Fortunately car damage is purely cosmetic and you can never total your vehicle or even bang it up that much. Due to the narrow roads, civilian traffic and dodgy car handling you can be sure that you’ll be involved in a few scrapes and bumps. Each car is once again rendered in detail, both inside and out making them a pleasure to look at. Fortunately, you can test drive each vehicle before committing to a purchase. The vehicles in the game are a mixed bag with some definitely controlling better than others. The day/night cycle as well as the different weather effects also enhances the experience. The new F.R.I.M (free ride instant money) also makes driving between locations more fun as you can earn extra cash along the way. This feature makes the game feel even more like an RPG. There are also “Social,” “Competition” and “Collection” levels which all factor into your overall level. Both of those elements as well as the amount of roads you covered also factor into your “Discovery” level. The car wrecks allow you access to exclusive new cars if you find enough of them while the photos earn you some extra cash. Apart from challenging other online racers you can now also discover hidden car wrecks or take photos of scenic locations.
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You still have to manually drive to each location once before you can jump to it instantly again but at the least the free roaming has been made a bit more interesting. After a while you will have seen every type of race there is and taken part in it multiple times. While the game starts out very fun the longer you play it the more repetitive it becomes.
To make matters even worse is the poor voice acting which sounds amateurish at best. If the goal was to create an utterly unlikable set of NPCs then the developers definitely succeeded. Your competition in the Solar Crown cup is equally uninspiring and all fall victim to the usual stereotypes. You can even visit plastic surgeons to alter the appearance of your character but this doesn’t help much. It’s surprising how poor the models look considering how much emphasis is placed on customizing them. While the locations and cars look pretty good the same cannot be said about the character models. This opens up the island even more and provides you with an even larger playing area. Races can take place on and off-road so you’ll be driving asphalt, classic and off-road cars. These can be a pain but at least allows you to get to grips with the different types of vehicle classes.
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The wealth of customization options for your avatar returns but this time you can at least modify your vehicle’s appearance with some stickers.Ī new addition is the licenses for the car classes which are a series of tests that have to be completed before you are allowed to drive those vehicles. The payoff is money which can then be used to buy new cars, houses, clothes, furniture and haircuts. While driving through the open world you’ll encounter plenty of races, cups and challenges to take part in. While setting up custom challenges and taking part in online chase modes can be fun, players who prefer a more solitary experience are catered for as well. You can even set up and join racing clubs for exclusive cars and events. As you drive around the island in free roam mode you’ll encounter other races from around the world that can be challenged with a flash of your headlights. Like the first game, the emphasis is very much on the social and multi-player aspect of the game. While it’s not much of a story it at least provides you with a good excuse for racing around the islands. As luck would have it your characters gets drafted into the “Solar Crown” which is a racing competition, shortly after being fired. While the island of Oahu makes a return, you initially start off on Ibiza as a lowly car valet who daydreams about racing all the exotic cars entrusted to you. Test Drive Unlimited 2 follows very closely in the footsteps (or should that be tire treads?) of its predecessor but unfortunately once again falls short of greatness. It might have lacked polish but it more than made up for all the rough edges with sheer ambition. Despite its faults and flaws I quite enjoyed the original Test Drive Unlimited.
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