History Videogame / TestDrive

*** ''Test Drive 2001'' (2000): A MissionPackSequel to the UsefulNotes/GameBoy Color version of ''Test Drive 6''.

* SuddenlyVoiced: The player character in the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] version of ''The Duel: Test Drive II'' is voiced, in two specific circumstances: being chased by a police unit, or when evading one.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Ends on an unresolved one only in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 version, and it's unknown what happened to Dennis Black.

* OffModel: The car models in ''6'' were what led that entry to be criticized to below-average levels, with the Audi TT, the Nissan Skyline, the TVR Griffith, and the Subaru Impreza 22B being the most notable examples of this.

* Original series (1987–2002)
** ''Test Drive'' (1987)
** ''The Duel: Test Drive II'' (1989)
** ''Test Drive III: The Passion'' (1990)
** ''Test Drive 4'' (1997)
** ''Test Drive 5'' (1998)
** ''Test Drive 6'' (1999)
** ''Test Drive 2001'' (2000): A MissionPackSequel to the UsefulNotes/GameBoy Color version of ''Test Drive 6''.
** ''TD Overdrive: The Brotherhood of Speed'' / ''[[MarketBasedTitle Test Drive]]'' in North America (2002)
* ''VideoGame/TestDriveUnlimited'' reboot series (2006–present)
** ''Test Drive Unlimited'' (2006)
** ''Test Drive Unlimited 2'' (2011)
** ''Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown'' (2024)

The latter two games would end up being the two last entries in the series to be published by Accolade, as in April 1999, Accolade was acquired by French video game company Infogrames and was renamed Infogrames North America. As a result, ''Test Drive 6'' was the first game in the series to be published by the newly named Infogrames North America in 1999, and an in-house team at Infogrames North America would go onto develop ''Test Drive Off-Road 3'' in 1999.

In May 2002, Infogrames released an attempted reboot of the series titled ''TD Overdrive: The Brotherhood of Speed'' (released as simply ''Test Drive'' [[MarketBasedTitle in North America]]) and was the last entry in the series to be developed by Pitbull Syndicate. It was also the first entry in the series to feature a storyline, which has the protagonist Dennis Black competing against opponents in order to reveal the kingpin behind the local street racing scene. The next game in the series, ''Test Drive: Eve of Destruction'', was developed by Monster Games in 2003, and was released in 2004. The game was released in Europe under the name of ''Driven to Destruction''.

A new ''Test Drive'' title in the ''Unlimited'' continuity is currently in development by Kylotonn that will be published by Nacon (formerly Bigben Interactive), who acquired the ''Test Drive'' franchise from Atari SA in 2016. [[https://twitter.com/testdrive/status/1279051015002525696 After a teaser video clip]] was revealed on July 3, 2020, a teaser trailer revealed at Nacon Connect on July 7, 2020 announced that the next game will be called ''Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown''.

!! Tropes in the series in general:

* WorldTour: The game features racing tracks from different cities an countries all over the world.

!! Tropes in ''Test Drive'' (1987), ''The Duel: Test Drive II'' (1989) and ''Test Drive III: The Passion'' (1990):

!! Tropes in ''TD Overdrive: Brotherhood of Speed'' (2002)

!! Tropes in ''Test Drive: Eve of Destruction'' (2004)

!! Tropes in ''Ferrari Racing Legends'' (2012):
* AnachronismStew: Since the circuit lineup features historic versions of certain race track, the game doesn't mind you bringing a modern car to it. Enjoy taking an Enzo Ferrari around the 1958 version of Monza or blaze around Silverstone 1959 in Kimi Räikkönen's 2007 winning [[UsefulNotes/FormulaOne F1]] car, the [=F2007=].
* GenreShift: Breaks the tradition of the series test driving happening on public roads. Also it is much less arcade and more simulation, given the developers of this game being of ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift'' fame.
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The Riviera track's Monte Grande layout that blatantly resembles the Circuit de Monaco makes a return in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift Shift 2: Unleashed]]''. Oddly in the previous game, ''TD Overdrive'' one of the Monte Carlo tracks shows a near-accurate representaion of the Monaco GP circuit, albeit that you can actually cut the Nouvelle chicane.

** ''Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown'' (TBA)

After ''Test Drive III'', the franchise fell in dormancy a few years, during which old partner Electronic Arts got bitten by the bug of racing games threw their hat in the ring with their ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' series, [[VideoGame/TheNeedForSpeed the first of which]] was clearly made in the style of the first three ''Test Drive'' games.[[note]]This might be because EA bought Distinctive in 1991 and renamed it EA Canada, which published ''The Need for Speed'' and then went on to develop the [=PlayStation=] versions of ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedII'' (1997), ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHotPursuit Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit]]'' (1998), and ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHighStakes'' (1999), and the PC version of ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPorscheUnleashed'' (2000).[[/note]] This led Accolade to revive the franchise in 1997 and reinvent it with brand new titles, the first of which was ''Test Drive: Off-Road'', an off-road truck racing spinoff, and ''Test Drive 4'', the first video game developed by Pitbull Syndicate. In 1998, Pitbull Syndicate developed two further ''Test Drive'' titles, ''Test Drive 4X4'' (also known as ''Test Drive Off-Road 2''), a sequel to the ''Test Drive: Off-Road'' spinoff, and ''Test Drive 5''.

* AnachronismStew: Since the circuit lineup features historic versions of certain race track, the game doesn't mind you bringing a modern car to it. Enjoy taking an Enzo Ferrari around the 1958 version of Monza or blaze around Silverstone 1959 in Kimi Räikkönen's 2007 winning [UsefulNotes/FormulaOne F1]] car, the [=F2007=].

* EverybodyOwnsAFord: The game is titled ''Ferrari Racing Legends'' for a reason. Take a wild guess of what brand of cars you get to drive.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The Riviera track's Monte Grande layout that blatantly resembles the Circuit de Monaco makes a return in ''[[NeedForSpeedShift Shift 2: Unleashed]]''. Oddly in the previous game, ''TD Overdrive'' one of the Monte Carlo tracks shows a near-accurate representaion of the Monaco GP circuit, albeit that you can actually cut the Nouvelle chicane.

* ProductPlacement: Being licensed by Ferrari, the entire roster is full of their cars.