What made TDU more than just another racing game | A retrospective look at Test Drive Unlimited

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Published on April 4, 2022 2:00:15 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBxTYpJp6oA

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Test Drive Unlimited (2006)

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Back in 2006, Atari produced a game which would go on to become a timeless classic of the racing game genre - Test Drive Unlimited, or TDU for short. And despite many games taking clear inspiration from TDU since then, including Forza Horizon, The Crew, Driveclub and others, none have quite managed to capture that almost indescribable spark of magic which TDU displayed, and which you could argue even its own sequels didn't quite match.

So let's take a look back through time in this video essay and review to consider what made this game so special, and what allowed it to have such an enduring legacy to this day, despite being outclassed many times over when it comes to pure graphical fidelity, volume of vehicles, or physics realism.

Let's get retrospective about Test Drive Unlimited.

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