Soundtrack

Test Drive Unlimited 2 features two in-game radio stations, Hariba Radio and Road Rock.
01 Operator Please - Get What You Want
02 Atari HipHop - 09
03 Atari HipHop - 10
04 Motormark - Eat Drink Sleep Think
05 Fort Knox Five - Funk 4 Peace
06 Music Go Music - WarmInTheShadows
07 Lithium Project - Acid Drop
08 Mr. SOS - Bionic
09 Ancient Astronauts - Classic
10 Lucy Love - Daddy Was A DJ
11 Roni Size - Bite The Bullet
12 Jonna Lee - My High
13 Sunshine - Pretty Girls
14 Claire Freeman - High Flyer Kick
15 Dmitry Fyodrov - 1B-1
16 Sohodolls - Bang Bang Bang Bang
17 Deadmau5 - Ghosts N Stuff
18 Phonat - Ghetto Burnin'
19 Delinquent Habits - Common Man
20 Lowood - Close To Violence
21 Phoenix - 1901
22 Wrong Kong - Real boy
23 Danko Jones - Code Of The Road
24 The Rifles - The Great Escape
25 Weatherall - Selective Walking
26 Neon Indian - Ephemeral Artery
27 Motor City Devils - Hey Sailor
28 Final Warning - Infrasound
29 Paul van Dyk - For An Angel (E-Werk Club Mix)
30 Taddy Porter - In The Morning
31 Fisherspooner - The Best Revenge
32 Splitside - Wake Up
33 Ursula 1000 - Star Machine
34 TemperTrap - Fader
35 V-Twin - Delinquency
36 Pretty Whores - Midnight Showdown
37 Popular Damage - Everybody Got Young
38 Sohodolls - Right And Right Again (Alistair Whitehead Mix)
39 Union Square - Sirens On
40 Simian Mobile Disco - It's The Beat
41 Bonafide - No doubt about it
42 Fort Knox Five - Insight
43 TheTallerBoy - Don't_Surrender
44 The X why - Down2yourlow
45 Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes Silence
46 Ancient Astronauts - Oblivion
47 Scott Ledger - Gravity Wont Win
48 Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets (Jakwob Remix)
49 Dmitry Fyodrov - Wolf Brigade
50 Atari_Rock_11
51 Passion Pit - Little Secrets
52 Me my head - White Lights
53 Fukkk Offf - Im A Freak
54 Acrylics - Innocence
55 Metric - Gold Guns Girls
56 Dum Dum Girls - Bhang Bhang
57 CunninLynguists - Running Wild
58 Last Days Of April - Hanging High
59 Valley Lodge - Naked City
60 Midival Punditz - Dark Age
61 Boeoes Laelstigen - Radius
62 Billy Buttons - Purdy
63 Modesto - I Wonder If This Happens To
64 Hawk - Party People
65 Winnebago Deal - Heart Attack In My H

Multiplayer

Test Drive Unlimited 2 has a similar online mode to the previous game. During free roaming, up to 8 players can join in a session at the same time. Improvements to the online aspects have led to the fix of people quickly disappearing just after entering a session. In shops and clubs, up to 32 players can walk around at the same time. The ability to walk is also present in the new racing lobby. When waiting for every player to be ready to race, cars of the other players can be examined. Also, players can be in the seat of another player's car to show or be shown different shortcuts.

Vehicles

Two SUV classes have been added (B4 and B3) to provide an off-roading experience, and Classic Cars ("G-class" in Test Drive Unlimited) have been split into two classes (C4 and C3).

Not all vehicles are obtainable however; clubs can get exclusive club cars when reaching high ranks. These exclusive vehicles can be driven by any member of the car club, and not by players from other clubs. The pre-launch game sported motorcycles that were quite hard to control, and also hard to win races with. They are not present in the Game.

Vehicles feature cosmetic damage which does not affect the behaviour and technical aspects of the vehicles. There is no option to manually repair the vehicle; the car may get fixed by visiting a house. Rainfall does affect the handling of the vehicles though, and also influences the appearance of a vehicle as rain washes off dirt. Eden has also spent years working on a new physics engine to ensure each vehicle has its own driving behaviour. New details and functions have been added, such as different headlight modes, turning signals and working convertible roofs. There is also a vinyl-editor which is similar to that of Forza Motorsport.

When pre-order information was revealed, it became known that pre-orders in the United States would get additional bonuses. Among these bonuses are bonus cars, such as special Carbon-edition Aston Martins, an Audi Q7 concept car, Ford Shelby GT500 and Alfa Romeo models. These pre-order cars are now available on each console's respective store.

During E3 2010, Atari released the first part of the list of cars that are available in the game. The list includes various models of Aston Martin, Audi, Dodge, Lotus, Mercedes, and more.All of these vehicles will be purchasable in the final game.

As confirmed on the Official TDU2 Forum, Lamborghini will not be making an appearance in the game, due to licensing issues. Lamborghini made an appearance in the last game, however, this does not eliminate the possibility of these cars returning as DLC.

In December 2010, Atari released the official car list for the game, containing 101 cars.

The Ferrari 458 Italia is not available in the 360 version as Turn 10 and Microsoft have exclusive rights to that car on their platforms. The PC and PS3, versions, however, do receive the 458 Italia, while the 360 version has the Spyker C8 Aileron instead. The Spyker C8 Aileron Convertible, however, is available on all platforms and is part of the Casino DLC.

People who bought the game at Best Buy received a redemption code for an Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black edition.

With the release of DLC 1 came the Dodge Charger (1969) and the Lancia Stratos, these can be found as wrecks after completing Convoy missions. When playing the DLC Convoy missions players could drive DLC cars such as the Shelby Mustang GT500 and Bugatti Veyron Supersport. The Corvette ZR1 and Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Edition, which are not available in-game as a DLC addon or otherwise and has never been officially announced.

DLC 2 is expected to be released early in 2012 (Exact date not determined, estimated to be February 2012 by Atari). DLC 2 will add 3 motorbikes and 6 new cars:

Motorbikes

• Ducati Desmosedici RR
• Ducati Diavel Carbon
• Harley Davidson Fatboy Lo

Cars

• Corvette ZR1
• F599XX
• Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR
• Ferrari 250 GTO
• Ferrari F40
• Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

Gameplay enhancements, a tuning update, new clothes and new furniture are also expected to be released with DLC 2

Location

The game is set upon two islands: Ibiza (Near Spain in the Mediterranean Sea) and Oahu (One of the Hawaiian Islands and the setting of the first game). Both islands have been modeled mostly accurately by using satellite data. Each island has both asphalt roads and off-road routes, translated to roughly two-thirds of all roads being asphalt roads, and the total amount of road exceeds 3,000 kilometers, or 1,864 miles. The islands have new challenges and races to earn extra cash, and the roads on Hawaii have been modified to make the location interesting again for those who played the previous game. Hawaii has also been renewed graphically to stay up to date for the new game, and each island will feature the 24-hours cycle and dynamic weather.

The player can travel between the two islands by driving to the airport on one island, where a cutscene shows the character taking off as a passenger on a plane, and then flying to the next location on the other island. This air-commuting ability needs to be unlocked by reaching level 10 out of 60 in the game.

Gameplay

There is a storyline in Test Drive Unlimited 2 for the player to follow. To progress through the game, the player has to earn experience points to level up through the 63 levels. These points can be earned via 4 categories:

• Competition (racing, completing challenges)
• Social (making friends in the game, racing against other people, joining clubs)
• Discovery (discovering all roads, taking photographs of specific locations, finding all car wrecks)
• Collection (buying cars, houses, furniture, clothing/and other needs)

There are an additional 10 Levels available to those who acquire the TDU2 Casino Online DLC/Pre-order Bonus, these levels are achieved within the casino itself.

The player can earn extra money depending with how the player drives. Driving like a daredevil and performing stunts, drifting through turns at high speeds and evading crashes and the traffic will earn the player extra cash. Exploring the island lets the player find vehicle wrecks, which will unlock exclusive vehicles at the dealerships on the islands. The player can also walk out of the car in their houses, vehicle shops, clubs and the optional casino DLC. The player's avatar can be altered by changing hair, clothes, physical appearance, attitude and facial features. Players can also buy houses in the game. Co-op will also make an appearance in the game including a Follow-the-Leader mode. In this mode, players will have to complete a route by driving through checkpoints. When a checkpoint is passed by the leader, the game promotes one of the other drivers as leader. Working together properly is made even more important as only the leader can see the route on his GPS display.

Test Drive Unlimited 2

Test Drive Unlimited 2 (TDU2) is a racing video game developed by Eden Games and published by Atari. It is the sequel to Test Drive Unlimited and the tenth game in the series. The game was released on 8 February 2011 in North America and on 11 February inEurope.

The game suffered from many bugs during launch, particularly on PC. Namco Bandai UK marketing boss Lee Kirton confirmed that aTest Drive Unlimited 2 patch would be released to address various issues in early March

TEST DRIVE® UNLIMITED 2 NOW AVAILABLE IN NORTH AMERICA

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“Test Drive Unlimited 2 might be the Xbox 360’s ultimate form of escapism. Heck, who wouldn’t want to spend all day racing and cruising around the Spanish island paradise of Ibiza behind the wheel of their choice of exotic supercars?” – Official Xbox Magazine