Test Drive: Eve of Destruction

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction
Developer(s)	Monster Games
Publisher(s)	Atari Interactive
Series	Test Drive
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release	NA: August 24, 2004 AU: September 24, 2004 (PS2) EU: November 26, 2004 (PS2)
Genre(s)	Racing, vehicular combat
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (Driven to Destruction in Europe) is a racing video game developed by Monster Games and published by Atari Interactive for Xbox and PlayStation 2. The game has many North American races that include a figure 8 race, last man standing race, school bus races, demolition derby, and many more.

Development

The game was announced in April 2004 as a PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions were announced in April and June of 2004, respectively,^[1][2] eventually releasing simultaneously on August 24, 2004.^[3] The PlayStation 2 version was then released in Australia on September 24, 2004,^[4] and in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2004.^[5]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	73/100[19]	72/100[20]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PS2	Xbox
Electronic Gaming Monthly	6.67/10[6]	6.67/10[6]
Game Informer	7.75/10[7]	7.75/10[7]
GamePro	[8]	N/A
GameSpot	6.8/10[9]	6.8/10[9]
GameSpy	[10]	[11]
GameZone	8.3/10[12]	7.2/10[13]
IGN	6.5/10[14]	6.5/10[14]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	[15]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	8.3/10[16]
X-Play	[17]	N/A
Maxim	8/10[18]	8/10[18]

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction received "average" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[19][20]

References

1. "Atari Announces Test Drive: Eve Of Destruction For PlayStation 2". infogrames.fr. April 21, 2004. Archived from the original on October 15, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
2. "Xbox Gets Test Drive". 15 June 2004. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
3. Golze, Benjamin (August 24, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction ships". GameSpot. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
4. "Driven to Destruction". Atari Australia. Archived from the original on September 5, 2004. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
5. Bramwell, Tom (November 26, 2004). "What's New?". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
6. EGM staff (November 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 184. Ziff Davis. p. 128.
7. Kato, Matthew (October 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Game Informer. No. 138. GameStop. p. 123. Archived from the original on January 8, 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
8. Air Hendrix (October 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. p. 78. Archived from the original on April 9, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
9. Navarro, Alex (August 27, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
10. Schiaparelli, Frank (September 7, 2004). "GameSpy: Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
11. Schiaparelli, Frank (September 7, 2004). "GameSpy: Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 25, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
12. Tha Wiz (September 13, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
13. Zacarias, Eduardo (September 13, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
14. Lewis, Ed (August 26, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
15. "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. October 2004. p. 100.
16. "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. December 2004. p. 96.
17. Miller, Skyler (October 12, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review (PS2)". X-Play. G4techTV. Archived from the original on November 24, 2004. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
18. Porter, Alex (August 24, 2004). "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction". Maxim. Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on August 28, 2004. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
19. "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
20. "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

External links

• Test Drive: Eve of Destruction at MobyGames