Test Drive: Off-Road 3

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Test Drive Off-Road 3
Test Drive Off-Road 3 cover.png
North American cover art featuring the 1999 Hummer H1
Developer(s) Infogrames North America (PlayStation, Windows)
Xantera (Game Boy Color)
Publisher(s) Infogrames North America
Infogrames Multimedia (Europe)
Producer(s) Monte Singman(Executive Producer)
Allen Edwards
Series Test Drive
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Game Boy Color
Release
  • NA: 18 October 1999 (PS) [1]
  • NA: 25 October 1999 (PC) [1]
  • NA: 21 December 1999 (GBC) [2]
  • EU: 19 April 2000 (GBC, PS)
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Test Drive Off-Road 3 (4X4 World Trophy in Europe) is a racing video game developed and published by Infogrames North America for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation and Game Boy Color. A Dreamcast version was planned, but was cancelled due to release issues. [3]

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Reception

Test Drive: Off-Road 3 received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [4] [5] [6] Doug Trueman of NextGen said that the PlayStation version was "fairly well done, but there are just not enough new features here to raise the game's rating above 'fair.'" [21]

iBot of GamePro said of the PlayStation version in one review, "With Test Drive Off Road 3, Infogrames has delivered a very solid racing game (with a few noticeable flaws) that will really appeal to those who like to drive virtual versions of real cars, but are tired of the paved highways and byways of the other racing titles." [23] [lower-alpha 2] However, Air Hendrix said in another review that the same console version's "slick stylings won't give gamers enough meaty gameplay to go the distance. If you're hardcore about off-road action, Test Drive Off-Road 3's worth renting to check out the cool rides, but everyone else should steer clear." [24] [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly 's review of the PlayStation version, three critics gave it each a score of 6/10, and the other gave it 7/10.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 4/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 4.5/5 for sound, and 3.5/5 for control in one review.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 3/5 scores for control and fun factor in another review.

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