Games with words Test Drive The name is a lot. Surely once someone will even remove a full-fledged history of the series. Interesting: “test drives” on the shelves of stores for almost 25 years-and during this period they were thrown to extremes more than once. They managed to visit the cloud of platforms, saw the death of Commodore, Atari and CGA graphs. Test Drive Already “went to school” and had as many as 11 incarnations (three projects and eight collections and additions), when in 1994 it appeared Need for Speed. Back in 1990, Test Drive 3 offered a pack of innovations: a free world, in some places polygonal graphics … On the windshield, even a butterfly could sit down, and the wipers turned out to be indispensable in a snowstorm or rain.
And then the series suffered all heavy. In 1997, for some reason, she decided to compete with Need for Speed. The free world ate mice, the car lost cockpit, instead of at least pretty spent-pixel images-clumsy 3D models in the ugly, completely voluminous environment of the dawn of computer graphics. But the series inherited the problems of predecessors from the eighties: terrible management, strange physics, stupid AI. By the fifth part, everything became generally bad. I remember myself – it was impossible to play. Frequent complaint – computer opponents overtake, leaving no chance. So it was.
Along the way, were produced again Test Drive Off-Road. The first is terrible outside and inside, the second is better, with the economic system. The third is just the development of ideas. The main series of things became even worse: Test Drive Under the number 6, I did not correct the problems – weak appearance, annoying management and ironic attitude AI. The police regime except that he pulled out – for those who have fed Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
Test Drive 6. And at this time, Need for Speed rolled out High Stakes. With tournaments, improvements, money. Even the cars could be put on con.
For me everything ended in 2000. After only two parts came out: the fourth remake about street races and exclusively console Eve of Destruption About autobos in the arena. The most decent Test Drive, 2002, was the least noticeable.
Now you have some idea of the series – and you understand that the first Test Drive Unlimited has become a real return to the roots and rebirth. Endless island, kilometers of smooth roads, shops, a camera in the cab, full -fledged steering support, at least a slightly functional salon and pleasant nobility of luxurious cars with a light raid of pleasant modern technologies. GPS inside the Nissan 350Z duplicated the card! Delight, albeit flavored with bugs. The motorcycles were generally uncontrollable, and the game quickly exhausted itself – it was worth it to get into a real car, and the fascination of the simulation evaporated. However, it was a breakthrough – after decades of all different frightening funnes. The return was possible, the second part went in the same direction. Only the number of things, “fishe” and ruffles increased. It remains only to find out whether they took out the rest or this strange tickling feeling of “something wrong” only because the body fan is blown in my leg?
Island? Give two!
Ibiza! Sea, beaches, invigorating waist and rich guys cut on expensive cars.
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We literally dive into this life – a swift career from a parking wiper without work to a racer in a prestigious competition. The plot is purely cosmetic. Here is the competition “Crown of the Sun”, but one of the participants broke the leg in three places. And now our hero, whose appearance can be set at the beginning, have to go from the lower steps to the highest. On the way, so as not to get bored, looking into clothing stores, hairdressers, buying at home – you can even use the services of a plastic surgeon. For years a proven scheme … And it is unlikely that this can be written in the pluses. The “Competition” looks absolutely false, the show -off “Crown of the Sun”, flavored with kilograms of pathos (and in some places that do not coincide with the movements of the lips of the lips), cause rejection. But the organizer will have to listen often – they are repeated and once again remind of the artificiality of what is happening ..
But the island is really huge. Ibitsa is not inferior to Hawaii from the first part. True, the difference between them is not felt (although because of the size of the territory I, perhaps, could not have enough of Hawaii enough). Violent greens, hundreds of kilometers of roads, excellent sunsets, sapphire ocean … The second part looks better, the colors have become juicier, and the asphalt plays with glare and reflections after the rain. Technological progress is noticeable. At the same time, the system does not die under the onslaught of graphics – enjoy the landscapes Test Drive Unlimited 2 (Further TDU2) Many will be able to.
The islands are especially well revealed in overview races. More than one hundred kilometers along the winding route. The timer in the upper corner ruthlessly measures for more than 50 minutes. This is a unique feature TDU2. Among the rest, such prolonged races can allow themselves only Gran Turismo 5, but even there they are ring. And here the panorama is constantly changing. We sweep past the fields, what is growing there-do not understand, it looks like wheat, light beige spikelets surround the road on both sides. We give in gas, at a speed of 270 we fly to the southern tip of the island – the view of the ocean opens, the sky and water merge in the haze. The path runs right at the cliff, only a small chipper separates from the fall down. Sharp turn – the sun blinds, but this does not interfere with the movement. Shine fills the salon (view from the cabin is good), the world is covered with golden icing. Gradually, the colors fade, the last rays bounce off the car body, the sunset in real time flowing into the night, stars and a huge moon go on stage.
Ibiza is green: the carpet of grass covers everything in the district, but there are few other plants, mostly shrubs and large trees. They do not allow the earth to remain “naked”, but at the same time pacify retreat lovers to “cut” the path. It is worth turning from smooth asphalt – one way or another you will kiss with the flora. But this is not everywhere – in places the trees seem to be surrounded, turning into a full -fledged forest. Hawaii met with such arrays more often. Meanwhile, the track brings to the city on the shore.
A beautiful bay, the flickering of light hotels, the sky is covered with clouds, the light of windows replaces the stars, the first drops of rain with worms slide down the windshield … We will not need the wipers – they cannot be included in vain. There are no rainfall here, the drops are simply smeared, and the clutch with the road, as expected, worsens. The rain ends relatively quickly, the sky becomes clear, soon morning. Blacks are inferior to azure, the first rays timidly cut the darkness, distracting for a second – the dawn floods the sleepy city to the edges.
So it is felt TDU2. The world is whole, and the races are just its small pieces subordinated to the general laws. We divide a single picture of the tracks inside the island, coast, off -road, at night, day or in the rain. And it doesn’t matter which of the steel horses is under us, except that smearing at speed is better noticeable.
Cars in TDU2 A lot … at least at first glance. Shops are generously scattered over two islands. “Mercedes”, “Bugatti”, “Audi”, “Chevrolet”, “Ford”, “Ferrari” and “Gang” of European supercars – “Askari”, “Kenigsegg”, “Spiker” … The classic again – “Lyanch”,Mustang, Lotus. In a curiosity – jeep “Tuareg”, “Mercedes” of the series ML, Audi Q7, Range Rover and others. Not 1000 cars, as you know, of course, but everyone has an elaborate salon, even some interactivity has. But the poor-instead of some interesting functionality, there are only three options: lower the glass, fold the roof (if she knows how to) and measured by turn signals. You forget about the activation button after five minutes drive. Blinking with yellow lights on half -empty tracks will only be a true perversion … Hmm, a connoisseur. Inside the wheelbarrow, however, you can turn your head, considering the wealth of decoration, but ..
The main trouble TDU2 -Caughty, unnatural cars (this means rudely, incredibly made, otherwise someone in the comments doubted my knowledge-Hello to him). Models like plastic, although the world pleases with the view. It turns out a tragic discrepancy between the object and the environment. TDU2 At the same time resembles the oldest GTA: San Andreas in terms of technology and an unknown chanting of the middle hand of the year 2005. When looking at the body, an unpleasant sensation does not leave – instead of the gloss of expensive colors, a cheap Chinese toy. In the cabin, this taste is slightly weakening, but even in the best pains the interior looks unconvincing. GPS in the central console in some cars treacherously destroys at least some immersion. He looks alien. Remember the old films: it is always easy to understand whether the TV in the frame works, or the image was overlaid separately. So here. Someone even noticed during one of the streams that TDU2 Gran Turismo 5 is in full … as Jay said. And because of the unequalness of iron horses – in one of the first lines.
But back to the specifics. Auto are divided into classes: a – road;B – jeeps;C – classic. 7 categories in power and coolness for A, B – 4 levels, in c – only three. Each such group has three or four vehicles. Rarely more. The usual seems to be a picture, is it not so? But the separation is tough. If the tournament, then only on a certain wheelbarrow. Hence the uniformity is born, many complain about it. We take, say, the starting “Lyanchu”. We are on it-two tournaments go (and the cup) will just have to. We go into the race … and who are our opponents? “Lancic”, “Mustangs” and “Lotus”. Eight participants – three brands. And so a dozen competitions, it’s good at least some of them for a while or to keep maximum speed. The feeling of constant repetition does not pass – every time before the start of the race, we are shown from different angles. A bunch of plastic machines. From the low -level Kolymag to the top A1 will be so. And nowhere to go. Physics and feelings from management also do not contribute to … if you do not climb into the settings (you need a controller from the Xbox 360 on a PC, for consoles it is also relevant) – the game is aimed at a wide audience, simplification is noticeable. But if you rumble well, you can teach TDU2 Understand both sticks, the level of fuel supply is adjusted smoothly, the steering wheel – gently obey. Monotony is the second serious pebble in the garden TDU2. I tried to get to the mix of the media for a long time and stubbornly at least from different classes, but I never found those. I pumped up to level 15, bought supercars, but there is no sense – the races go through the “staircase” scenario.
As for improvements, the matter is very ambiguous. Firstly, you need to find a workshop that is attached to the manufacturer. Secondly, pump the level of “travel” (one of the four parameters of the hero, about them below) to open the improvements themselves. In the basic version, only the first mark is available. To earn the maximum fourth, you need to carefully sort the area near the car service. Another good option is to help NPC in their affairs. These comrades are marked with a special badge, pay real pennies and regularly disappear or appear again. This is a kind of mini-games with simple conditions: get to the finish line for a while or without blots and lifes from the road;Hold the high speed, entertaining the passenger;Follow the dishonest wife and further like that. On these “Traveling” glasses are tied clothes and hairstyles in stores and hairdressers. The farther you go, the more their lack is felt. In one of the clothing salons, I could not buy anything at all: “There are not enough achievements!” – cut off the seller. Achievements and various side fischets are generally a significant piece TDU2, We’ll talk about them.
“Fisheki” and whistles
Since the first Test Drive Unlimited, the world has doubled-motorcycles were cut to hell, and they added to the usual driving. This is “something”, however, I do not undertake to list-all sorts of small things in TDU2 many. I’m not even sure that I tried them all. For a long time, the developers tried to somehow diversify the racing. Here for this they decided to introduce the character and socialize him. Socium actually drives along the high-hairs with us, I even won some journalist in the first days of the launch of servers, even before the release. You can meet other gamers in stores, airport, car dealerships. Try to make friends – we get contact glasses. They affect our overall level, and it adds all kinds of different useful pieces. For example, a special detector refers to another “chip” – photographs. This is a special mini-game of the simplest essence: find a place, take a picture in certain conditions. But the place is just not to find, the islands are huge! But with the device is easier. Maximum level – 60. And it consists of various activities: travel, races, fashion and contacts. How much bonuses are given at the highest point – I can’t even imagine. TDU2 There are enough for many hours-you see, let’s learn something to the upcoming Live broadcast (by the way, I invite those who want to ride-follow the news).
Fashion glasses are added up from the purchase of houses (which are needed to expand the garage), new machines and pins. We have already talked about traveling, except that it is worth adding – broken cars are scattered across the islands, if all of them are found, then the prize is supposed to. Each body found also adds points. This is for the most burned, such arcades “collect everything” only scare away – the Mantician spirit requires, common sense with cries protests.
It is worth noting an interesting device – “The converter of tricks in money” (the name makes you smile). He is attached to our cars once and for all. We sprinkle with a breeze past the traffic – we get a little money, but they seem to “hang” to the next level of madness. The strip gets to the edge from fast driving, drifts or jumps, and money can be attributed to the account by pressing the button. But you can take a chance and spin the counter is even stronger. The more dangerous and longer the maneuvers, the greater the amount;The series is interrupted after the collision. This miracle was done so that the player is not bored to drive around the islands. Yes, a penny is earned – you can’t do more than 1000 bucks without tension. But, on the other hand, you still have to drive in unknown places, but not in vain.
Life of network business
Many opportunities are sharpened for network interaction. The simplest thing is to meet on the road and roll a random track in one on one. The rates are small, but everything is fast and swift. Other players drive with us – the interface signals in advance, so rivals and friends are visible both from the cab and on the common map.
There are also a lot of various rating and free racing on the network. So much so that there is no one to compete with anyone. Not so much time has passed since the release – if crowds can also be seen in the salons, then the server players barely cope with the flow of server players smear the population in two islands with a very thin layer. There is also a center of user races – the settings are richest here, but together it will not work to compete. Such tests are either for a while or at speed, and the owners of the best cars win … and cheaters, so that the waves are only on the crest when everything has already been achieved.
Unfortunately, the violent color of social life is overshadowed by bugs and shortcomings. Car changing discs – these are, of course, trifles. But the “lying” servers, the missing functions and other problems of a similar nature is regrettable. Now TDU2 Trying to actively pat. Eden Games With juicy traces, Peneli communicates with the audience on the forums and is trying to at least “keep up with”. I think it will be useful – you can find out by the link in which status problematic affairs. It’s a pity, but at the time of writing the article, the majority of online services did not function. We baptize our fingers and believe that until spring everything will be repaired, and we will see network interactions (including the “club”) on the air.
Test Drive Unlimited 2 perfectly returned the series to the roots. Huge expanses, interactivity, also socialization … And the developers are not sitting idle – they follow the product. And there are different add -ons … For wide, without addictions to simulators and even to the games as a whole, the target audience is suitable. IN TDU2 You can go a third of an hour to ride on unexplored roads. You can look here, quickly, over an hour, overcome another tournament, perform a couple of separate tests or fight with other players. It is gratifying that the series “found myself”. This is commendable.
Pros: huge scope;many levels and achievements;Assortment of cars;detailed cabs;low system requirements;Global approach;Network interactions.
Cons: The cars look unconvincing, resemble plastic models;Rare bugs;repeated competitions and comments;The plot is pathos nonsense.
