Test Drive: Eve of Destruction

by Atari

Product Features

• Rip through 25 insane events and throw yourself into the Car-nage
• Wreak havoc in over 30 vehicles including cars, buses, hearses and ambulances
• Test yourself in single races, Career mode and split-screen multiplayer races
• Unlock footage from the real Eve Of Destruction events while you play, as see the mayhem that inspired the game
• Jam out to a real metal soundtrack as you play

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001XQ8R0
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 7, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,096 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #71 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Racing

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

From the Manufacturer

Straight from the small-town tracks across America, it's fender-flattening mayhem where being the fastest doesn’t guarantee you a checkered flag. From outrageous Demolition Derbies to head-on Suicide Races, you've gotta dish out the dents to survive. Brace yourself for a total free-for-all!
Features:

• Experience unfettered no-rules competition based on real-life extreme racing events.
• Unlock real Eve of Destruction video footage, inspiration for the game.
• Rip through the "car-nage" in 25 insane events!
• Wreak havoc in over 30 vehicles including cars, buses, hearses and ambulances!
• Take on single races, a career and split-screen multiplayer races!
• Jam out to metal-mangling music!

Product Description

Test Drive: Eve Of Destruction takes you to the small-town race tracks for fender-flattening mayhem. Being the fastest doesn't earn you a checkered flag here - but being able to hit hard and fast will help!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT'S CRASH-A-RIFFIC !!!!!, September 10, 2004

By 

SwellBooks (Park Ridge, IL) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (Video Game)

This is, without a doubt, the most enjoyable racing came I've played since the original "DESTRUCTION DERBY" for the PSone. I loved playing that game, because as the race progressed the track would become littered with the crushed hulks of the cars, black smoke belching from the engine. It was so much fun. And now this new "TEST DRIVE" game has the same insane fun factor and more cars, tracks, unlockables and bone-jarring crashes than any demoltion derby nut could want!

One thing I love about this game is that, unlike other racers, coming in first in the events is not what you need to do to advance through the game. You instead are rewarded for hitting your opponents - HARD!!!! - and/ or knocking them out of the race (called Kills in the game). The more crashes and kills you rack up, the higher your reputation rating goes. And that is how you unlock cars, tracks, video footage of real derby doings (those guys are nuts!!!), and feats ( such as being able to shoot live chickens out the front of your car that explode on impact - sending chicken feathers all over and any unlucky opponent flying into the air or off a cliff ).

There is a large selection of cars and some fun, special vehicles like school buses ( almost indestructible, my favorite car in the game being the rainbow colored bus ), a mail truck, ambulance, taxi and a hearse complete with a coffin in the back ( the red one is called "The Dead Sled") .

The tracks are nice and the race events are way cool! There are so many different types of events, you'll never get bored. There are figure-8 jump races ( in the center there are jumps and the cars fly into the air often crashing with the cross traffic ), forward-backward races ( one lap driving forward, the next backward ), suicide races ( half the pack goes in one direction, the other half in the opposite direction causing many crashes and smashes ), flagpole races ( twice a lap you must drive around a flagpole before continuing ), demolition derbys, push-offs ( like the demolition derbies, only you get extra points for each car you knock out or push-out of the circle ), and on and on.

In action mode you can pick your car, how many races you want to do at one track (1,3,5,7) and which ones (very nice!) and then go out and run your opponents off the road!

In career mode you start out with a little junky car and not much cash. You must enter into events, earn reputation points and cash, buy new cars ( fasters and more durable ) and eventually become the top ranked driver. It is loads of fun, believe me. You will have a blast!

The graphics are quite nice. Doors fly open, hoods are torn off, cars burst into flames, black smoke billows out of their wrecked engines - all to some fine haevy metal music.

I've been playing this game almost every day since I bought it and don't see myself growing tired of it anytime soon. In fact, as I buy new games to play, I believe that this will be one game I'll keep coming back to again and again for a crashing good time!

I know there are other really BIG racing games coming out soon (GT4, MIDNIGHT CLUB 3, NFS UNDERGROUND 2), but don't let that make you ignore this smaller title. I believe any car nut/ racing fan will really enjoy this game and have a good time for many hours. In short, buy it, you'll like it! I know I did. Can you tell? - George Bauch.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best demo derby game i have ever bought, June 23, 2005

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (Video Game)

I have rented alot of demo derby games and none of them compare to this one. This game has racing, derbys, and other games such as car soccer. The damage is very realistic. I thought the game was easy and I beat it in 17 hours. Or you can beat it in a whole day if played constantly, but the game is so addicting, you will want to beat it again. This game blows other demo derby games away. I think this game is worth the money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of the BEST games ever, September 27, 2005

By 

boogieman (Portland,OR) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (Video Game)

Alot of times i will have trouble getting into racing games due to 1 or 2 small things that make the game a drag... but this one i have beaten 3 times and still enjoy playiong it!!!!

The Cars are excellent (i love the hearse), Physics and Damage are amazingly realistic.... very cool unlockable Videos. Tons of diffrent race modes, and a Very good soundtrack!!!

The ONLY thing that i think is a little dissappointing is the fact that SOME of the event types are not playable in the Carreer mode (out of about 25 diffrent styles of events..only about 3 are NOT in the Career mode).


I recomend you pick up this game.. if you like racing, and like Demolition derby style play... You will love this game Beyond words!!!!

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