Test Drive: Eve of Destruction

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (Driven to Destruction in Europe) is a racing video game developed by Monster Games and published by Atari for Xbox and PlayStation 2.

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction
Developer(s)Monster Games
Publisher(s)Atari
SeriesTest Drive
Platform(s)Xbox, PlayStation 2
ReleaseXbox
  • NA: August 25, 2004
PlayStation 2
  • NA: September 7, 2004
  • EU: November 26, 2004
Genre(s)
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction is a racing game based on the United States demolition derby circuit. The player competes in multiple racing events based on standard American demolition derby shows, such as standard demolition derbies and races. The game features an "Action" Mode, where players can choose what car they use and which kinds of race they want to participate in, as well as a "Career" Mode.

Most standard races involve some sort of gimmick, such as a jump race (where ramps are part of a normal circuit track), a Figure-8 Jump Race (where racers drive on a figure-8 track with jumps at the intersection between the loops), a suicide race (where half of the race's participants drive in a different direction to the other half, leading to head-on collisions at points in the race), among others. Also included are variations of demolition derby and race modes, such as school bus races, trailer races, where all drivers have a trailer attached to their cars, the Push Off, a demolition derby where cars are eliminated either when they are totalled or when they are pushed off of the platform, and "Wrangling", an event where the player has to destroy a fast but weak car as quick as possible. Action mode has single player and multiplayer support, as well as "DARE", a challenge mode.

In the Career mode, the player starts as a new racer on the demolition derby circuit, and must work their way up the rankings by competing in Eves, events with scheduled races at one of the game's venues. As the player progresses through the Career mode, they are able to purchase new cars and sell off old ones at a scrapyard; this is required as cars that are frequently destroyed during races have permanent penalties to their maximum health and stats, making them harder and less practical to drive. As the player progresses through the Career, new venues and events become open, which feature more races and harder drivers; the player's final position in an Eve affects how much prize money they receive and how they rank on the circuit leaderboard.

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS2Xbox
EGM6.67/10[1]6.67/10[1]
Game Informer7.75/10[2]7.75/10[2]
GamePro[3]N/A
GameSpot6.8/10[4]6.8/10[4]
GameSpy[5][6]
GameZone8.3/10[7]7.2/10[8]
IGN6.5/10[9]6.5/10[9]
OPM (US)[10]N/A
OXM (US)N/A8.3/10[11]
X-Play[12]N/A
Maxim8/10[13]8/10[13]
Aggregate score
Metacritic73/100[14]72/100[15]

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction received "average" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[14][15]

References
  1. EGM staff (November 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 184. Ziff Davis. p. 128.
  2. Kato, Matthew (October 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Game Informer. No. 138. GameStop. p. 123. Archived from the original on January 8, 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  3. Air Hendrix (October 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. p. 78. Archived from the original on April 9, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  4. Navarro, Alex (August 27, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  5. Schiaparelli, Frank (September 7, 2004). "GameSpy: Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  6. Schiaparelli, Frank (September 7, 2004). "GameSpy: Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 25, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  7. Tha Wiz (September 13, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  8. Zacarias, Eduardo (September 13, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  9. Lewis, Ed (August 26, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  10. "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. October 2004. p. 100.
  11. "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. December 2004. p. 96.
  12. Miller, Skyler (October 12, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review (PS2)". X-Play. G4techTV. Archived from the original on November 24, 2004. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  13. Porter, Alex (August 24, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Maxim. Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on August 28, 2004. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  14. "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  15. "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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