Test Drive: Eve of Destruction

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Test Drive: Eve of Destruction
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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.

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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

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction received "average" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [6] [7]

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