Test Drive Unlimited Game Guide

Welcome to the unofficial guide to "Test Drive Unlimited", one of the most complex and enjoyable PC racing games of this year. This guide will provide a much needed help mostly for less experienced players. If you're not familiar with this genre or if you have been checking out only typical arcade games in the past, then you're in a right place. Nevertheless, you should know that "Test Drive Unlimited" isn't a simulation. The game is quite simple, especially if you decide to turn on some of the driving aids, however you will have to know a few basic things in order to steer your car properly. The same goes with cutting through corners or using the brakes (including the handbrake). More experienced players will probably want to turn off all driving aids, however I wouldn't recommend doing that right away. The only exception is when you have a professional steering wheel at your disposal. If you're using a keyboard or a gamepad, you should activate one of the driving aids right away. Otherwise you would have some serious problems with most of the corners, especially in the higher (faster) vehicle classes.

This guide consists of three separate chapters. The first chapter is a very short introduction to some of the basic functions of the game. I'd strongly recommend that you choose your first car and house very carefully. You will also learn on how to win the very first race. This chapter will grant you knowledge on steering your car. You will find out about the existence of experience levels and various types of achievements. If you've played any Xbox360 game before, you should be familiar with this last function. The first chapter also includes a full set of maps of the island. You will be able to locate car/bike dealerships and tuning shops. The second set shows locations of all challenge missions. This doesn't include the races because you will be able to locate them on the game map without having to explore the surroundings. The second chapter is much bigger. I've decided to describe ALL singleplayer race challenges for you. There are more than a hundred of them in the game, so there's a lot of reading there. The last chapter focuses all attention on available cars and bikes. I've displayed their parameters. You will also be able to read a short description of the cars in order to figure out what should be bought.

I sincerely hope that you'll find my guide to be very useful. Have fun playing the game. Good luck!