Test Drive Unlimited 2 Game Information

Test Drive Unlimited 2 will feature dynamic weather effects, day and night cycles, and vehicle damage. TDU2 will take place on the island of Ibiza, but ater enough gameplay, players will be able to return to an expanded and updated Oahu from the previous game. It was also announced Test Drive Unlimited 2 will feature SUVs and a co-op game mode in which one player drives while the other player reads the map.

Gameplay

There will be a storyline in Test Drive Unlimited 2 to follow for the player. To progress through the game, the player has to earn experience points to level up through the 60 levels. These points can be earned via 5 categories:

• Competition (racing, completing challenges)
• Social (making friends in the game, race against other people, joining clubs)
• Discovery (discover all roads, take photographs of specific locations, find all car wrecks)
• Collection (buy cars, houses, furniture, clothing)

You can earn extra money with how you drive. Driving like a daredevil and performing stunts, drifting through turns and evading crashes and the traffic will earn the player extra cash. Exploring the island lets the player find vehicle wrecks which will unlock exclusive vehicles at the dealerships on the island. You can also walk out of the car in certain areas. Your avatar can be altered by changing hair, clothes, physical appearance and their attitude, and they can also buy houses. Co-op will also make an appearance in the game including a Follow-the-Leader mode. In this mode, players will have to complete a route by driving through checkpoints. When a checkpoint is passed by the leader, the game promotes one of the other drivers as leader. Working together properly is made even more important as only the leader can see the route on his GPS display.

Location

The game will be set on two islands: Ibiza, and Oahu (the setting of TDU 1). Both islands have been modeled very accurately by using satellite data. Each island has both asphalt roads (approx 2/3 of the roads) as well as off-road routes (approx 1/3 of the roads) exceeding 3000 km of drivable road. The islands have new challenges and races, and the roads on Oahu have been modified to make the location interesting again for players who played the previous game. Oahu has also been revamped graphics-wise to stay up to date for the new game, and each island will feature the 24-hours cycle and dynamic weather. The player can travel between the two islands by driving to the airport on one island, where a cutscene shows the character taking off as a passenger on a plane, flying to the other island. This air-commuting ability needs to be unlocked by reaching level 10 out of 60 in the game.

Multiplayer

Test Drive Unlimited 2 has a similar online mode to the previous game. During free roaming, up to 8 players can join in a session at the same time. Improvements to the online aspects have led to the fix of people quickly disappearing just after entering a session. In shops and clubs, up to 32 players can walk around at the same time. The ability to walk is also present in the new racing lobby. When waiting for every player to be ready to race, cars of the other players can be examined. Plus, players can be in the seat of another player's car to show them shortcuts. With the launch of the new Test Drive Unlimited 2 website, the FAQ section confirmed that like in the previous game, the game will not require a subscription fee to play online.

Minimum Requirements

• Operating System: Windows XP SP2, Vista SP2, Windows 7
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon X2 4400+
• RAM: 2GB
• Video: Nvidia GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3870
• Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible
• Hard Disk: 14 GB
• Peripherals: 10-button controller such as Xbox 360 or Logitech Dual-Action
• Other: Internet Broadband Connection, Microsoft .NET 3.5 required

Recommended Requirements

• Operating System: Windows XP SP2, Vista SP2, Windows 7
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon X2 4400+
• RAM: 2GB
• Video: Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 / ATI Radeon HD 4870
• Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible
• Hard Disk: 14 GB
• Peripherals: 10-button controller such as Xbox 360 or Logitech Dual-Action
• Other: Internet Broadband Connection, Microsoft .NET 3.5 required