However, the game could use a bigger variety of car engines sounds. All the sound effects are excellent and immerse your senses in the virtual world of four-wheel speed wonderfully. There are screeching tires, police sirens, and screaming engines. All the engines sound like the real thing, accept for the McLaren SLR, but the cost of just running a McLaren to record the engine would be expensive.
The Review of Test Drive Unlimited continues on page 2! Sound Design (3 out of 5) They didn’t include many environmental extras, but the load times are non-existent, and it’s a seamless virtual experience with no frame rate problems.The cars all look amazingly realistic as you play, their animation is smooth and fast, and the feeling of speed keeps you in your seat. Oahu is a big, detailed, and well-textured open-environment, with lush vegetation and a clean, well-organized look to it.
You have an extremely limited ability to customize the game settings high, medium, and low is all they provide.
However, The AI in Test Drive: Unlimited is too easy to defeat for a veteran virtual driver, and even new racing gamers will quickly understand that the AI drivers are more like A Drivers, they lack the I of Intelligence! The depth of the virtual experience included with this game should have been increased, since the time of day never changes and the weather is always the same.As of 2011, you dont need to have a very powerful PC to run the game.