Test drive!!!

[TJW]

Yay, our copy has just arrived

[mr2aw11]

TJW said:

Yay, our copy has just arrived

Cool - hopefully mine (along with Dead Rising) will be through the letterbox by the time I return from work tonight.

Any Tivs in it?

[dick dastardly]

Looks like, the list according to another site is:

AC 289 1964
Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione 2004
Alfa Romeo Alfa GT 3.2 V6 24v 2003
Ascari KZ1 - Current
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato 1961
Aston Martin DB7 Zagato 2004
Aston Martin DB9 Coupe 2005
Aston Martin DB9 Volante 2005
Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2005
Aston Martin Vanquish S V12 2005
Audi A3 3.2 quattro DSG 2005
Audi A6 4.2 quattro 2005
Audi S4 Cabriolet 2004
Audi TT quattro sport 2005
Caterham CSR 260 Current
Chrysler 300C® SRT-8 2004
Chrysler Firepower Concept Car 2005
Chrysler ME FOUR-TWELVE 2004
Dodge Viper SRT-10 2005
Ducati 999R - 2005
Ducati Monster S4R - 2005
Ducati Supersport 1000DS 2005
Farboud Supercharged GTS Prototype 2005
Ferrari 288 GTO - 1984
Ferrari 575M Maranello 2004
Ferrari Enzo Ferrari 2005
Ferrari F430 Spider 2005
Ferrari F430 2004
Ford GT - 2005
Ford Mustang GT-R Concept 2005
Ford Mustang GT Convertible 2005
Ford Mustang GT Coupe 2005
Ford Shelby Cobra Concept 2004
Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept 2004
GM (Cadillac) XLR-V™ 2005
GM (Chevrolet) Camaro® Z-28™ 1967
GM (Chevrolet) Corvette® C6™ Coupe 2005
GM (Chevrolet) Corvette® Stingray™ 69 1969
GM (Chevrolet) Corvette® Z06™ Coupe 2005
GM (Chevrolet) SSR™ 2005
GM (Pontiac) Firebird™ 1970
GM (Pontiac) GTO® - 2004
GM (Saturn) Sky™ 2007
Jaguar Type E Coupe 1964
Jaguar XJ220 - 1993
Jaguar XK Convertible 2006
Jaguar XK Coupe 2006
Jaguar XKR Coupe 2005
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 2005
Kawasaki Z1000 2005
Koenigsegg CC8S Current
Lamborghini Gallardo SE 2005
Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder 2006
Lamborghini Miuara P400 SV 1971
Lamborghini Murciélago Coupe 2004
Lotus Elise R 2005
Lotus Esprit V8 2002
Lotus Sport Exige 240R 2005
Maserati 3500 GT - 1960
Maserati Gransport -
Maserati MC12 - Current
Maserati Spyder 90th Anniversary 2005
Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa 2004
McLaren F1 - 1997
McLaren F1 GTR 1995
McLaren SLR Mc Laren Current
Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing 1957
Mercedes CLK 55 AMG 2004
Mercedes CLK DTM AMG 2003
Mercedes CLS 55 AMG 2004
Mercedes SL 65 AMG 2004
Mercedes SLK 55 AMG 2004
MV Agusta F4 Tamburini 2005
MV Agusta F4 Brutale 910S 2005
Nissan 350Z Coupe 2004
Nissan 350Z Nismo S-Tune 2004
Noble M12 GTO-3R 2004
Noble M14 - 2005
Pagani Zonda C12S Current
Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo Current
Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe™ 1963
Shelby GT 500 - 1967
Spyker C8 Laviolette Current
Triumph Speed Triple 2005
TVR Sagaris - 2005
TVR Tuscan S 2005
VW Golf R32 200?
VW W12 Coupe 1997
VW W12 Roadster - 1998
Wiesmann Roadster MF3

Edited by dick dastardly on Thursday 7th September 12:24

[satans worm]

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! They didnt get Porsche!! Im sending mine back!

Edited by satans worm on Thursday 7th September 12:54

[jezza l]

mine should be at home to. Shame they didn't even get Ruf! nevermind some good cars/bikes on that list. Should be a good laugh. We'll all have to meet up online and race around together!

[:J:]

On the back of both demos and the imminant arrival of Forza 2, I shall not be getting this one. However, interested in the feedback on it as I don't want to miss out on something

[mr2aw11]

:J: said:

On the back of both demos and the imminant arrival of Forza 2, I shall not be getting this one. However, interested in the feedback on it as I don't want to miss out on something

I wasn't too taken by the first demo, but decided to buy on playing the second. I agree, Forza 2 is likely to be the "better" game, with the better car physics, tuning, modifying (sometimes disgustingly poor taste mods can be fun), great racing and AI.

I'm sure there'll be plenty of feedback from PHer TestDrivers(?), perhaps someone will set up PH clans, so that we can blat around with like-minded folks rather than 12yo septics/chavs...

[satans worm]

I agree test drive's 'life' will be over as soon as Forza comes out on the 360, has anyone seen the (limited)pics on forzacentral? Looking really good.

[remal]

well just played it for a hour and "amazing". great game, lots to do and its huge. not and good handling as PGR3 but a higly recommened game. just need to get of TDU and onto dead rising

[nick heppinstall]

Well I'll be cutting my nose off to spite my face when it comes to this one. For the first time ever I will be boycotting a game.

I will be showing my displeasure at Atari by keeping my cash firmly in my wallet ..... After I spent all that money on their VCS as well ......

[remal]

well I never played a test drive game before and am having more fun on thsi game then dead rising

[Frederick]

argh - mine still hasn't come, according to play.com it was posted on the 6th

wants to hurry up though, I've completed Saints Row and I need a new challenge! Might buy Dead Rising if TDU doesn't hurry up!

[TJW]

OMMGGGGG. IT IS AMAZING!!!!!

[remal]

TJW said:

OMMGGGGG. IT IS AMAZING!!!!!

glad its not just me. when I first hired my lotus before buying my house i was amazed at the detail.
change radio stations, put windows up and down. and the level of graphics is amazing. bought a audi Q and now a catervan. bloody amazing

[TJW]

I have got a Sagaris and my Audi A3 . just driven neally the hole island it takes ages! teh mountain hills

Edited by TJW on Thursday 7th September 22:07

[mr2aw11]

Well, I got an hour or so last night (Dead Rising hasn't left it's case!), and I must say, I'm impressed thus-far.

Got an Alfa GTA and the '67 Camaro, with the second gen Firebird on order at the classic car showroom.

Haven't explored much of the island, and rejected a couple of races from some loudmouthed Yanks ("this f*cking Saturn sucks, should be on a f*cking low-loader - hey you in the red Alfa..." ). Hopefully now the game's officially out in the UK, and some of my mates have got it, I'll start getting more into the online aspects.

Edited by mr2aw11 on Friday 8th September 07:37

[y2blade]

what cars/bikes do you get to start with???

Edited by y2blade on Friday 8th September 10:11

[mr2aw11]

y2blade said:

what cars/bikes do you get to start with???

Edited by y2blade on Friday 8th September 10:11

Initially you get to hire a car to get you to the real estate - I hired the Elise.

Then you have to buy a property (cheapest is $150k, and you have a $200k budget), and then you have access (initially) to the Alfa, GM and Audi garages - dick dastardly's post appears to be a comprehensive list of cars. $50k won't buy you much though - can't afford 'Vettes for example.

I've found the Kawasaki dealership, but apparently "you can't enter this dealership until you have discovered all the car dealerships", so no bikes until you've done a fair bit of exploring I'm afraid (and I really want an MV Agusta!).

[therossatron]

satans worm said:

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! They didnt get Porsche!! Im sending mine back!

Edited by satans worm on Thursday 7th September 12:54

EA have the exclusive license for Porsche for a while. Hence why many games (by different publishers) that features Porsches are all RUFs!

[satans worm]

So you have goto ask, hwat are EA spots doing with the Porsche brand?? not like they are producing lots of Porsche games is it?