Test Drive: Off-Road

Test Drive Off-Road
Developer(s) Elite Systems
Publisher(s)
Series Test Drive
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
Release Microsoft Windows
  • NA: February, 1997
PlayStation
  • NA: February 28, 1997
  • EU: July 1997
  • JP: July 31, 1997
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Test Drive Off-Road (known as Gekitotsu! Yonku Battle in Japan) is a racing video game released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation in 1997. It is the first entry in the Test Drive Off-Road series of video games.[1]

Gameplay

There are two different play modes: Class Racing, in which only vehicles of one type race, and Unlimited, in which all types of vehicles compete.[2]

Soundtrack

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Blame"Gravity Kills4:37
2."Enough"Gravity Kills4:19
3."Guilty"Gravity Kills4:04
4."Blame (Instrumental)"Gravity Kills4:42
5."Enough (Instrumental)"Gravity Kills4:13
6."Guilty (Instrumental)"Gravity Kills4:13
7."Out to Lunch (WCW Thunder Theme (Energized)/Thunder)"Steve Everitt2:02
8."Metalhead"Steve Everitt1:41
9."High and Rising"Steve Everitt2:23
10."Full On"Steve Everitt2:02
11."Teutonic Techno"Steve Everitt2:06
12."Manic"Murray Munro2:38

Reception

The PlayStation version received mild reviews. Kraig Kujawa of Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the use of real vehicles and complexity of the tracks, while criticizing the small selection of vehicles. His co-reviewer Dean Hager said the game has a sufficient mixture of intensity and realism, but many of the tracks become repetitive and the competitors are not challenging enough. Both gave it a 7.5 out of 10 and concluded it to be the most acceptable of the "Hordes of mediocre off-road racing titles [that] have been coming out recently".[3] Jeff Kitts of GameSpot said, "Test Drive: Off Road is an acceptable entry in the suddenly crowded field of off-road racing games." He rated the game 6.0 out of 10 (fair).[4] While The Rookie of GamePro complimented the realistic engine sounds and soundtrack, he had a more negative overall assessment, summarizing that "Test Drive: Off-Road's loose controls, aggravating pop-up problems, and uninspired gameplay stall its overall appeal."[5]

GameSpot's Greg Kasavin said for the PC version, "Test Drive: Off Road is pure arcade action." He rated the game 6.3 out of 10 (fair).[6]

References

  1. ↑ IGN.com: Test Drive Off-Road
  2. ↑ "Test Drive: Off-Road". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 91. Ziff Davis. February 1997. p. 148.
  3. ↑ "Team EGM Sports: Test Drive: Off-Road". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 93. Ziff Davis. April 1997. p. 114.
  4. ↑ Kitts, Jeff (April 10, 1997). "Test Drive: Off-Road Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "PlayStation ProReview: Test Drive: Off-Road". GamePro. No. 105. IDG. June 1997. p. 69.
  6. ↑ Kasavin, Greg (April 22, 1997). "Test Drive: Off-Road Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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