3 pages article scanned from the april issue of the german PC Games magazine - Quick translation:
• The length of the roads will be 930 km and the offroad tracks will be 310 km. The island's size will be 381 km².
• There will definitely be a story, however, there are no details known yet.
• You can earn points in free ride mode by performing difficult manoeuvres (e.g. drifting) or by driving at high speed.
• Offroad: it will be possible to discover car wrecks. Discovering car wrecks will unlock exclusive vehicles at the car dealers.
• There will be optical damage only. The damage will have no affect on the vehicle's performance or handling.
• Release is planned for the third quarter of 2010.
Richard writes: "The series may have a cult following, but ten years on Test Drive Unlimited 2 still upsets me. It was one of my most anticipated games ever, with a concept years ahead of what Forza Horizon could achieve. But it remains one of the buggiest launches of a game I can remember, completely tarnishing my memory of it."
DSOGaming writes: "TDU World is an Online Server and Mod Pack Project for Test Drive Unlimited 2 that is currently available for download."
Such an underrated game, the only problem I had with it was the car physics on anything more powerful the a Golf GTI. But to me this was the original Forza Horizon
Game Informer - It's hard to imagine what to do in a car game except race other cars, and yet with Test Drive Unlimited 2, developer Eden Games found a way to expand the genre's horizons enough to offer an experience that's slightly different from your average racer. Eden's ambition came with a cost, but Test Drive Unlimited 2 is a game that I remember fondly and appreciate for the chances it takes.
This game gets a bad rap, but I enjoy it still. The idea was great, I think that if the devs were just better supported it could have been something truly epic.
Would love to see something like this again, especially on a next gen console.
Dear gameinformer,
look up the fucking definition of cult classic,
sincerely,
anyone who knows what "cult" or "classic" means.
Another one bites the dust. Can't wait to rent this lol.
YEAH! loved TDU... its 1 of only 3 racing game franchises i like.
Though its sounds like they are looking to turn it into burnout... and so you all know Burnout (because of Burnout Paradise) is no longer in my 3 favourite racing game franchises. I got bored with Paradise to f***ing dfast it wasnt funny.
And Car games should NEVER have a story <FULLSTOP.> Look what happened to the NFS franchise... after Hot Pursuit 2 the franchise went to s***. and have only just claimed back some dignity with Shift.