Test Drive III: The Passion

Test Drive III: The Passion
Developer	Accolade
Publisher	Accolade
Released	1990
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Singleplayer
Platform(s)	DOS

Test Drive III: The Passion is a racing game released in 1990 by Accolade. It is the third entry in the Test Drive series of video games.

Gameplay

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 DOS.

Test Drive had the concept of a free landscape. The player did not have to drive on a preset course, but could go wherever they want, i.e. drive off the road and onto the grass, hills, farms etc. The player would also have to watch out for the speed limit when a police car was in sight, otherwise he could get caught. A level also featured railroad crossings with a real train running in a loop.

Vehicles

Car radio, windscreen wipers and headlights were featured in this game. The game shipped with three cars to drive;

	Chevrolet Corvette CERV III Concept
	Ferrari Mythos Pininfarina Concept
	Lamborghini Diablo

Additional Content

An add on package, "Road and Car", was available as an extra purchase featuring a Cape Cod to Niagara road course and two extra cars;

	Acura NSX
	Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo

Reception

Computer Gaming World stated that Test Drive III, while not spectacular, was "a well-designed package". The magazine praised the Road & Car I expansion's New England scenery and automobile reproductions, and stated that it provided "more of the same" benefits of the original game.

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