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Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown review - tech issues mar the return of the original name in open-world racers

Eurogamer's review of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, where an enjoyably novel game world is let down by technical issues both online and off.

What's more, unlike many games, including genre stable-mate The Crew, Test Drive Unlimited isn't hell bent on getting you to spend real money to top up your in-game balance, so it's not like there's a delicate real-to-pretend economy to doggedly police via a constant online connection. Image credit: Nacon / Eurogamer Progress through the campaign can feel slow as well; the most desirable cars are eye-wateringly expensive and require a certain reputation level to unlock, so you'll spend more time in individual vehicles than in a game like Horizon that dishes out exotic supercars like brightly coloured candy. With daunting competition like that, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown's only hope is that it can keep its technical niggles at bay and that its novel, lovingly crafted recreation of Hong Kong Island is enough to claw its way to cult favourite status among genre fans and digital tourists.

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