Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Emerges

Atari's Test Drive: Eve of Destruction is coming to both Xbox and PS2 - here are some new screens and all the details to 'celebrate'.

These latest shots from Atari's Test Drive: Eve of Destruction should please fans of the raw, no-rules racing genre - showing off that the Moster Games-developed "real-life extreme racing" title could prove a "smash" when it laucnhes on Xbox and PS2 later this year.

Atari's Nancy MacIntyre reckons the new Test Drive title will go down well: "Monster Games has reinvigorated the Test Drive franchise with this fresh departure from static road-course racing without losing touch with the core elements that have made Test Drive one of the most recognized and successful racing franchises in video game history."

It's the first Test Drive game to feature vehicle damage, dirt tracks, crazy events and unorthodox vehicles like school buses, taxis and hearses. Since its debut in 1987, the series has sold through more than $137 million worth of product on console and PC.

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction blends the best elements of racing and demolition and is packed with 25 different events, including Demo Derby, where the last car standing wins; Gauntlet, where the player climbs behind the wheel of a hearse and tries to finish a set number of laps while the rest of the field attempts to stop him; Trailer Race, a new brand of racing event, where the player competes while towing various types of trailers and must finish the race with something resembling a trailer still attached.

Additionally, Test Drive®: Eve of Destruction offers players a selection of more than 30 nontraditional, custom vehicles, an in-game track announcer and a split-screen multiplayer mode for up to four players.

Stay tuned for further updates on Eve of Destruction as Atari emerges from its successful Driv3r launch - if marred by a "reviews scandal" of sorts...

Adam Doree
Director, Kikizo.com