooring it... Not just a gently shove--as in knock--a violent hurl back...<br />There is no positrak concept -- You peel out easily, it is like driving on ice, there is this annoying high pitched sound at high speeds that makes you think your speaker is damaged(sounds like rustling paper)....<br />You are able to, buy hair-styles... Different clothes... Differnt homes... Customise your home, with furniture and other doodads... You can also go to dealerships.<br />The multiplayer is neat -- Right away they throw you into a free roam with other online players... Yes--just like the racing game FUEL... With a lot of exotic cars... But not much driving functionality... You might not find the driving simulator fun... But you might like to deck-out your home or like to play with random people, in the MASSIVE online world of Test Drive Unlimited....
(member since 2003)
reviewed on 2/12/11
5
Would have been good!
This started out as a promising game that Would have been good if you have hours upon end trying to complete the same trivial yet incredibly impossible at times tasks to just get a fricking license so you can enjoy the game. If you have hours on end to dedicate to doing the same task just to get a license that will allow you to play a game and enjoy it than this is your game. I however when I buy a game prefer to be able to play it with some challenge not almost impossible.
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<br />Here is a hint for the game designer people will actually buy your game after they try it if it is playable and they can enjoy the efforts you spent in designing it. However you made the license portion of the game way too challengng and I like many lost interest and will NEVER BUY!
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<br />Overall Good idea for a game GARBAGE license feature.
(member since 2011)
reviewed on 2/14/11
4
TDU 2 Review
To be honest, don't waste your money BUYING this game. It is not worth buying...with that being said though, its worth trying.
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<br />Bad:
<br />1. The graphics are not very good. The characters look like mannequins and the cars aren't as crisp as they could look (for example Forza Motorsport 3)
<br />2. The voice acting is bad.
<br />3. The car handling is not that realistic. Most of the cars drive the exact same, the only diffrence being how fast they go. I could buy a Lancia Delta and it would drive the same as an H3...come on. This is a RACING game and the driving dynamics are terrible.
<br />4. The exploring gets repetitive but its something you must do if you want to be able to tune up your car.
<br />5. You can not sell your car. Are you serious? That is a major flaw.
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<br />There are some good points about this game, such as the IDEA of the game. A free-roam, rpg style, racing games sounds like alot of fun to me! This was just not executed well and the bad parts about this game out weight the good (by alot). Try to stay away from this game. Stick with Forza Motorsport if you want a real racing experience. If you're looking for a good free-roam racing game, get Midnight Club.
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<br />Test Drive Unlimited 2?...not worth the buy.
(member since 2011)
reviewed on 3/16/11
3
Disappointment
The only thing cool about this game is being in an online world all the time. Other than that...its not good at all. Graphics look bad at best. Driving feels so arcadeish. The story is just stupid. Voice acting is one of the worst ive heard in a game ever. Dont waste your time with this one. I was excited for it too but its so bad.
(member since 2010)
reviewed on 2/15/11
5
TDU2
If you are a fan of realistic racing games, this game is...not for you. <br /><br />Good: <br />-Beautiful Scenery<br />-Some nice, fun cars<br />-House customization<br />-Multiple exotic locations<br />-Off-Road events<br />-A lot of different kinds of events<br />-Obtaining drivers licenses was fun<br />-New F.R.I.M. system lets you earn money during free roam<br /><br />Bad: <br />-Horrible controls<br />-Shifting into and out of reverse takes too long<br />-Shifting in general takes too long<br />-Steering feels sticky and bulky<br />-Physics aren't very good; gravity exists...sometimes<br />-AI drivers suck. They have no awareness of player or other drivers. They will literally drive head on into you during events.<br />-Too many stupid, useless events<br />-No rewind feature. Cars are difficult to drive, physics aren't realistic, and opponents are, at times, unrealistically difficult. Longer events can be frustrating when you get mostly through it and make a little mistake that costs you the race.<br />-Compared to the first TDU, this game has a very limited soundtrack.<br />-Rear view mirrors don't work 99% of the time.<br />-The world around you materializes and dematerializes as it loads. <br />-Graphical glitches are part of the TDU2 world<br />-The sound randomly cuts out, forcing me to restart my 360<br /><br />Overall, this game isn't horrible. It's far from good, but if you're looking for a free roam racing game, this will do. You'll just have to get past all the bad to appreciate the good. <br /><br />If you're looking for a realistic racing game with actual customization and all the perks that come along with it, get Forza 3.
(member since 2011)
reviewed on 4/21/11
2
Disapointed is an understament
Serious let down ,the game had been out for two weeks and I still can't play wit friends but thanks to gamefly I only rented this over hyped disappointment of a game. Great idea,free roam racer with customizing and a deep multiplayer, ride with friends show off your mansion ect. BUT none off that works ,so we are left a bad racing game with poor physics ,little actual racing and the worst voice acting ever.but bad games make u appreciate good ones. This is the worst game I have played all year without a question.
(member since 2011)
reviewed on 2/24/11
1
Are You Serious
This is easily one of the worst driving games out today. The rendering is not up to snuff with current next gen console driving games. The game-play is horrible, the driving mechanics are very unrealistic. I played this gave for a total of 40 minutes. It might have had a really well written story line but I will never know because it just was to horrible to sit through.
(member since 2011)
reviewed on 3/8/11
1
Heres a Novel Idea
Here is what is probably a Never heard of Idea,how about when a game company makes a driving or racing game they have someone that has actually driven a car work on it then there wouldnt be as many "bad" Driving and racing games, this one falls into that Bad catagory bigtime. The driving physics in this game are really bad. I am sorry to tell the programers of this game This but "you can brake and turn a car without the tires spinning even in the snow. Riding in a car and on the bus does not mean you know how a car drives. It actually takes some skill to get a car driving on pavement to spin out but in this game you have to come to almost a complete stop to get a car to around a easy curve. The ball was not only dropped on this game it was dropped picked up by the other team and ran for a touchdown. Only rent this game if you have no other choices which is why i rented it
(member since 2004)
reviewed on 8/22/11
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