9.2 /10 1 Votes
Genre(s) Racing Initial release date 1987 Designer Don Mattrick | 4.6/5 My Abandonware Mode(s) Single player Series Test Drive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist(s) John Boechler, Tony Lee Composer(s) Patrick Payne, Rick Millson Platforms Commodore 64, Amiga, DOS, Atari ST, AmigaOS, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, PC-9800 series Developers Accolade, Distinctive Software, Midway Studios – Newcastle Publishers Atari, Accolade, Pony Canyon Similar Test Drive games, Accolade games, Racing video games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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Gameplay
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.
Reception
Computer Gaming World stated in 1987 that Test Drive "offers outstanding graphics and the potential to 'hook' every Pole Position fan". Compute! praised the excellent graphics and sound, but noted that the game only had one course. 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 4 1⁄2 out of 5 stars.