Test Drive Unlimited

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Test Drive Unlimited

PAL cover
Game general and emulation properties:
ESRB rating: E10+ (Language, Mild Violence)
PEGI rating: 3+
OFLC rating: G
Widescreen supported natively
Supported up to two LAN/online players
Languages supported:
English: SLES-53753 & SLES-54466 & SLUS-29192 & SLUS-21490
German: SLES-53753 & SLES-54466
French: SLES-53753 & SLES-54466
Spanish: SLES-53753 & SLES-54466
Italian: SLES-53753
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers: SLUS-21490
SLUS-29192 (Public Beta Vol.1.0)
Release date: March 20, 2007
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers: SLES-54466
SLES-53753
Release date: March 16, 2007
2007 (Steelbook)
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Melbourne House
Publisher(s): Atari
Genre: Racing
Wikipedia: Test Drive Unlimited
Game review links: Metacritic75/100
Game description: Test Drive Unlimited is the ultimate automotive experience for car and bike enthusiasts alike. Visit the most sophisticated car and bike dealers to purchase new vehicles or simply take them for a spin. Collect and trade rare performance parts and customize each vehicle to make it one-of-a-kind. Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.
This version has some missing features found in the PC and Xbox 360 versions:

  • Certain vehicles such as Ferrari, Maserati, Lexus, all motorcycles, and some models of different makes
  • Manual transmission (although transmission is visible in options, it is permanently set to auto)
  • Avatar customization


Test configurations on Windows:


Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
PAL Windows
  • Intel Core i3 560 (4 Cores at 3.33GHz)
  • Nvidia Geforce GTS 450
1.3.1-20150303095439(Git) GSdx 20150303095439 (MSVC 18.00, SSE2) 0.1.16 [GSdx32-SSE2] SPU2-X 20150303095439 2.0.0 [SPU2-X] I use Preset 3 and my graphic card as adapter and Direct3D11 Hardware. Graphics look fine, but my CPU is too weak (100% EE, 90% CPU) TheFoogle
PAL Windows
  • Intel Xeon E3-1231v3 (4 Cores at 3.4GHz, HT)
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
PCSX2 1.4.0 GSdx 20160105132032 (MSVC 19.00, SSE41) 1.0.0 [gsdx32-SSE4]
  • SPU2-X 20151231175709 2.0.0 [SPU2-X]
  • LilyPad (20151231175709) 0.11.0 [lilypad]
Preset 2, Direct3D11 Hardware, Rest on Default. Graphics has strange but light transparent pattern (75% EE, 30% GS) TheFoogle
NTSC-U Windows 10 64-bit
  • Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00 GHz (OC @ 4.60 GHz)
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
1.7.0 dev-2122 GSdx 1.2.0
  • SPU2-X 2.0.0
  • Lilypad 0.12.0
BIOS: USA 01.60, FPS:60, game runs fine, could spot any problems besides Conservative Buffer Allocation, which should be turned off as it causes half of the screen to be glitched. Macmmm81


Trivia

  • The game sets to widescreen when it is prompted by the 16:9 ratio setting in the PS2 internal menu.

Known Issues

Missing road reflection/glare

  • Status: Active
  • Type: Minor
  • Description: Requires Blending Accuracy set to Full (Very Slow) in GSdx

Fixed Issues

Upscaling artifacts

  • Status: Fixed
  • Type: Major
  • Description: When using any resolution above Native, there's artifacts on bottom of the screen. In the latest 1.7.0 development builds, disable Conservative Framebuffer in graphics settings. In older builds, enable Large Framebuffer in GSdx.

Missing car reflections

  • Status: Fixed
  • Type: Minor
  • Description: Requires Preload Frame Data to be enabled in HW Hacks of GSdx

The gallery

Public compatibility forum links