Test Drive (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Distinctive Software |
| Publisher(s) | Accolade |
| Designer(s) | Brad Gour, Don Mattrick |
| Artist(s) | John Boechler, Tony Lee |
| Composer(s) | Patrick Payne, Rick Millson |
| Series | Test Drive series |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS |
| Release date(s) | 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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| Media/distribution | Floppy Disk |
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Test Drive is a cross-platform racing game released by Accolade in 1987. It is the first in the Test Drive series of racing games and has been followed by numerous sequels.
[edit] Gameplay
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The player chooses one of the five following supercars to drive on a winding cliffside two-lane road while avoiding traffic and outrunning police speed traps. The course's five stages are separated by gas station pit stops.
- Lamborghini Countach
- Ferrari Testarossa
- Lotus Esprit Turbo
- Porsche 911 Turbo (930)
- Chevrolet Corvette (C4)
[edit] Reception
The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #132 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 41⁄2 out of 5 stars.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Lesser, Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk (April 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (132): 80–85.
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