Test Drive Unlimited 2 by Eden Games Studios (FR),
published by Namco Bandai Atari
Genre: MOOR (MassivelyOpenOnlineRacingGame)
Platforms: PC, XBox 360, PS3
Release Date: 1st quarter of 2011
Featurelist:
Cars:
- 208 (claimed) cars with highpoly detailed exterior and interior and realistic Hi-res textures
- completely new engine with believable driving physics (between Arcade and Sim), noticable differences at layout designs (FF, FR...), rollover
- limited damage system (only visual, scratches, deformations and falling off parts)
- dirt effects (can get washed away slowly in rainy weather)
- driver cockpit movements (steering wheel rotation, gearshift stick and paddles)
- working gauges, active aero, glowing brakediscs
- open- and closable windows and doors, working convertible roofs (automatic and manual)
- Full illumination system realistic display of Halogen, Xenon and LEDs not only on the car but also at its surroundings (every single LED has its own lightspot), driving-, brake- and reverselights, highbeam (activated at night automatically), working indicators
Environment:
- 2 Islands (open on- and offroad) with different types of landscapes (urban, desert, coast, mountain) streets, roads, high- and freeways, offroad tracks, traffic system, police pursuits
- Ibiza with 500 km (claimed to be 60% accurate)
- Ohahu with 2200 km (TDU 1600km, this means 600 km added)
- 1 racetrack on Ibiza, 6 on Ohau
- airport with driving-shool
- dynamic weather (sunny, windy, rain, lightning...) affecting driving physics
- 24h day and nightcircle
- car showrooms, club buildings, buyable houses and mansions with large storing garages
Customization:
- own avatar (player model, driver): male or female, body and fascial changes (very funny: in a surgery), clothes... (like in TDU)
- cars: rims, paintjobs, interior materials and colours (like in TDU), additional vinyl layer editor
- buildings: large parts of the equipment, walls, floors of the owned houses and mansions
Miscelleanous:
- Online Co-op feature: be passenger in one of your friends cars
- Clubs (like in TDU, but enhanced by a lot) with club exclusive cars
- Online Multiplayer: meet at starltline or go into clubhouses, showrooms (clothes-shops...) with 31 other players at same time (races are limited to max. 8 multiplayers at once)
- "wrecks": while exploring the open road network you will find wrecks which will unlock special cars
- different ways to progress: raceresults, profilepoints earned through driving maneuvers (or stunts) in cruisemode, social aspects (buy and selling cars and stuff, using multiplayer features shown above)
- yacht: a boat unlocked to be bought while progressing in the game. It can be customized, is able to store cars and can be used as a connection between the two islands
official page:
http://www.testdriveunlimited2.com
For introduction a few early screenshots (April 2010) and a map shot of Ibiza