Test Drive 2001
{{Short description|2000 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Test Drive 2001
| image = Test Drive 2001 cover.jpg
| developer = Xantera
| publisher = Infogrames
| programmer = Mike Crandall
| composer = H. Kingsley Thurber
Carson Dalton
| series = Test Drive
| platforms = Game Boy Color
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|November 28, 2000}}
| genre = Racing
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
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Test Drive 2001 is a racing video game developed by American studio Xantera and published by Infogrames exclusively for Game Boy Color. It is the last game in the series to be available on Game Boy Color, and the last on a Nintendo platform in general.
Reception
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{{Video game reviews
| Allgame = 13.5/25{{efn|AllGame awarded the game 2/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, 2.5/5 for enjoyment, 3/5 for replay value, and 3/5 for documentation.{{cite web |url=https://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=26832&tab=review |title=Test Drive 2001 - Review |last=Nicholls |first=Shawn |work=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=May 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116092436/https://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=26832&tab=review |archivedate=November 16, 2014 }}}}
| rev1 = Nintendo World
| rev1Score = 5.8/10{{cite magazine |title=Test Drive 2001 |last=Araki |first=Eric |magazine=Nintendo World |publisher=Conrad Editora |language=Portuguese |page=55 |number=31 |date=March 2001 |url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo_world_pt_br/nintendo_world_31/page/n53/mode/2up |via=Internet Archive }}
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Writing for IGN, Craig Harris gave the game a 6/10, praising the multiplayer and handling improvements over Test Drive 6, but criticizing track design and the decision to add traffic.{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=2000-12-16 |title=Test Drive 2001 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/16/test-drive-2001 |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513023225/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/16/test-drive-2001 |url-status=live }} Club Nintendo lauded the visual details, like the Hollywood sign in the Los Angeles track, and Mardi Gras signs in New Orleans.{{cite magazine |title=Test Drive 2001 |magazine=Club Nintendo |publisher=Nintendo |language=German |page=30 |volume=10 |number=4 |date=April 2001 |url=https://archive.org/details/club-nintendo-ano-10-no-04-sudamerica/page/n31/mode/2up |via=Internet Archive }}
Daily Radar{{'}}s Michael Wolf was indifferent on the game, praising its content and Cop Chase mode, but expressing frustration with the low speed and unimpressive graphics.{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyradar.com/reviews/game_review_1191.html |title=Test Drive 2001 |last=Wolf |first=Michael |work=Daily Radar |publisher=Future plc |accessdate=May 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010304004041/http://www.dailyradar.com/reviews/game_review_1191.html |archivedate=March 4, 2001 |url-status=live }}
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