Test Drive Unlimited for Xbox 360 Review

Much, much more than superficial eye-candy, TDU is the most exciting driving game in ages, and a hot new benchmark for next-generation racers.

I’ll be honest – I didn’t expect this to be this good. The Test Drive name lost its lustre long ago, and all the hype surrounding the Hawaiian setting, the freeform exploration and the luxury sports car angle – not to mention an unimpressive demo circa E3 – had me thinking ‘nice gimmicks, nice cars, nice eye-candy, but where’s the game?” How wrong I was.

To my mind, Test Drive Unlimited is the first real next-generation racing game. It’s not a polished update of a PS2 or Xbox title, nor is it last year’s game in HD with added motion blur. Instead, it’s a new experience, and one that gets better the more hours you put in.

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