Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends

Background

Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends (or Ferrari Legends) is a racing video game developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Atari. It is the eleventh game in the series. It will be released on 14 February in North America and 6 March 2012 in Europe.

The game is a departure from the Unlimited open world sandbox-gaming style and returns to the arcade racing, just as left in Test Drive 6 and also resembling Le Mans 24 Hours, a Test Drive spin-off.

Game Play

The gameplay in Ferrari Legends is planned to be similar to past Test Drive games like Test Drive 2 through Test Drive 6, but with racing taking place in closed circuits and inspired by others Slightly Mad Studios' developed games like the Need for Speed: Shift series, from which the game will base its dynamic models and damage effects.

Also, the single-player mode, also known as the campaign mode, will guide the player through the history of Ferrari cars, just as Electronic Arts did with the Porsche brand in the fifth installment in the Need for Speed racing games, Porsche Unleashed.

Development

It is supposed Slightly Mad Studios begun development of the Test Drive game just after finishing Shift 2, althoug information has not been given yet on the matter.
About the game, Jim Wilson, CEO of Atari, said that “Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends is a landmark chapter of the iconic Test Drive saga,[...], Ferrari has been an essential partner throughout the history of the Test Drive franchise, and the opportunity to celebrate the unrivaled Ferrari Racing Team and the legendary Ferrari brand promises a one of a kind experience for all driving enthusiasts.”

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