Software:Test Drive 4X4

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Test Drive 4X4
Test Drive Off-Road 2
Test Drive Off-Road 2 cover.jpg
North American cover art for PlayStation
Developer(s)Accolade
Pitbull Syndicate
Publisher(s)Accolade
Producer(s)Monte Singman(Executive Producer)
Allen Edwards
Programmer(s)Derrick Yim
Owen Flatley
Darrell Dennies
Gary Strawn
SeriesTest Drive
Platform(s)PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: 23 October 1998[1]
  • EU: 1999
  • JP: 8 April 1999
Windows
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Test Drive 4X4 (known as Test Drive Off-Road 2 in North America) is a racing video game co-developed by Accolade's internal development team and Pitbull Syndicate, and published by Accolade for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.

Development

The game was announced in late 1997.[3] Test Drive 4x4 uses the Test Drive 4 engine and includes licensed off-road vehicles.[4] Accolade spent $3 million on a television advertising campaign for Test Drive 5 and Test Drive Off-Road 2.[5]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS
AllGame2/5 stars[8]2.5/5 stars[9]
CGSP2/5 stars[10]N/A
CGW1/5 stars[11]N/A
EGMN/A6.125/10[12]
FamitsuN/A25/40[13]
Game InformerN/A6.5/10[14]
GameProN/A3.5/5 stars[15]
GameRevolutionN/AF[16]
GameSpot4.8/10[17]6.1/10[18]
IGN4.5/10[19]5.8/10[20]
PC Gamer (US)27%[22]N/A
PSMN/A4/5 stars[23]
Aggregate score
GameRankings50%[6]66%[7]

The game received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[6][7] In Japan, where the PlayStation version was ported and published by Capcom on 8 April 1999, Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40.[13]

References

  1. ↑ GameSpot staff (23 October 1998). "Accolade Ships Off-Road 2 [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/accolade-ships-off-road-2/1100-2465288/. 
  2. ↑ Gentry, Perry (6 November 1998). "What's in Stores Next Week". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-2254,00.html. 
  3. ↑ "In the Studio". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (37): 22. January 1998. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_37/page/n23/mode/2up. Retrieved 19 April 2021. 
  4. ↑ "Accolade Kicks Off 1998 With Record Selling Franchise, 12 New Titles And An Increased Focus On Sony PlayStation Market". San Jose, CA. 24 March 1998. http://www.accolade.com/press/032498E3.htm. 
  5. ↑ IGN Staff (October 31, 1998). "Accolade Bets $3 Million on Test Drive". https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/31/accolade-bets-3-million-on-test-drive. Retrieved April 24, 2022. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Test Drive: Off-Road 2 for PC". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/96164-test-drive-off-road-2/index.html. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Test Drive: Off-Road 2 for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198935-test-drive-off-road-2/index.html. 
  8. ↑ Wigmore, Glenn. "Test Drive Off-Road 2 (PC) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19517&tab=review. 
  9. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Test Drive Off-Road 2 (PS) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=16009&tab=review. 
  10. ↑ Bauman, Steve (16 December 1998). "Test Drive Off-Road 2". Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/016/046/testdor2_review.html. 
  11. ↑ Goble, Gord (April 1999). "Into the Ditch (Test Drive Off-Road 2 Review)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (177): 205. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_177.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2019. 
  12. ↑ EGM staff (January 1999). "Test Drive Off-Road 2 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (114). 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "テストドライブ オフロード2 [PS"] (in Japanese). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=1193&redirect=no. Retrieved 4 February 2019. 
  14. ↑ "Test Drive Off-Road 2 - PlayStation". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (69): 73. January 1999. 
  15. ↑ Air Hendrix (January 1999). "Test Drive Off-Road 2 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment) (124). http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/131.shtml. Retrieved 4 February 2019. 
  16. ↑ Hsu, Tim (November 1998). "Test Drive Off-Road 2 Review (PS)". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34128-test-drive-off-road-2-review. 
  17. ↑ Poole, Stephen (12 January 1999). "Test Drive: Off-Road 2 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/test-drive-off-road-2-review/1900-2533359/. 
  18. ↑ Mielke, James (12 November 1998). "Test Drive: Off-Road 2 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/test-drive-off-road-2-review/1900-2546079/. 
  19. ↑ Blevins, Tal (14 January 1999). "Test Drive: Off-Road 2 (PC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/01/15/test-drive-off-road-2-3. 
  20. ↑ Harris, Craig (27 October 1998). "Test Drive: Off-Road 2 (PS)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/28/test-drive-off-road-2. 
  21. ↑ Klett, Steve (January 1999). "Test Drive Off-Road 2". PC Accelerator (Imagine Media) (5): 94. https://archive.org/details/PCXL05Jan1999/page/n93/mode/2up. Retrieved 19 April 2021. 
  22. ↑ Durham Jr., Joel (March 1999). "Test Drive Off-Road 2". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 6 (3). http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1046.html. Retrieved 4 February 2019. 
  23. ↑ PSM staff (January 1999). "Review: Test Drive Off-Road 2". PSM (Imagine Media) (17): 38. https://archive.org/details/psm-17-january-1999/page/n37/mode/2up. Retrieved 19 April 2021. 

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