Because we are dedicated to honest customer opinions Test Drive Unlimited (Xbox 360) (Video Game), we have also included Amazon's customer reviews for this item (of which 5 are displayed below). Amazon customers have given Test Drive Unlimited (Xbox 360) an average rating of 4.0/5.
Top Amazon Review
You Either Love it or Hate it. Test Drive Unlimited boasts a huge range of cars and bikes and acres of road with no boundaries. This sounds appealing and actually works very well. The Graphics are good so drive around the island exploring and enjoying the scenery is fun for a while. However it can only last so long before you get fed up of it and want to start racing, and that is when the game gets a lot worse.
The races are all very similar and just very ordinary and boring, there are other missions to do such as Hitchhikers, delivery missions and Car transport missions, but all of these are essentially the same, the only thing that changes is what you are delivering. This is a massive let down for the game and takes a lot of fun out of it.
The open-ended game play also means that there is no story at all running through the game and you may well end up thinking "what's the point?".
Some people I have spoken to though really love this game and think it is great to just be able to drive round the island for hours on end, however for me this is not my idea of a racing game. So, Boring as hell or the perfect escapism? That's for you to decide but I seriously recommend trying this game out at a friends house or renting it first. That way you definately won't be dissapointed.
Customer Review 1
Things you do not want to do on Test Drive!. When I first got the game I did not know what to do and I started to crash into cars but then I found out that the cops come after you and I got pulled over so do not et into trouble with the police because they can take your money away.
Do not go bank robbed because its really hard to earn all the money back without spending it!
By the way BUY A LAMBORGHINI THEY WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Customer Review 2
Great Game. This game is brilliant, after playing it on the demo that comes with the xbox 360 i had to buy it, i love just driving round, not being forced to do any races like on the older need for speeds, it does lack the little things that make a game great like use of indicators and little things like that (although you can do the windows), but its still definitly a 5 star game
Customer Review 3
Woooooo. An amazing game!!! I love it. The best game I own. The graphics are great and it is such a great feeling to just do your own thing. I can drive around for hours and not get at all bored. The races are challenging and very rewarding. 5 stars difinately! A fantastic game!!! Buy it now
Customer Review 4
Very good, very enojoyable. This was one of the first 3 games that i got with my 360, and what a game to have started it with! i have spent over 200 hours playing this game (yes thats a long time!) and i still love it. its a great game for car lovers.
Its a very enojyable, relaxing game to play, or a very challenging game to play - it depends what you are doing. theres plenty of challenging races and tasks to do in this game (some are challenging to the point of being incredibly frustrating) but if all you want to do is relax and have a nice cruise in your favourite car, the game is great for just that aswell.
A few negatives i'm afraid: yes, there are flaws... the AI of traffic, whilst being quite clever, can be incredibly stupid, and can ruin your fun (you are driving along sensibly, and then a car pulls out of a junction infront of you)
then theres the police; you MUST play this online, you cant have too much fun offline, because in offline mode there are police. and the second you have 2 or more accidents in the space of about 20s (quite likely due to the silly ai) you will have yourself a noisy, annoying persuit, possibly leadiing to a fine.
the handling is not hugely realistic, but its nice, and it seems suitable for road driving.
some of the car details are a bit flawed e.g. faulty dials, or simply the none-exhistence of dials in some cars, and some of the car sounds just simply arent right
back to good points... theres a huge selection of lovely cars from around the world, which can also be expanded with download packs. unfortunatley you have to pay for most of these, but most are worth it.
the cars themselves are as customisable as much as they are in real life, as you are able to choose from the manufacturers colours, interior colours and combinations, and wheels.
there is simple performance upgrades for most of the cars in the game, and they are very simple... a bit too simple for those who prefer a more detailed and bigger approach to tuning.
the island is gigantic! theres tonnes of road to drive on, and it will take you months to see it all! theres long stretches of open freeway, as well as twisted country roads
the graphics are pretty good, the visual quality even better. its quite a beautiful game to play, what with all that scenery - must play in HD, its a huge improvment!
