Test Drive is a series of racing

Racing game

A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...

 video games. Originally published by Accolade, which was later bought by Infogrames

Infogrames

Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...

, the first game was released in 1987 and has since been followed by several sequels. The Test Drive games are now published by Atari

Atari

Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...

, the name which Infogrames renamed itself to in 2003.

In Test Drive, the player typically uses one of several exotic performance cars to race to a finish line against opponents or in a time limit, while avoiding traffic and police.

V-Rally 2 is a rally racing video game and sequel to V-Rally. It was succeeded by V-Rally 3. The PlayStation version is known in Europe as V-Rally 2 Championship Edition and in North America as Need for Speed: V-Rally 2. The Dreamcast and Windows versions are known in Europe as V-Rally 2 Expert Edition and in North America the Dreamcast version is known as Test Drive V-Rally.

Main series

Title	Year	Developer	Publisher
Test Drive Test Drive (video game) Test Drive is a series of racing video games. Originally published by Accolade, which was later bought by Infogrames, the first game was released in 1987 and has since been followed by several sequels...	1987	Distinctive Software Distinctive Software Distinctive Software, Inc. was a Canadian software house established in Burnaby, British Columbia, by Don Mattrick and Jeff Sember. It is the predecessor to EA Canada....	Accolade
The Duel: Test Drive II	1989	Distinctive Software	Accolade
Test Drive III: The Passion Test Drive III: The Passion Test Drive III: The Passion is a racing game released in 1990. It was the third entry in the Test Drive series of video games. The game was radically different from the previous episodes by abandoning sprite graphics and using 3D graphics instead. Unlike previous games, it was available just for...	1990	Accolade	Accolade
Test Drive 4 Test Drive 4 Test Drive 4 is a cross-platform racing game. It was released for the PC and the PlayStation. It is the fourth entry in the Test Drive series of video games.-Gameplay:The game features various modes including single race, championship and challenge...	1997	Pitbull Syndicate Pitbull Syndicate Midway Studios - Newcastle was a video game developer based in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear in the United Kingdom.-History:...	Accolade
Test Drive 5 Test Drive 5 Test Drive 5 is a cross-platform racing game, released on the PlayStation and PC in 1998. It is the fifth entry in the Test Drive series of video games.-Tracks:There are 18 tracks in the game, with 17 real-world tracks, plus one fictional circuit....	1998	Pitbull Syndicate	Accolade
Test Drive 6 Test Drive 6 Test Drive 6 is a cross-platform racing game, first released in 1999. It is the sixth entry in the Test Drive series. Test Drive 6 is available for PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast and Windows.-Game modes:...	1999	Pitbull Syndicate	Infogrames Infogrames Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...
TD Overdrive TD Overdrive TD Overdrive or Test Drive Overdrive is the seventh installment in the Test Drive series...	2002	Pitbull Syndicate	Atari
Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Test Drive: Eve of Destruction Test Drive: Eve of Destruction is a video game that was developed by Monster Games in 2004 and published by Atari. The game was published as Driven to Destruction in Europe....	2004	Monster Games Monster Games Monster Games, Inc. is an independent video game development studio in Northfield, Minnesota, USA that specializes in racing games. The company was founded in 1996.-Games developed:*1998 - Viper Racing *2000 - NASCAR Heat...	Atari
Test Drive Unlimited Test Drive Unlimited Test Drive Unlimited is an arcade-style racing game, the 9th game of the Test Drive series, it features over 125 licensed sports cars and motorcycles and a terrain modeled after the Hawaiian island of Oahu that features some 1000 miles of roads and highways. Test Drive Unlimited is the ninth main...	2006	Eden Games Eden Games Eden Games is a game development studio. In May 2002, the company was sold to the Infogrames Group. It is most well known for the V-Rally series of games, as well as the 2006 release Test Drive Unlimited. They have most recently developed Test Drive Unlimited 2, which was released in February 2011... /Melbourne House Melbourne House Krome Studios Melbourne, originally Beam Software, was a video game development studio founded in 1980 and based in Melbourne, Australia. The studio operated independently from 1987 until 1999, when it was acquired by Infogrames, who changed the name to Melbourne House...	Atari
Test Drive Unlimited 2 Test Drive Unlimited 2 Test Drive Unlimited 2 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 in Europe.The game suffered from many bugs during...	2011	Eden Games	Atari
Test Drive: Ferrari Legends	2012	Atari	Atari

Off-Road series

Title	Year	Developer	Publisher
Test Drive Off-Road Test Drive Off-Road Test Drive Off-Road is a cross-platform racing game in 1997. It is the first entry in the Test Drive Off-Road series of video games.Bob Fitzgerald provides the voice as the announcer.-Game Modes:...	1997	Motivetime	Accolade
Test Drive Off-Road 2 Test Drive Off-Road 2 Test Drive Off-Road 2 is a 1998 cross-platform racing game. It is the second entry in the Test Drive Off-Road series of video games.-Reception:...	1998	Accolade	Accolade
Test Drive Off-Road 3 / 4X4 World Trophy	1999	Infogrames	Infogrames
Test Drive Off-Road Wide Open Test Drive Off-Road Wide Open Test Drive Off-Road Wide Open is the 4th game in the Test Drive Off-Road series of racing video games.-Reception:IGN said for the PlayStation 2 version, "Big trucks, a fast engine game, and plenty of space - this is an effective straightforward game." IGN also rated this game 6.5...	2001	Angel Studios Rockstar San Diego Rockstar San Diego is one of the development studios under the Rockstar Games umbrella. The studio pioneered open world racing games with the Midtown Madness and the award-winning Midnight Club series. It is also responsible for the "Red Dead" series of western games...	Infogrames

Spin-off series

Title	Year	Developer	Publisher
Le Mans 24 Hours	1999	Infogrames Melbourne House	Infogrames
Test Drive Cycles Test Drive Cycles Test Drive Cycles is a 2000 video game within the Test Drive video game series where the player drives a motorcycle.-Tracks:Game Boy version has 24 tracks in 12 real world locations, with ramps to perform killer jumps....	2000	Infogrames/Xantera/Pitbull Syndicate	Infogrames
Test Drive 2001 Test Drive 2001 -Receptions:Craig Harris of IGN rated the game 6.0 for being an improvement of a mediocre product.- External links :**...	2000	Xantera	Infogrames