![]() Archived from the original on 6 December 1998. ^ a b "Accolade Kicks Off 1998 With Record Selling Franchise, 12 New Titles And An Increased Focus On Sony PlayStation Market" (Press release).^ "Accolade plans to further its highly successful Test Drive series, with Test Drive 5 and Test Drive Off-Road 2"."PlayStation ProReview: Test Drive: Off-Road". Archived from the original on 5 March 2000. ![]() Archived from the original on 21 October 1997. ^ Storm, Jon Reiner, Andrew McNamara, Andy (May 1997)."Monster Truck Mayhem ( Test Drive: Off-Road Review)" (PDF). Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 1998. Accolade published Test Drive Off-Road 2 in 1998, which uses the Test Drive 4 engine and includes licensed off-road vehicles. Sequel Īccolade stated in a press release that the commercial successes of the game and Test Drive 4 caused Test Drive to become the top-selling racing series at the time. Īs of March 1998 the game sold over 500,000 copies. In Japan, where the PS version was ported for release under the title Gekitotsu! Yonku Battle ( 激突!四駆バトル, Gekitotsu! Yonku Batoru) and published by Coconuts Japan on 31 July 1997, Famitsu gave it a score of 23 out of 40. Jeff Kitts, also from GameSpot, said of the PlayStation version, " Test Drive: Off Road is an acceptable entry in the suddenly crowded field of off-road racing games". ![]() Greg Kasavin of GameSpot said of the PC version, " Test Drive: Off Road is pure arcade action". ![]() While GamePro complimented the realistic engine sounds and soundtrack, it had a more negative overall assessment, summarizing that " Test Drive: Off-Road 's loose controls, aggravating pop-up problems, and uninspired gameplay stall its overall appeal". Both concluded it to be the most acceptable of the "hordes of mediocre off-road racing titles have been coming out recently". His co-reviewer Dean Hager said the game has a sufficient mixture of intensity and realism, but many of the tracks become repetitive and the competitors are not challenging enough. Reviewing the PlayStation version, Kraig Kujawa of Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the use of real vehicles and complexity of the tracks, while criticizing the small selection of vehicles. Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, stating that "all in all, TDOR doesn't muster up to the competition. Test Drive: Off-Road received mixed reviews on both platforms. ![]()
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