Review: Test Drive Unlimited for PS2

Test Drive Unlimited may have been released a while ago, but there's always room for a review of it. Here it is:

Test Drive Unlimited is the only game that immerses you into the car and bike enthusiast lifestyle, with total freedom to race however and wherever you want within a huge, online-persistent environment. 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.

With my time playing Test Drive Unlimited, I've found it a blast. There are thousands of miles of roads to drive on and you can even go off the road if you want to take a shortcut (which usually doesn't work). Vehicle selection is fine, ranging from a Saleen S7 to a Chevy SSR. Vehicle customization could better, all you can really do is make performance upgrades and change colors and rims.

Some events can be challenging, while others can be a breeze. Luckily you can change difficulty on race series for people like me who suck at them. Along with series races, time trials, and sprints, there are also car clubs where you can race your way to being president and maybe win a car on your way.

But there's more than just car racing in this game! Half of this game is about cruising online with your friends, buying and selling virtual houses to keep your rides, speeding around the island, and getting into police chases. It's all in Test Drive Unlimited.

Would I recommend this game? Heck yeah.