Furthermore, you can race against either the clock or another (computer-controlled) car. The scenery is much more varied than the lone mountain road of the original game, and the action is smoother as well. Available now is Test Drive II: The Duel. These limitations didn't hurt sales, however - Test Drive quickly became Accolade's bestseller, and one of the hottest-sell-ing games in computerland.īut the game needed work, and Accolade responded.
It was fun, but it had some obvious limitations. Fasten your seat belt for furious fun!Ī couple of years ago, Accolade introduced Test Drive. on the interstate, just relax, sit at home and pop in The Duel: Test Drive II. The next time you get the urge to go 180 m.p.h. That is true, but just to add reality they have our friends, the highway patrol, trying desperately to enforce the law. You thought racing was a bunch of professionals going the same direction in a big circle, right? Well, you have not seen anything yet, pal! The guys over at Ballistic have put you in the finest high performance machines available (price is no object) and sent you speeding across highways filled with many innocent people on motorbikes and in cars.Īs if this was not dangerous enough, they also added a competitor who will chase you (or pass you, if you let him) through this high density traffic! Now, you're thinking, 'Cool, all I have to do is drive like a maniac through traffic with a guy on my tail who wants to beat me'.
