Test Drive: Eve of Destruction
{{Short description|2004 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Test Drive: Eve of Destruction
| image = Test Drive Eve of Destruction cover.jpg
| developer = Monster Games
| publisher = Atari Interactive
| series = Test Drive
| platforms = PlayStation 2, Xbox
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|August 24, 2004|AU|September 24, 2004 (PS2)|EU|November 26, 2004 (PS2)}}
| genre = Racing, vehicular combat
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| caption = North American cover art
}}
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,{{cite web|url=http://infogrames.fr/fr/pressreleases_story.html?sid=162|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051015094913/http://infogrames.fr/fr/pressreleases_story.html?sid=162|title=Atari Announces Test Drive: Eve Of Destruction For PlayStation 2|website=infogrames.fr|archivedate=October 15, 2005|date=April 21, 2004|accessdate=April 14, 2022}}{{cite web |date=15 June 2004 |title=Xbox Gets Test Drive |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/06/15/xbox-gets-test-drive |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009214024/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/06/15/xbox-gets-test-drive |archive-date=9 October 2022 |access-date=9 October 2022}} eventually releasing simultaneously on August 24, 2004.{{Cite web |last=Golze |first=Benjamin |date=August 24, 2004 |title=Test Drive: Eve of Destruction ships |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/test-drive-eve-of-destruction-ships/1100-6105560/ |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=GameSpot}} The PlayStation 2 version was then released in Australia on September 24, 2004,{{Cite web |title=Driven to Destruction |url=http://www.atari.com.au/product/?action=view&id=1628 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040905145826/http://www.atari.com.au/product/?action=view&id=1628 |archive-date=September 5, 2004 |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=Atari Australia}} and in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2004.{{Cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=November 26, 2004 |title=What's New? |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-261104 |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=Eurogamer}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| EGM_PS2 = 6.67/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Test Drive: Eve of Destruction |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=184 |date=November 2004 |page=128}}
| GI_XBOX = 7.75/10{{cite magazine |last=Kato |first=Matthew |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/265C866B-1A9F-4BFA-836B-FE623DBFE27C.htm?CS_pid=210655 |title=Test Drive: Eve of Destruction |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=138 |date=October 2004 |page=123 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060108092430/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/265C866B-1A9F-4BFA-836B-FE623DBFE27C.htm?CS_pid=210655 |archive-date=January 8, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 28, 2019}}
| GamePro_PS2 = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Air Hendrix |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/37988.shtml |title=Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review for PS2 on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |date=October 2004 |page=78 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050409094127/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/37988.shtml |archivedate=April 9, 2005 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 29, 2019}}
| GSpot_PS2 = 6.8/10{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |date=August 27, 2004 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/test-drive-eve-of-destruction-review/1900-6105942/ |title=Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=January 28, 2019 |archive-date=September 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918105628/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/test-drive-eve-of-destruction-review/1900-6105942/ |url-status=live }}
| GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Schiaparelli |first=Frank |date=September 7, 2004 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/test-drive-eve-of-destruction/545306p1.html |title=GameSpy: Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (PS2) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |accessdate=January 29, 2019 |archive-date=March 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331130049/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/test-drive-eve-of-destruction/545306p1.html |url-status=live }}
| IGN_PS2 = 6.5/10{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Ed |date=August 26, 2004 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/08/26/test-drive-eve-of-destruction-2 |title=Test Drive: Eve of Destruction |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=January 28, 2019 |archive-date=August 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808120033/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/08/26/test-drive-eve-of-destruction-2 |url-status=live }}
| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Test Drive: Eve of Destruction |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=October 2004 |page=100}}
| OXM_XBOX = 8.3/10{{cite magazine |title=Test Drive: Eve of Destruction |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |publisher=Future US |date=December 2004 |page=96}}
| XPlay_PS2 = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Skyler |date=October 12, 2004 |url=http://www.g4techtv.com/xplay/features/49950/Test_Drive_Eve_of_Destruction_Review.html |title=Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Review (PS2) |website=X-Play |publisher=G4techTV |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041124103812/http://www.g4techtv.com/xplay/features/49950/Test_Drive_Eve_of_Destruction_Review.html |archivedate=November 24, 2004 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 29, 2019}}
| rev1 = Maxim
| rev1_PS2 = 8/10{{cite web |last=Porter |first=Alex |date=August 24, 2004 |url=http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_8233.html |title=Test Drive: Eve of Destruction |website=Maxim |publisher=Biglari Holdings |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828082656/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_8233.html |archivedate=August 28, 2004 |url-status=dead |accessdate=January 28, 2019}}
| MC_PS2 = 73/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/test-drive-eve-of-destruction/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Test Drive: Eve of Destruction for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 1, 2018 |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214201719/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/test-drive-eve-of-destruction |url-status=live }}
}}
Test Drive: Eve of Destruction received "average" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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Category:Vehicular combat games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Video games set in Minnesota
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