Test Drive Unlimited Review

Overall Rating

Online Multi Player facility taken to new heights using M.O.O.R or 'Massively Open Online Racing'.

Put simply MOOR means you are constantly surrounded by thousands of other online players who are participating in races, cruising the shores or just posing in their latest cars outside their newest and biggest pad.

Other good points:

Car Realism - exterior and Interior.

Individuality - ability to mould your characters appearance and dress he/she uniquely in the latest garments from the likes of Ben Sherman etc.

Total freedom - The game map has been lifted directly from the GPS satellite tracking system for the island of Honolulu. The more you play this game, the more you feel as though you really are part of Hawaii.

Concurrent game updates. New cars and features are being added periodically.

Concurrent game updates: Sometimes you feel as though the game was released not quite finished. There are more than enough cars for a single player game, but not nearly enough for multiplayer. The game is just a few months old, but already it is rare to drive by a another online player in a vehicle you have never seen, or do not already own yourself.

Individualising cars: Apart from the wild colour schemes available, car upgrades are limited in comparison to Sony's Gran Turismo series. Alloy wheel choices for example is manufactures selection only, and only changeable during car purchase.

Modification to the all vehicles comes in 3 stages only. This is fine if you just want to drive, but to GT buffs like myself, I would have liked to have the ability to tinkle and tune a little bit more.

Top of the line XBox 360 driving game with a fresh take on the usual race, race race Monotony.

In Test Drive you can do all the customary single race stuff against the CPU or online gamers, and time trials etc. But more unusually, you also get to do drop jobs for shady individuals, or offer lifts to hitchhikers or sexy models in exchange for cash or shopping vouchers.

Undoubtedly though, the real magic of this game for me stems from simply driving around Honolulu on hyper accurate to scale roads, while admiring the breathtaking scenery. Whether by yourself or with an assortments of online buddies, simply cruising the coastline or rolling through the mountains presents staggering views of the Island, and it quickly becomes a major boon to the last ability of this great game.

A must buy if you haven't got it already and you will definitely need your Xbox connected to the net for maximum enjoyment.