At the start of the game – after a dream sequence that gives you a little taste of the vehicles to come – you're an Ibiza-based car valet with a dream and a bit of driving ability who gets a shot at the 'big time' – a series of race events called Solar Crown. Well, from a solo perspective there's much to recommend TDU2. That takes care of the 14-year-olds looking for a Facebook alternative, but what about the rest of us? That aspect is here and has been tweaked to the nth degree: this time you can set up race clubs, compete in group challenges and hang out at each others' virtual apartments – all of which adds many hours to an already deeply-involved game. However, when there are this many challenges to complete, so many novel side missions, vehicles, things to buy, items to find, some 3000km of roads to explore and, no doubt, hours of downloadable extras yet to come, you can forgive a certain amount of artistic licence.Īfter the cultish success of Test Drive Unlimited, the makers discovered that what people liked most about the game was its level of interactivity – the fact that it became an online social hub, where friends could hook up irrespective of real geography, go for a 'drive', listen to some music and have a chat. Trading standards lawyers of the world are no doubt rubbing their hands with glee at the 'revelation' that, actually, Test Drive isn't 'unlimited' at all. 'U nlimited' is a bold word to use in a title.
