Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

The game's location boasts a 1:1 recreation of Hong Kong island with buildings, landmarks and ports rendered in exquisite detail. This attention to detail also applies to the many sweet vehicles included in the game (see below for more about these).

You take on the character of a driver, male or female – the choice is yours, and join the ultra-rich and slightly sinister in playing games with lots of money, cool cars and perhaps even lives…

The game is open world, not linear, so you can choose how you want to progress and often it is well worth it to simply enjoy showing off your street smarts or serious intellect by playing the system.

Driving is authentic and a lot of fun. You can enjoy the experience of driving while listening to the radio, making sure you use indicators and generally enjoy a seamless and realistic driving experience. You can even open your window to let in a breeze, as well – of course – pushing the envelope when it comes to the speed of your new acquisition.

The Nitty Gritty

This game, as mentioned above, is more of a realistic simulation than a fantasy racing game. This is unlike Test Drive 2, its immediate predecessor which was more fantasy based.

Hong Kong drives on the left, so you will have to get used to a different perspective of the road. The left-hand drive roads total around 340 miles (550km) giving you plenty of space to practice on and speed along.

Just as other games in the series allowed for gambling, casinos return in this game, allowing you to gamble your car away – or perhaps win an even better one by snapping up someone’s carelessly discarded key fob from the pot.

The graphics are clever and slick, the action is pacy, and the whole game is complemented by a rocking soundtrack that will get your heart racing even before you get behind the wheel of your chosen supercar.

What to Drive?

You will be able to try out the following dream cars:

Ferrari: Italy’s most iconic supercar, with its prancing horse logo is a firm favourite with motorheads of all ages all over the world

Dodge: this American supercar is the muscle car of muscle cars, instantly recognisable for its speedy silhouette and throaty roar

Bugatti: designed by an Italian in Germany with French design in mind, these sleek vehicles add grace and power to any road they care to try

Koenigsegg: Swedish precision and design make these pricy supercars among the most desirable vehicles in the world – to those who love speed and style, that is

Lamborghini: this Italian manufacturer stands alongside Ferrari, despite being more of a driver’s car rather than a racer’s car. Sweet wheels, no matter why you like them

Porsche: German engineering and no speed limits on the autobahn have left Porsches with plenty of practice at being very, very fast when they want to be. They even look fast when parked up, at the side of an exotic hotel or casino…

Aston Martin DB 11: understated, comfortable and British, this car doesn’t seem like it belongs with the other cars in this list. But a moment or two of driving it will soon put your right on that belief!

Land Rover Range Rover SVR: a boxy ‘posh mom’ car, this vehicle proves that it deserves the label of S for special – it is fast, able to hit sixty miles per hour just 4 seconds after hitting the accelerator

Audi: notorious on the motorways and highways, you will soon understand why Audi drivers get a bad rep – sitting on all that power and prestige is sure to make a saint love speed!

Bentley: the royalty of British motoring, these cars are designed for the super-wealthy to go where they want and do whatever they want whenever they want to do it! And that means a powerful car that rides like a dream, but has all the power you need on tap

Mercedes: from a stately German vehicle that oozed reliability and security, Mercedes has upped its game, borrowing freely from Formula One tech to juice its supercars into leading race contenders

Apollo: this German-Italian hybrid is everything King Midas could have wished for had he known about cars and been a motorhead! Sleek, stylish lines, cool metallic colours and a design that looks like it’s going a hundred miles an hour when it’s standing still… what more could you want?