Test Drive Unlimited (PC)

Now I'm somewhat of a racing driver game fan and love nothing more than to tear up the track in N4S or whatever; but this game really does rock. As with most of the other games I have reviewed the graphics are outstanding and the reflections make you want to feel the screen just to make sure it isn't real. But although the cars you drive are nice the other cars inside the game are not so much, they are repetitive and have about as much character as a die-cast model of a 1984 Volvo. I can see why the developers have done it (to save space) but why not play around with two whole DVDs as opposed to one or get into the age and start using Blue Ray media to deploy ...  Read the complete review

I will firstly confess to not playing any of the previous games in the series, but hopefully this will give a more objective review- rather than basing it on nostalgia for the older installations. The claim on the back of the box- 'Racing Reinvented' - is surprisingly truthful. For this is not a game about racing, per se. It is about cars. The basic premise is that you are a flamboyantly rich (and stiffly animated) character who has headed to the Hawaiian island of Oahu in search of a life of vehicular bliss. You start your career with a modest sum to buy a car you may be able to afford in real life, and a luxurious apartment. From here on, you ...  Read the complete review