Continuing to reinvent racing online, Atari, Inc., one of the world's most recognized brands and third-party video game publisher, today announced that new content is available for Test Drive Unlimited, the ultimate automotive and lifestyle gaming experience for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Test Drive Unlimited provides gamers with M.O.O.R.: Massively Open Online Racing and the pure freedom to go wherever they choose, whenever they choose and race whoever they choose all in a spectacular, wide open tropical setting. Test Drive Unlimited is currently available in North America for a suggested retail price of $39.99 and rated E10+. A 48-hour free trial of Xbox Live online entertainment Gold membership is included with purchase.
Available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace for 350 Microsoft Points, the Test Drive PURE POWER 2 Download Set, named after the top online club (as of November 7), features seven supercars, including a Ferrari 250 GTO and the 25th anniversary edition of the Lamborghini Countach. One of the seven vehicles, the Chevrolet Corvette C1 1957 Hardtop, will be available free to all gamers. Going forward, premium US download sets will be named after the top US club at a specific time within the month.
"With Test Drive Unlimited, Atari continues to offer consumers more -- massively open online racing, more than three hundred hours of single-player gameplay, and more vehicles," said Nique Fajors, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Atari, Inc. "With this first downloadable set, users can purchase seven incredibly sought-after vehicles and, most importantly, continue their offline and online racing pursuits."
Test Drive Unlimited's monthly car sets feature a mixture of manufacturers and models of the world's finest vehicles. Test Drive PURE POWER 2 Download Set features the RUF RGT, Koenigsegg CCR, Noble M400, Corvette C6 Convertible, Ferrari 250 GTO 1962 and the Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition. It also includes the free Chevrolet Corvette C1 1957 Hardtop. Gamers must still purchase the cars with in-game money at the cars' respective dealerships within Test Drive Unlimited.
Test Drive Unlimited has received rave accolades from industry and consumer media as one of the top racing games this decade. Yahoo! Games gave Test Drive Unlimited four out of five stars and notes that "Test Drive Unlimited has blurred the line between single and multiplayer gaming almost out of existence." GameSpot called Test Drive Unlimited " ... an addictive and interesting racing experience." TeamXbox.com awarded Test Drive Unlimited with the Editor's Choice Award and gave it an 8.7/10. USA Today declared, "Test Drive Unlimited is easily one of the most impressive experiences behind the wheel. Stellar online play and a bevy of game options make this a worthy road trip."
Packed with 90 vehicles, one thousand plus miles of open roads and a host of online options, Test Drive Unlimited is M.O.O.R.: Massively Open Online Racing -- the ultimate online automotive gaming experience for Xbox 360 gamers. Both online and offline gamers will experience the world's most exotic and fastest vehicles on Test Drive Unlimited's diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, apparel, homes and garages. Boasting huge online content, racers around the world can challenge others to join them in the virtual paradise of the game's persistent online racing world. Players will engage in online challenges, and build communities by creating or joining exclusive members clubs to talk, trade cars, and race with other like-minded and similarly-skilled drivers in Test Drive Unlimited, one of the most comprehensive online racing experiences to date.
For more information about Test Drive Unlimited, please visit http://www.testdriveunlimited.com .