Atari has finally announced Test Drive Unlimited 2, the long-rumored sequel to Eden Games' 2006 open world racer.
Despite Atari and Eden saying the game is a step forward, everything they're currently telling us about it sounds an awful lot like the original. That means a persistent online playing environment that blends both the single-player and multiplayer experiences. The sequel will also bring vehicle damage, weather effects, and day and night cycles.
Also fresh will be "a brand new island" to explore, but what's unclear is if said island will be Hawaiian -- the first game had players racing around O'ahu. Perhaps eagle-eyed readers might be able to spot landmarks or something in the three images released today.
The game's scheduled for a fall release for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows. Was anyone still waiting for this sequel?
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9:40 AM on 03.03.2010
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I would give anything for the cars to feel like they do in Forza.
Sam Spectre prolly had no 1 to play with or no internet at the time.
i say strangely, because i used to drive round quite happily following road rules.
...i'm not cool.
i wasn't quite sad enough to do as others tho...and organise meets online and go driving round the island in a convoy of specific cars.
or maybe i just didn't have any friends. hmm.
either way...i'll be checking this out for sure, the first one was a great game, but definitely lacking in certain areas.
I'm still playing it in fact, my little girl likes playing it with the steering wheel.
I'm actually excited for this. One of the most intense races I've ever done in a game was the hour long race around the island.
Yes, that was one of the best things about that game. Eventually you'd mess up but I still had fun with that race. I also like that they told you how long the races would so you could prepare mentally.
I remember the first time I did that, I fell short by like 40 seconds. So frustrating. >_>
Thanks