Test Drive Unlimited interview Xbox 360

Test Drive Unlimited is one of the undisputed greats on the 360, and the good news for anyone who hasn't yet got round to owning a copy (or perhaps has never even played it) is that its imminent re-release on the Classics label will see a price drop to £24.99. Bargain. We thought this deserved recognition, so this month we've been talking to Ahmed Boukhelifa, Test Drive Unlimited's producer, who fills us in on the story behind this classic game. Find out more in our Test Drive Unlimited interview for Xbox 360 now!
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Test Drive Unlimited interview for Xbox 360
Test Drive Unlimited is one of the best games on 360 - with a revelatory online experience that's almost without parallel in videogaming. With its imminent release under the Classics label - thus putting it at a tasty £24.99 price point - we caught up with producer Ahmed Boukhelifa from Eden Games to ask him about the story behind this fantastic racer.

Test Drive Unlimited offers a very different experience from the previous games in the series - what was the thinking behind the change?
Our goal was indeed to innovate, but also to go back to the roots of the series. Driving at full speed through traffic in supercars and escaping from the cops - that was the Test Drive of old we wanted to give a new birth. And we tried to expand this experience into our perfect modern fantasy, i.e. do it in a huge (and I mean HUGE) place to explore online with your friends.

It's a gorgeous-looking game - was the tropical setting of Oahu Island used purely for visual purposes, or were there other reasons for the environment?
From our huge list of potential places to recreate, Oahu made it quickly to the top of the list for many reasons: of course, the gorgeous setting was perfect to show off in with your supercars. Size was perfect: huge but not too huge as it wouldn't fit on a DVD, just pack it up to the max. And last but not least, it offered all the kinds of roads we could dream of, from highways to narrow mountain roads, scenic coastal roads or dense suburbs - totalling over 1600 km of roads to explore.

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