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{{stub}}'''''Test Drive 6''''' is a racing game released for numerous consoles including the [[Sega Dreamcast]]. It was developed by [[Pitbull Syndicate]], published by [[Infogrames]] in 1999, and as the name suggests, is the sixth "main" entry in the ''Test Drive'' series which started in 1987 on home computers and continues to this day.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a racing game released for numerous consoles including the [[Sega Dreamcast]]. It was developed by [[Pitbull Syndicate]], published by [[Infogrames]] in 1999, and as the name suggests, is the sixth "main" entry in the ''Test Drive'' series which started in 1987 on home computers and continues to this day.
  
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''Test Drive 6'' was the second ''Test Drive'' game to be released on a [[Sega]] platform as the series has typically been aligned with the Sony PlayStation and Windows-based PCs. The only other two ''Test Drive'' games to see a release on a Sega console were ''[[The Duel: Test Drive II]]'' on the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and ''[[Le Mans 24 Hours]]'', a spin-off game released for the Dreamcast in 2000.
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==History==
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''Test Drive 6'' was the second ''Test Drive'' game to be released on a [[Sega]] platform as the series has typically been aligned with the [[PlayStation]] and Windows-based PCs. The only other two ''Test Drive'' games to see a release on a Sega console were ''[[The Duel: Test Drive II]]'' on the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and ''[[Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)|Le Mans 24 Hours]]'', a spin-off game released for the Dreamcast in 2000.
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''[[V-Rally 2 Expert Edition]]'' was also sold under the name ''Test Drive V-Rally'' in North America, as had similarly happened with the PlayStation games in the ''V-Rally'' series, which were released in the US by [[Electronic Arts]] as spinoffs of the ''Need for Speed'' series. Whereas both ''Le Mans 24 Hours'' and ''V-Rally 2'' saw an international release, ''Test Drive 6'' on the Dreamcast was exclusive to North America. The likely reason for this was due to [[Cryo Interactive]], the publisher of the game in Europe, not supporting the [[Dreamcast]] (as the publisher never released any games for the system).
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==Production credits==
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*Development and Additional Design by [[The Pitbull Syndicate, Ltd.]]
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*Produced and Published by [[Infogrames]]
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*'''Programmed by:''' Snake, Gareth Briggs, Ian Copeland, Chris Kirby, Bob Troughton, Mike Troughton, Mark Wilkinson
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*'''Art by:''' Darren Abbott, Les Burney, Mike Clegg, Steve Dietz, Jonathan Kay, Arshad Khalid, Mike Pirso, Kevin Preston, Tony Pringle, Gareth Pugh, Stuart Neal, John Steele, David Taylor, Katherine Wilson
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*'''Design/AI Data/Testing:''' Daz Kelly
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*'''Design/Object Placement/Testing:''' Tony Charlton
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*'''Studio Manager:''' David Burton
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{{creditsheader|[[INFOGRAMES NORTH AMERICA]]}}
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*'''Executive Producer:''' Chris Downend
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*'''Producers:''' Matthew Guzenda, Slade Anderson
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*'''Associate Producers:''' [[Gerald "Smuv" DeYoung]], Sean Michael Fish
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*'''QA Czar:''' Sam Newman
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*'''QA Lead Analyst:''' Erik Johnson
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*'''QA Analysts:''' Eric Alberson, Bill Fitts, Chuck Nunez, Rick Fish, Jason Cote, Shawn Shinn, Greg Akatiff, Jason Cordero, Ted Tomasko, Casey Anderson, Jeff Loney, Steve Zupan, Clayton Wolfe
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*'''Sound Effects:''' [[Tommy Tallarico Studios]]
 +
*'''USA Mastering Supervisor:''' Luis Rivas
 +
*'''Director of Marketing, Sports & Racing:''' Steve Allison
 +
*'''Product Marketing Managers:''' Craig Howe, Laddie Ervin
 +
*'''Documentation:''' W.D. Robinson, Bruce Harlick
 +
*'''Creative Services:''' Jill Dos Santos, Matt Abrams, Mark Glover, Eric Larson, Aurelie Guerin
 +
*'''Corporate Communications:''' Erica Krishnamurthy, Tom Richardson, Mika Kelly, Rhoda Wawrzynski
 +
*'''Licensing:''' Melanie Sherk, Gabrielle Benham, Dianthe Harris
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*'''Online Marketing:''' Jonathan Tagle, Ray Massa, Daniel Grove
  
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''[[V-Rally 2 Expert Edition]]'' was also sold under the name ''Test Drive V-Rally'' in North America, but is actually a spin-off of the ''Need for Speed'' series (both published by Infogrames at the time), spawning its own ''V-Rally'' series in the process. Whereas ''Le Mans 24 Hours'' saw an international release, ''Test Drive 6'' on the Dreamcast was exclusive to North America.
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*'''Special Thanks:''' Sue, Flea, Rufus, Pip, Michelle, Wompa, Ros, Michelle & Jude Pirso, Gianna, Rachel Crowe, Ben Pugh, The Big Man, Mark Butler, Carlos Sarria Videologic Ltd., Jay Stevens, Nathan Leon, John Gillan, Kevin Keenan, Mondo Media, Deb Charlton, Wiebke Vallentin, Jessilyn Guzenda, Nancy Downend, Alex Knastab, Stan Thurgood, Jackie Thurgood, Brian Webber, Rich and John, Kris Anderson, Summer Anderson, Jan Wilkinson, Benn, Adam and Katharine, William Travis, Simon Dixon, Ferris Kawar, Joe Gallegos, Arra Yerganian
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==Technical information==
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==External links==
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* Sega of America webpage: [https://web.archive.org/web/20020206152849/http://www.sega.com:80/sega/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=294 Dreamcast]
  
 
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Test Drive 6
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Infogrames North America
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Licensor: Aston Martin, Audi, Caterham, Dodge, Ford, Jaguar, Lotus, Nissan, Panoz, Plymoth, Saleen, Shelby, Subaru, Toyota, TVR, Venturi
Peripherals supported: Race Controller, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Racing[1]

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US 		$49.9949.99[3] T-15102N
ESRB: Everyone
Non-Sega versions

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Test Drive 6 is a racing game released for numerous consoles including the Sega Dreamcast. It was developed by Pitbull Syndicate, published by Infogrames in 1999, and as the name suggests, is the sixth "main" entry in the Test Drive series which started in 1987 on home computers and continues to this day.

Gameplay

Cars

Class 1

Jaguar XK-R
Audi TT
Ford Mustang 428 CJ
Plymouth Barracuda
Lotus Elise
Dodge Charger
Caterham 7
Marcos Mantaray
Lotus Esprit Turbo
Ford Mustang LX 5.0
Ford F150 Lightning
Plymouth Prowler

Class 2

Lotus Esprit V8
Nissan Skyline GTR
Venturi Atlantique
Subaru Impreza
Ford Super Stallion
Shelby Series 1
TVR Griffith
Panoz Esperante
Dodge Concept

Class 3

Shelby Cobra
Dodge Viper GTS
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage
Venturi 400GT
TVR Cerbera
Jaguar XK-180
Saleen Mustang

Class 4

Ford GT-40
Aston Martin Project Vantage
Nissan R390 GT-1
Lotus GT1
Jaguar XJ-220
Dodge Viper GTS-R
TVR Speed 12
Toyota GT-One

Tracks

Rome
London
Pelton Raceway Circuit
Ireland Circuit
England Circuit
Cape Hatteras Circuit
Egypt Circuit


History

Test Drive 6 was the second Test Drive game to be released on a Sega platform as the series has typically been aligned with the PlayStation and Windows-based PCs. The only other two Test Drive games to see a release on a Sega console were The Duel: Test Drive II on the Sega Mega Drive and Le Mans 24 Hours, a spin-off game released for the Dreamcast in 2000.

V-Rally 2 Expert Edition was also sold under the name Test Drive V-Rally in North America, as had similarly happened with the PlayStation games in the V-Rally series, which were released in the US by Electronic Arts as spinoffs of the Need for Speed series. Whereas both Le Mans 24 Hours and V-Rally 2 saw an international release, Test Drive 6 on the Dreamcast was exclusive to North America. The likely reason for this was due to Cryo Interactive, the publisher of the game in Europe, not supporting the Dreamcast (as the publisher never released any games for the system).

Production credits

  • Programmed by: Snake, Gareth Briggs, Ian Copeland, Chris Kirby, Bob Troughton, Mike Troughton, Mark Wilkinson
  • Art by: Darren Abbott, Les Burney, Mike Clegg, Steve Dietz, Jonathan Kay, Arshad Khalid, Mike Pirso, Kevin Preston, Tony Pringle, Gareth Pugh, Stuart Neal, John Steele, David Taylor, Katherine Wilson
  • Design/AI Data/Testing: Daz Kelly
  • Design/Object Placement/Testing: Tony Charlton
  • Studio Manager: David Burton
  • Executive Producer: Chris Downend
  • Producers: Matthew Guzenda, Slade Anderson
  • Associate Producers: Gerald "Smuv" DeYoung, Sean Michael Fish
  • QA Czar: Sam Newman
  • QA Lead Analyst: Erik Johnson
  • QA Analysts: Eric Alberson, Bill Fitts, Chuck Nunez, Rick Fish, Jason Cote, Shawn Shinn, Greg Akatiff, Jason Cordero, Ted Tomasko, Casey Anderson, Jeff Loney, Steve Zupan, Clayton Wolfe
  • Sound Effects: Tommy Tallarico Studios
  • USA Mastering Supervisor: Luis Rivas
  • Director of Marketing, Sports & Racing: Steve Allison
  • Product Marketing Managers: Craig Howe, Laddie Ervin
  • Documentation: W.D. Robinson, Bruce Harlick
  • Creative Services: Jill Dos Santos, Matt Abrams, Mark Glover, Eric Larson, Aurelie Guerin
  • Corporate Communications: Erica Krishnamurthy, Tom Richardson, Mika Kelly, Rhoda Wawrzynski
  • Licensing: Melanie Sherk, Gabrielle Benham, Dianthe Harris
  • Online Marketing: Jonathan Tagle, Ray Massa, Daniel Grove
  • Special Thanks: Sue, Flea, Rufus, Pip, Michelle, Wompa, Ros, Michelle & Jude Pirso, Gianna, Rachel Crowe, Ben Pugh, The Big Man, Mark Butler, Carlos Sarria Videologic Ltd., Jay Stevens, Nathan Leon, John Gillan, Kevin Keenan, Mondo Media, Deb Charlton, Wiebke Vallentin, Jessilyn Guzenda, Nancy Downend, Alex Knastab, Stan Thurgood, Jackie Thurgood, Brian Webber, Rich and John, Kris Anderson, Summer Anderson, Jan Wilkinson, Benn, Adam and Katharine, William Travis, Simon Dixon, Ferris Kawar, Joe Gallegos, Arra Yerganian
Source:
US manual
TestDrive6 DC US Manual.pdf
[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: Test Drive 6/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #124: "November 1999" (1999-10-05)
also published in:
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Artwork

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
35
[6]
Ação Games (BR)
95
[7]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) NTSC-U
80
[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
41
[9]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
81
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[3]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[11]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
42
[12]
Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U
40
[13]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[14]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
40
[15]
Silicon Mag (US) NTSC-U
75
[16]
Strana Igr (RU)
50
[17]
Sega Dreamcast
 60
Based on
13 reviews

Test Drive 6

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
TestDrive6 DC US Manual.pdf
Manual
TestDrive6DCUSInlay.jpg
Inlay

Technical information

Main article: Test Drive 6/Technical information.

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:TestDrive6DCUSBack.jpg
  2. ↑ http://www.sega.com:80/sega/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=294 (Wayback Machine: 2002-02-06 15:28)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 GamePro, "February 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 110
  4. ↑ File:TestDrive6 DC US Manual.pdf, page 22
  5. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 32
  6. ↑ 576 Konzol, "November 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 42
  7. ↑ Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 33
  8. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "February 2000" (UK; 2000-01-20), page 98
  9. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2000" (US; 2000-01-11), page 175
  10. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 261
  11. ↑ Game Informer, "February 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 48
  12. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "March 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 114
  13. ↑ Incite Video Gaming, "February 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 91
  14. ↑ Next Generation, "March 2000" (US; 2000-02-xx), page 90
  15. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "March 2000" (US; 2000-02-08), page 90
  16. ↑ Silicon Mag, "January 2000" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 16
  17. ↑ Strana Igr, "Fevral 2000 1/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 42


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