Test Drive 4 (PlayStation)

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• Reviewed by: Glenn Rubenstein
• Reviewed on: 12/09/1997
• Updated on:05/02/2000
• Released on: 09/30/1997

When I was thirteen, my favorite game was Test Drive II for the Amiga. I don't know what made it so much fun, the variety of extensive cars to drive or the exotic locales that I got to race through at fast speeds. At the time, the concept was new, and Test Drive set the standard for other driving games to follow. I spent many weeks playing that game, and needless to say, the Test Drive series has always had a special place in my heart. Therefore, I was quite excited to pop Test Drive 4 in my PlayStation and revisit the series that I hadn't seen in so long. Sadly though, it's not as much fun as I remember it being. I've played many driving games in the past eight years, and I have liked most of them. Test Drive 4 made me realize something though, and it finally hit me: I don't have the same sense of awe when playing driving games now. Why? Because I have a driver's license and my driving experiences take place outside of the home.

Everything I remember about the old Test Drive game is here. Test Drive 4 features five super cars, (the Chevrolet Corvette, Dodge Viper GTS, Nissan 300ZX, Jaguar XJ 220, and TVR Cerbera), five muscle cars (the Shelby Cobra 427, '71 Plymouth Hemi Cuda, '69 Chevrolet Corvette 427, '69 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, and '70 Cheverolet Corvette SS 454), and five tracks (San Francisco; Bern, Switzerland; Keswick, England; Washington D.C.; and Kyoto City, Japan). The game also has multiple gameplay modes, which include circuit racing, multiplayer tournaments, two-player racing (including a link mode), and a drag strip race, and all of the nuances of the Test Drive series are here, from oncoming traffic to highway patrol.

The graphics in Test Drive 4 look good and easily compete with the other driving games out there; the 3D animation is smooth and there is a minimum amount of pop-up. The game's seven perspectives are enough to hold you over during the gameplay, and the game also offers a replay of your past race. Hands down, this game looks good enough; it just seems to lack in other areas.

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