Test Drive Cycles

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Test Drive Cycles
Developer(s)Xantera
Publisher(s)Infogrames
Composer(s)Thor Call
SeriesTest Drive
Platform(s)Game Boy Color
Release
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Test Drive Cycles is a racing video game developed by American studio Xantera and published by Infogrames exclusively for Game Boy Color.

Gameplay[edit]

Instead of driving cars like in previous games, the player drives motorcycles.

The game has 24 tracks in 12 real world locations, with ramps to perform killer jumps.

There are 35 licensed motorcycles with multiple upgrade packages and color schemes. Vehicles are classified in Cruisers, Muscle bikes, Sport bikes categories. such as the 1999 Kawasaki ZX12 with 1200cc the fastest bike in the game so far.

Reception[edit]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2]

Cancelled console/PC version[edit]

Versions were also developed for PlayStation, Dreamcast and PC by the same development team who worked on Test Drive Off-Road 3, but these versions were cancelled in June 2000.

The PlayStation version was to include 30 licensed bikes, 12 tracks and DualShock controller support with the same applying to the Dreamcast version which would support a Jump Pak.[8] The Microsoft Windows version would also include hidden shortcuts.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Infogrames Press Release". 2000-12-16. Archived from the original on 2000-12-16. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ a b "Test Drive Cycles for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Woods, Nick. "Test Drive Cycles - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Test Drive Cycles". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis. 2000.
  5. ^ Tracy, Tim (August 18, 2000). "Test Drive Cycles Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Nix, Marc (August 8, 2000). "Test Drive Cycles". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Test Drive Cycles". Nintendo Power. Vol. 134. Nintendo of America. July 2000.
  8. ^ IGN staff (August 9, 1999). "Test Drive Cycles (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  9. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (May 11, 2000). "E32000: Infogrames Halts Test Drive Cycles". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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