Atari has announced the official minimum and recommended system requirements for the PC version of Test Drive Unlimited 2. A pretty decent system would be needed to run the game adequately, because of the very large open world.
Richard writes: "The series may have a cult following, but ten years on Test Drive Unlimited 2 still upsets me. It was one of my most anticipated games ever, with a concept years ahead of what Forza Horizon could achieve. But it remains one of the buggiest launches of a game I can remember, completely tarnishing my memory of it."
DSOGaming writes: "TDU World is an Online Server and Mod Pack Project for Test Drive Unlimited 2 that is currently available for download."
Such an underrated game, the only problem I had with it was the car physics on anything more powerful the a Golf GTI. But to me this was the original Forza Horizon
Game Informer - It's hard to imagine what to do in a car game except race other cars, and yet with Test Drive Unlimited 2, developer Eden Games found a way to expand the genre's horizons enough to offer an experience that's slightly different from your average racer. Eden's ambition came with a cost, but Test Drive Unlimited 2 is a game that I remember fondly and appreciate for the chances it takes.
This game gets a bad rap, but I enjoy it still. The idea was great, I think that if the devs were just better supported it could have been something truly epic.
Would love to see something like this again, especially on a next gen console.
Dear gameinformer,
look up the fucking definition of cult classic,
sincerely,
anyone who knows what "cult" or "classic" means.
Seems to push it to the limit hopefully its as good as the first.
*sigh* my graphics card may not be able to run it well.
that better be at some crazy high settings
I'm way over the recommended in terms of CPU and RAM. My factory OCed core 216 GeForce 260GTX is also fairly close to the 280GTX in performance, but it matters not since I'm planning on upgrading that at the end of the year anyway.
But what's up with this: "Pheripherals: 10 buttons pad (Xbox 360 controller or Logitech Dual-Action)"???
Does that mean you -have- to use a controller like the ones listed? What if you have a nice racing wheel setup or even a HOTAS joystick worth several hundred dollars? Are you screwed until you go out and buy a $20 console controller?
Not that $20 is going to break my budget and I'm sure I could make good use of such a controller in other games, but I had a lot of fun using my flightsim yoke and rudder pedals as a racing wheel substitute in the first game. It does add to the immersion even if the game is not supposed to be a hardcore driving sim.