Although advertising material for the game suggests it to be an exact depiction of the Hawaiian island, numerous government buildings (such as those on Pearl Harbor, Camp H. M. Smith, Hickam Air Force Base), commercial buildings (Ala Moana Center, the convention center, the entire commercial strip in Pearl City and the Pearlridge Center), and notable landmarks (statue of King Kamehameha I, USS Missouri, etc.) are not present in the game. Many roads and highways are also missing or placed far from their real-life counterparts. Also, in the game, all of the traffic lights are placed on the wrong side of the intersection. The ships docked in Pearl harbor are also in very low detail and do not represent any active or retired USN vessel at all.
Single-player game
The game begins by purchasing a car and a house. The player is then free to explore the island; as this happens key locations on the map are revealed. These include:
Car/Bike dealerships
Car rental agencies
Tuning Shops
Real Estate Agents
Paint Shops
Challenges can also be found, which include:
Race vs CPU cars
Time challenges
Speed challenges
Top Model
Courier (Package Transport)
Vehicle Transportation
Hitchhikers
Success in challenges is rewarded with in-game money, or in the Hitchhiker and Top Model challenges, coupons. Using these coupons, the player can buy clothing for their character at the many branded clothes shops on the island. Money earned may be spent on buying new vehicles, renting cars, upgrading cars and buying houses. Players can acquire sports cars from various manufacturers. The car models include:
Ac (289),
Alfa Romeo (GT 3.2 V6 24v, 8c Competizione),
Aston Martin (V8 Vantage, DB9 Coupe, DB9 Volanto, DB7 Zagato, Vanquish S, DB4 GT Zagato),
Audi (A3 3.2 Quattro DSG, TT Quattro Sport, A6 4.2 Quattro, S4 Cabriolet),
Cadillac (XLR-V),
Caterham (CSR 260),
Chevrolet (SSR, Corvette C6 Coupe, Corvette Z06 Coupe, Camaro Z-28, Corvette Stingray 69),
Chrysler (300C SRT-8, Firepower Concept, ME FOUR-TWELVE),
Dodge (Viper SRT-10),
Farboud (Supercharged GTS Prototype),
Ferrari (F430, F430 Spider, 575M Maranello, Enzo, 288 GTO),
Ford (Mustang GT Coupe, Mustang GT Convertible, Mustang GT-R Concept, GT, Shelby Cobra Concept, Shelby GR-1 Concept),
Jaguar (XK Coupe, XK Convertible, XKR Coupe, XJ220, Type E Coupe),
Koenigsegg (CC8S),
Lamborghini (Gallardo Spyder, Gallardo SE, Murcielago Coupe, Miura P400 SV),
Lotus (Elise R, Sport Exige 240R, Esprit V8),
Maserati (3500 GT, Spyder 90th Anniversary, Spyder Cambiocorsa, GranSport, MC12),
Mercedes-Benz (SLK 55 AMG, CLK 55 AMG, CLS 55 AMG, SL 65 AMG, CLK DTM, SLR McLaren, 300SL Gullwing),
Nissan (350Z Coupe, 350Z Nismo S-Tune),
Noble (M12 GTO-3R, M14),
Pagani (Zonda C12 S),
Pontiac (GTO, Firebird),
Saleen (S7 Twin Turbo, S281 3 Valve Coupe/Convertible, S281 Supercharged Coupe/Convertible/Speedster, S281 Extreme Coupe),
Saturn (Sky),
Shelby (GT500, Cobra Daytona Coupe),
Spyker (C8 Laviolette),
TVR (Tuscan S, Sagaris),
Volkswagen (Golf R32, W12 Roadster, W12 Coupe),
Wiesmann (Roadster MF3).
The PC Megapack added
Alfa Romeo (Brera),
Audi (RS4, S6),
B Engineering (Edonis),
Cadillac (Cien, CTS-V),
Chevrolet (Corvette C1 '57, Corvette Convertible '71, Corvette C6 Convertible),
Chrysler (Crossfire SRT6 Coupe & Roadster),
Dodge (Challenger R/T, Charger Super Bee, Viper SRT-10 Coupe),
Ferrari (Dino 246 GT, 250 GTO, 308 GTS QV, 512 TR, 612 Scaglietti, 360 CS, F40),
Holden (Efijy Concept),
Koenigsegg (CCR),
Lamborghini (Countach 25th, Gallardo Coupe, Murcielago Roadster),
Lexus (IS 350, GS 450h, LS 460 L, LS 600h L, SC 430),
McLaren (F1 GT, F1 LM),
Mercedes-Benz (CLK-GTR),
Nissan (Skyline GTR R34),
Noble (M400),
Pagani (Zonda C12 S Roadster),
RUF (RGT, RK Spyder, Rt 12, Rturbo),
Saturn (Curve),
Spyker (C8 Spyder, C8 Spyder T),
TVR (T440R),
Microsoft Windows
There has been one patch for the PC version of Test Drive Unlimited. As part of this patch the Nissan Skyline GTR R34 and Audi RS4 quattro Saloon (B7) cars were released for free. Windows Vista users who have the 32-bit platform installed will have fewer issues with freezing during saving points. The 64-bit platform invariably creates conflicts despite the 4gb system memory that most users have (as recommended by the Atari manufacturer of TDU) as the game tends to draw from the users ram as opposed to dedicated video card memory.
Moreover, there is a 'Megapack' DLC which PC users can purchase, featuring 45 cars and 1 bike. These include the limited edition 'exclusive' cars available for the Xbox-360 version as well as the contents of the first 5 DLC packs previously released over Xbox Live. It is, however, incompatible with localized versions and as for today there are no plans for releasing them in other languages.
Tech Info
Developer(s) Eden Games
Melbourne House (PS2 & PSP)
Publisher(s) Atari
Distributor(s) Akella (Russia)
Microsoft (Japan)
Moving Editora (Brazil)
CD Projekt (Poland)
Seven M (Hungary)
Engine Havok, Twilight 2
Version 1.66A
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Release date(s) Xbox 360
NA September 5, 2006
EU September 8, 2006
Microsoft Windows
NA March 29, 2007
EU February 28, 2007
AUS April 14, 2007
PlayStation 2
NA March 20, 2007
EU February 28, 2007
AUS April 4, 2007
PlayStation Portable
NA March 21, 2007
EU March 30, 2007
AUS April 27, 2007
System requirements
Media DVD, UMD
Operating System : Windows 2000/XP/Vista
CPU : Intel P4 @ 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon 2800+. GPU (Video Cards) : ATI Radeon 9800 256MB VRAM or Nvidia 6600 GT with 256 MB of VRAM. Video Cards with vertex/pixel shaders 2.x and above are recommended. SPU (Sound Cards) : DirectX 9.0 compatible Sound Card. System Memory : 512 MB, 1 GB recommended Hard Disk free space: 8 GB DVD drive: 8x minimum DirectX 9.0C (included)
Input methods Gamepad, Steering wheel.
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