Initial Impressions: Test Drive Unlimited 2

If there is one thing I don't like in a driving game it is having to use the brakes and slow down before taking a corner. Personally I am not a big fan of driving correctly in games, you know the idiots that always used to crash in to everyone on the corners on PGR/Forza or any other games? Well that's me. I don't know what it is but I do tend to get bored a bit easily on certain driving games due to the simulation aspects. Normally I would say "Give me Burnout or give me death!" but then again sometimes it's fun to play something different.

With that being said though I thought screw it and decided to give Test Drive Unlimited 2 a quick spin. (Pun intended) I have to say I quite enjoyed the 5 or so hours I have played of the game so far. Don't get me wrong some bits of the game are boring as hell, like having to drive miles away to a place you haven't been to yet in the game. Once you have visited one part of the map though you can instantly transport to it by selecting to warp from the map menu.

The initial impression I have is that Test Drive Unlimited 2 is a really good game and really does provide a nice change of pace to other racing games out at the moment. (although the story line seems a bit gay and is complete bullshit) If your a fan of driving games then this could be worth checking out, this game not only adds things that weren't in the original (like off road racing) but also improves on the original game with little tweaks here and there that make the game a lot more enjoyable.

Maybe my opinion will change as I plunge further into the world that Eden Games have created for gamers to drive around, but for now I have to say Test Drive Unlimited 2 gives a quite enjoyable experience as a racing game. (Although I still bloody hate using my brakes!! lol)