Test Drive: Eve of Destruction

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (Driven to Destruction in Europe) is a racing video game developed by Monster Games and published by Atari Interactive for Xbox and PlayStation 2. The game has many North American races that include a figure 8 race, last man standing race, school bus races, demolition derby, and many more.

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction
Developer(s)Monster Games
Publisher(s)Atari Interactive
SeriesTest Drive
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release
  • NA: August 24, 2004
  • AU: September 24, 2004 (PS2)
  • EU: November 26, 2004 (PS2)
Genre(s)Racing, vehicular combat
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Development

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The game was announced in April 2004 as a PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions were announced in April and June of 2004, respectively,[1][2] eventually releasing simultaneously on August 24, 2004.[3] The PlayStation 2 version was then released in Australia on September 24, 2004,[4] and in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2004.[5]

Reception

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Test Drive: Eve of Destruction received "average" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ "Atari Announces Test Drive: Eve Of Destruction For PlayStation 2". infogrames.fr. April 21, 2004. Archived from the original on October 15, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Xbox Gets Test Drive". 15 June 2004. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ^ Golze, Benjamin (August 24, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction ships". GameSpot. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Driven to Destruction". Atari Australia. Archived from the original on September 5, 2004. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Bramwell, Tom (November 26, 2004). "What's New?". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  6. ^ a b EGM staff (November 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 184. Ziff Davis. p. 128.
  7. ^ a b Kato, Matthew (October 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Game Informer. No. 138. GameStop. p. 123. Archived from the original on January 8, 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  8. ^ Air Hendrix (October 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. p. 78. Archived from the original on April 9, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Navarro, Alex (August 27, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  10. ^ Schiaparelli, Frank (September 7, 2004). "GameSpy: Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  11. ^ Schiaparelli, Frank (September 7, 2004). "GameSpy: Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 25, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  12. ^ Tha Wiz (September 13, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  13. ^ Zacarias, Eduardo (September 13, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  14. ^ a b Lewis, Ed (August 26, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  15. ^ "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. October 2004. p. 100.
  16. ^ "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. December 2004. p. 96.
  17. ^ Miller, Skyler (October 12, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review (PS2)". X-Play. G4techTV. Archived from the original on November 24, 2004. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  18. ^ a b Porter, Alex (August 24, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Maxim. Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on August 28, 2004. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  19. ^ a b "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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