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Test Drive 5

October 15, 2023

Test Drive 5 is a racing game developed by Pitbull Syndicate and published by Accolade for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 1998.

Test Drive 5
PAL cover art featuring the 1998 Aston Martin V8 Vantage (foreground) and the 1998 TVR Cerbera Speed 6 (background).
Developer(s)Pitbull Syndicate
Publisher(s)
Composer(s)Steven M. Allison
SeriesTest Drive
Platform(s)PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: 8 October 1998[1]
  • EU: December 1998
Windows
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Development Edit

Accolade spent $3 million on a television advertising campaign for Test Drive 5 and Test Drive Off-Road 2.[3]

Reception Edit

Test Drive 5 received "mixed" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[4][5] In Japan, where the PlayStation version was ported and published by Capcom on 25 March 1999, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.[12]

James Mielke of GameSpot said of the PS version: "In the end, when you think of all the other games that Test Drive 5 tries to emulate, you're thinking of at least three other racing games that you should purchase before you go for this one. While not a dismal failure by any means, the cheap AI and unbalanced gameplay ensure that Test Drive 5 remains rental material at best."[18] Michael E. Ryan, also of GameSpot, criticized various aspects of the PC version, writing, "while the game is a decent arcade racer with great graphics, plenty of cars, and a ton of tracks, it simply falls short of its number one competitor - EA's Need for Speed III - in almost every conceivable way."[17]

Trent C. Ward of IGN said the PC version was "blessed with solid graphics, great sound, and some of the finest cars ever included in a racing game." However, Ward felt that the game's computer-controlled racers were capable of maneuvers not possible for the player to perform: "When you're racing, if another car pulls up behind you and taps you on the rear bumper, your car immediately goes flying out of control. While this seems reasonable (if a tad excessive), the same trick just doesn't work if you try to do it back. Shove an opponent's car from behind, and you're a lot more likely to end up in the ditch than he is. [...] The way it is, the most you'll get is about three or four races before the computer pulls a dirty trick so foul that you'll turn your computer off in disgust." Ward concluded that Test Drive 5 "comes really close to greatness, and then veers off sharply at the last minute. The game's solid handling, great car selection, and passable graphics are all ruined by the fact that computer-controlled cars can pitch you off the road at any given moment and by the fact that even with the fastest cars at your disposal, you'll probably find yourself struggling to keep up with the slowest computer opponents."[19] Craig Harris, also of IGN, praised the PS version's sound effects and music, as well as its multiplayer mode, and called its graphics "a step up from Test Drive 4." Harris wrote: "The graphics engine is very smooth, very crisp, and very fast. My major complaint is, though the physics of the cars on the road are pretty accurate (as far as I can tell, anyway), when these cars take to the air, either by a jump or crash, it's like the tires are filled with pure helium."[20]

The PC version was nominated for the "Best Racing Game of the Year" award at IGN's Best of 1998 Awards, which went to Powerslide.[24]

Notes Edit

  1. ^ GamePro gave the PC version 3.5/5 for graphics, 4.5/5 for sound, and two 4/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.
  2. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and overall fun factor, 3.5/5 for sound, and 4/5 for control.

References Edit

  1. ^ Muldoon, Moira (9 October 1998). . GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 16 January 2000. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ GameSpot staff (18 November 1998). "Test Drive 5 Ships [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on 16 June 2000. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ IGN Staff (October 31, 1998). "Accolade Bets $3 Million on Test Drive". IGN. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b . GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b . GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ^ Sackenheim, Shawn. . AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. ^ Mahood, Andy (10 December 1998). . Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. ^ Mahood, Andy (20 November 1998). . Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  9. ^ Chick, Tom (8 January 1999). . Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on 23 May 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  10. ^ Todd, Brett (April 1999). "To the Curb! (Test Drive 5 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 177. Ziff Davis. p. 204. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Test Drive 5 (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 113. Ziff Davis. December 1998.
  12. ^ a b "テストドライブ5 [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Test Drive 5 - PlayStation". Game Informer. No. 69. FuncoLand. January 1999. p. 73.
  14. ^ Olafson, Peter (1999). . GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  15. ^ Air Hendrix (December 1998). "Test Drive 5 (PS)". GamePro. No. 123. IDG Entertainment. p. 170. from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  16. ^ Hsu, Tim (November 1998). "Test Drive 5 Review (PS)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  17. ^ a b Ryan, Michael E. (4 January 1999). "Test Drive 5 Review (PC)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on 9 August 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  18. ^ a b Mielke, James (3 November 1998). "Test Drive 5 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  19. ^ a b Ward, Trent C. (1 December 1998). "Test Drive 5 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  20. ^ a b Harris, Craig (8 October 1998). "Test Drive 5 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Test Drive 5". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 3. Ziff Davis. December 1998.
  22. ^ Egger, Dan (February 1999). "Test Drive 5". PC Accelerator. No. 6. Imagine Media. p. 90. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  23. ^ Poole, Stephen (March 1999). . PC Gamer. Vol. 6, no. 3. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on 17 January 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  24. ^ IGN staff (29 January 1999). "IGNPC's Best of 1998 Awards". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on 27 April 1999. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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Test Drive 5 is a racing game developed by Pitbull Syndicate and published by Accolade for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 1998 Test Drive 5PAL cover art featuring the 1998 Aston Martin V8 Vantage foreground and the 1998 TVR Cerbera Speed 6 background Developer s Pitbull SyndicatePublisher s Accolade WW AccoladeJP CapcomComposer s Steven M AllisonSeriesTest DrivePlatform s PlayStation Microsoft WindowsReleasePlayStationNA 8 October 1998 1 EU December 1998WindowsNA 18 November 1998 2 Genre s RacingMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Development 2 Reception 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksDevelopment EditAccolade spent 3 million on a television advertising campaign for Test Drive 5 and Test Drive Off Road 2 3 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScorePCPSGameRankings61 4 71 5 Review scoresPublicationScorePCPSAllGameN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 CNET Gamecenter4 10 7 4 10 8 Computer Games Strategy Plus nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 N AComputer Gaming World nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 N AElectronic Gaming MonthlyN A7 10 11 FamitsuN A26 40 12 Game InformerN A8 25 10 13 GamePro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 a nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 b GameRevolutionN AD 16 GameSpot6 2 10 17 6 3 10 18 IGN7 8 10 19 7 5 10 20 Official U S PlayStation MagazineN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 21 PC Accelerator4 10 22 N APC Gamer US 81 23 N A Test Drive 5 received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings 4 5 In Japan where the PlayStation version was ported and published by Capcom on 25 March 1999 Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40 12 James Mielke of GameSpot said of the PS version In the end when you think of all the other games that Test Drive 5 tries to emulate you re thinking of at least three other racing games that you should purchase before you go for this one While not a dismal failure by any means the cheap AI and unbalanced gameplay ensure that Test Drive 5 remains rental material at best 18 Michael E Ryan also of GameSpot criticized various aspects of the PC version writing while the game is a decent arcade racer with great graphics plenty of cars and a ton of tracks it simply falls short of its number one competitor EA s Need for Speed III in almost every conceivable way 17 Trent C Ward of IGN said the PC version was blessed with solid graphics great sound and some of the finest cars ever included in a racing game However Ward felt that the game s computer controlled racers were capable of maneuvers not possible for the player to perform When you re racing if another car pulls up behind you and taps you on the rear bumper your car immediately goes flying out of control While this seems reasonable if a tad excessive the same trick just doesn t work if you try to do it back Shove an opponent s car from behind and you re a lot more likely to end up in the ditch than he is The way it is the most you ll get is about three or four races before the computer pulls a dirty trick so foul that you ll turn your computer off in disgust Ward concluded that Test Drive 5 comes really close to greatness and then veers off sharply at the last minute The game s solid handling great car selection and passable graphics are all ruined by the fact that computer controlled cars can pitch you off the road at any given moment and by the fact that even with the fastest cars at your disposal you ll probably find yourself struggling to keep up with the slowest computer opponents 19 Craig Harris also of IGN praised the PS version s sound effects and music as well as its multiplayer mode and called its graphics a step up from Test Drive 4 Harris wrote The graphics engine is very smooth very crisp and very fast My major complaint is though the physics of the cars on the road are pretty accurate as far as I can tell anyway when these cars take to the air either by a jump or crash it s like the tires are filled with pure helium 20 The PC version was nominated for the Best Racing Game of the Year award at IGN s Best of 1998 Awards which went to Powerslide 24 Notes Edit GamePro gave the PC version 3 5 5 for graphics 4 5 5 for sound and two 4 5 scores for control and overall fun factor GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 4 5 5 scores for graphics and overall fun factor 3 5 5 for sound and 4 5 for control References Edit Muldoon Moira 9 October 1998 videogames com s Calendar GameSpot Ziff Davis Archived from the original on 16 January 2000 Retrieved 21 April 2021 GameSpot staff 18 November 1998 Test Drive 5 Ships date mislabeled as April 28 2000 GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 16 June 2000 Retrieved 21 April 2021 IGN Staff October 31 1998 Accolade Bets 3 Million on Test Drive IGN Retrieved April 24 2022 a b Test Drive 5 for PC GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 27 May 2019 Retrieved 21 April 2021 a b Test Drive 5 for PlayStation GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 1 May 2019 Retrieved 21 April 2021 Sackenheim Shawn Test Drive 5 PS Review AllGame All Media Network Archived from the original on 14 November 2014 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Mahood Andy 10 December 1998 Test Drive 5 PC Gamecenter CNET Archived from the original on 16 August 2000 Retrieved 22 April 2021 Mahood Andy 20 November 1998 Test Drive 5 PS Gamecenter CNET Archived from the original on 16 August 2000 Retrieved 22 April 2021 Chick Tom 8 January 1999 Test Drive 5 Computer Games Strategy Plus Strategy Plus Inc Archived from the original on 23 May 2003 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Todd Brett April 1999 To the Curb Test Drive 5 Review PDF Computer Gaming World No 177 Ziff Davis p 204 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Test Drive 5 PS Electronic Gaming Monthly No 113 Ziff Davis December 1998 a b テストドライブ5 PS Famitsu in Japanese Enterbrain Archived from the original on 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Test Drive 5 PlayStation Game Informer No 69 FuncoLand January 1999 p 73 Olafson Peter 1999 Test Drive 5 Review for PC on GamePro com GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on 14 February 2005 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Air Hendrix December 1998 Test Drive 5 PS GamePro No 123 IDG Entertainment p 170 Archived from the original on 18 February 2005 Retrieved 22 April 2021 Hsu Tim November 1998 Test Drive 5 Review PS GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 3 February 2019 a b Ryan Michael E 4 January 1999 Test Drive 5 Review PC GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 9 August 2003 Retrieved 3 February 2019 a b Mielke James 3 November 1998 Test Drive 5 Review PS date mislabeled as May 2 2000 GameSpot CBS Interactive Retrieved 1 December 2018 a b Ward Trent C 1 December 1998 Test Drive 5 PC IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved 1 December 2018 a b Harris Craig 8 October 1998 Test Drive 5 PS IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved 1 December 2018 Test Drive 5 Official U S PlayStation Magazine Vol 2 no 3 Ziff Davis December 1998 Egger Dan February 1999 Test Drive 5 PC Accelerator No 6 Imagine Media p 90 Retrieved 21 April 2021 Poole Stephen March 1999 Test Drive 5 PC Gamer Vol 6 no 3 Imagine Media Archived from the original on 17 January 2000 Retrieved 3 February 2019 IGN staff 29 January 1999 IGNPC s Best of 1998 Awards IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on 27 April 1999 Retrieved 28 August 2021 External links EditTest Drive 5 at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Test Drive 5 amp oldid 1168354108, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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