Test Drive 6

Test Drive 6 is a racing video game developed by Pitbull Syndicate for PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Microsoft Windows and Dreamcast. In the United States the game was published by Infogrames North America, while in Europe the game was published by Cryo Interactive.[1] The game featured 37 licensed cars, plus four police car variants. The soundtrack featured industrial rock and techno music from artists such as Fear Factory, Lunatic Calm and Cirrus.

Test Drive 6
Developer(s)Pitbull Syndicate
Publisher(s)
SeriesTest Drive
Platform(s)PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Microsoft Windows, Dreamcast
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: 31 October 1999
  • EU: 30 June 2000
Game Boy Color
  • NA: 16 November 1999
  • EU: July 2000
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: 17 November 1999
  • EU: 15 March 2000
Dreamcast
  • NA: 30 November 1999
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

As of 2019, the PC version of the game has compatibility issues preventing it from being played properly on modern computers. The game's soundtrack no longer plays due to the removal of Windows' CD audio compatibility for games. The installer does not work on Windows Vista and newer, necessitating a drag-and-drop install. Use of the dgvoodoo wrapper allows the game to be played somewhat accurately on newer systems, though music is still missing.

Gameplay

Test Drive 6 is an arcade racing game similar to previous titles in the series. The game features Single Race, "Race Menu" (career) mode and a splitscreen multiplayer mode.

Single race allows players to choose a car and track and play it without any of the requirements or repercussions of career mode. Likewise, this mode has a small selection of cars from all classes available even if the player has not unlocked or purchased them in Race Menu.

The Race Menu career mode allows the player to purchase a vehicle from the Tier 1 dealership and provides them with tournaments to race in, limited by tier. The player wagers in-game currency on each race in the tournament and can receive an extra bonus payout for overall finishing position. Tournaments increase in length, difficulty and payout amounts by tier. The mode also features Stop The Racers and Stop The Bomber modes wherein the player drives a police car in pursuits.

Game Boy version

Test Drive 6 was released on a black cartridge for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. The handheld version of the game is a RC Pro Am clone. It features a limited selection of licensed vehicles from the main game and tracks named after real world cities. A Game Boy exclusive sequel was released in 2000, called Test Drive 2001.

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
DreamcastGBCPCPS
AllGame[2][3][4][5]
CGMN/AN/A[6]N/A
CGWN/AN/A[7]N/A
EGM3.67/10[8]N/AN/A5.75/10[9]
Game Informer8/10[10]N/AN/A7.5/10[11]
GameFan63%[12]N/AN/AN/A
GamePro[13]N/AN/A[14]
GameSpot4.6/10[15]N/A4.7/10[16]5.2/10[17]
GameSpy4/10[18]N/AN/AN/A
IGN3.4/10[19]5/10[20]6.5/10[21]6.5/10[22]
Next Generation[23]N/AN/AN/A
Nintendo PowerN/A5.9/10[24]N/AN/A
OPM (US)N/AN/AN/A[25]
PC Gamer (US)N/AN/A11%[26]N/A
The Cincinnati EnquirerN/AN/A[27]N/A
Aggregate score
GameRankings51%[28]59%[29]49%[30]69%[31]

Matt Sammons reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for Next Generation, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "This strange mix of bumper cars and sports cars is stunningly mediocre. Test before driving."[23]

Test Drive 6 received "mixed" reviews on all platforms except the PC version, which received "unfavourable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[28][29][30][31]

Writers of IGN gave many different opinions to each of the game's system releases. First, David Zdyrko said of the PlayStation version, "After six tries, they still haven't gotten it right."[22] Arun Devidas said of the PC version, "It's not the best racer in town, but Test Drive 6 still has a few redeeming qualities."[21] Craig Harris said of the Game Boy Color version, "Cruising along city streets in real cars should be more fun than this Game Boy racing title."[20] Matt White said of the Dreamcast version, "Infogrames struts their stuff, showing us that they have what it takes to slaughter an innocent game."[19]

References
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