TEST DRIVE OFFROAD: WIDE OPEN - XBOX

by Xbox

Product Details

• ASIN: B00005OLWV
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,816 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

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This game takes off-road racing to a new level with 15 licensed off-road vehicles and more than 30 wide-open tracks. With the technological advancements allowed by the Xbox, this new addition to the Test Drive Off-Road family will go beyond what any off-road game has accomplished before. Players will have room to roam in the go-anywhere environment. Players will race freely through expansive real-world locations that are graphically magnificent and true to life in some of the world's most desirable off-road vehicles, making this one of the first must-have racing games for the Xbox.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun if you like arcade style racing., July 31, 2003

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Donald Smith (Martinez, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TEST DRIVE OFFROAD: WIDE OPEN - XBOX (Video Game)

I'm a big fan of arcade style racing, and Test Drive:Off Road took it to the next level. (If you prefer more "realistic" racing where you buy parts & make money see my review on 4x4 Evo2 instead.)

Test Drive delivers the one thing I have wanted from a racing game for years, the ability to choose your own way through a course, AND still win. In '98 Microsoft came out with Motocross Madness, where you rode dirtbikes and did tricks for points, but when you were in racing mode, if you left the track, you didn't stand a chance of winning.

Test Drive is different. There are tracks that you can use, and finish, and win on. But you can choose to go off road and win also. You choose your vehicle based on what you want to do. There are power vehicles and speed vehicles. The speed vehicles do well on the relatively flat dirt tracks that lead to the finish, while the power vehicles that have lower top speeds do better leaving the beaten (longer) path and taking the shortcut over the top of the mountain.

That said, there is still a downside: There are a relatively limited number of races, so if you are like me and tend to finish games quickly then this one won't take you long. It can also be frustrating, because when you play in the hardest mode, the other vehicles will attempt to bump you and make you spin out. That is really annoying when you managed to stay in first place through an entire race, and then get spun out 10 seconds before you hit the finish line and you end up in 5th place.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Off Road Fun, December 31, 2001

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Taylor Scott (Bedford, NH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TEST DRIVE OFFROAD: WIDE OPEN - XBOX (Video Game)

This is the best off road video I have ever played. The two major reasons why, are there are great trucks to choose from (with many upgrades), and when racing any level, there are no limitations to the track. For example some off road games make you stay on this set path, and of you don't, your speed will decrease. Not in the game. You can climb mountains, go off cliffs,and crash your vehicle as many times as you want, becasue the game lets you get creative and find your own ways to win the races.

But yes, i found one negative to the game. the music played while you are racing is horrible. (i realize this is personal) but it is all heavy metal that just iritates you. You can turn the music off, or thanks to the x-box technology put your own cd in and have it play while you are racing.

All in all it gets an A.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great multiplayer fun., July 5, 2003

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This review is from: TEST DRIVE OFFROAD: WIDE OPEN - XBOX (Video Game)

Let's start out by saying that I never bought this game for a realistic four wheeling adventure. Anyone who wants to claim that any of the 4x4 games out there are realistic has never broken an axle Jeeping down a mountainside. If you want authentic outdoor experiences, leave your living room. However if its a cold and rainy day and you have some friends over tryout the multiplayer "King of the hill" mode. This is the one reason I love this game so much. As for the graphics, well they arent great but getting pumped up by the music and knocking your friends around makes up for it.