<s>
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pitbull	O
Syndicate	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Accolade	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4s	I-Application
commercial	O
success	O
briefly	O
made	O
Test	O
Drive	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
racing	O
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
offers	O
14	O
supercars	O
and	O
muscle	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
tasks	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
beating	O
computer	O
opponents	O
in	O
tracks	O
set	O
in	O
five	O
real	O
life	O
locales	O
:	O
Keswick	O
,	O
Cumbria	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
Bern	O
,	O
Kyoto	O
,	O
and	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
;	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
adds	O
a	O
sixth	O
location	O
:	O
Munich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
offers	O
multiplayer	O
;	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
three	O
Network	O
Options	O
:	O
serial	O
,	O
modem	B-Application
,	O
and	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
supports	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
designed	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
publisher	O
Accolade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
multi-lap	O
circuits	O
found	O
in	O
most	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
only	O
had	O
linear	O
point-to-point	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
jumps	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco	O
track	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
San	B-Application
Francisco	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4s	I-Application
techno-oriented	O
soundtrack	O
includes	O
licensed	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
bands	O
Orbital	O
and	O
The	O
Younger	O
,	O
Younger	O
28	O
's	O
;	O
Accolade	O
executive	O
producer	O
Chris	O
Downend	O
considered	O
the	O
two	O
bands	O
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
energetic	O
gameplay	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Accolade	O
announced	O
its	O
November	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accolade	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
3	O
November	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
24	O
November	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
release	O
came	O
in	O
two	O
versions	O
,	O
one	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
3dfx	O
video	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
and	O
another	O
with	O
a	O
software	O
renderer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
imported	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
to	O
Japan	O
on	O
2	O
April	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
its	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
republished	O
under	O
the	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
were	O
divergent	O
,	O
disagreeing	O
on	O
many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
ranged	O
from	O
mediocre	O
to	O
moderately	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
reviewers	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
both	O
felt	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
oncoming	O
cars	O
and	O
police	O
cars	O
help	O
liven	O
up	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
were	O
a	O
distinctive	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Test	O
Drive	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
Next	O
Generation	O
found	O
them	O
irritating	O
and	O
unfairly	O
difficult	O
to	O
avoid	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
sensitive	O
steering	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
had	O
developer	O
Pitbull	O
done	O
away	O
with	O
the	O
hazards	O
and	O
just	O
stuck	O
to	O
the	O
driving	O
,	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
might	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
decent	O
racer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
stands	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
another	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
the	O
one	O
issue	O
which	O
made	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
a	O
good	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
great	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
Had	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
been	O
more	O
polished	O
and	O
better	O
refined	O
in	O
the	O
handling	O
department	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
close	O
to	O
getting	O
a	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelly	O
Rickards	O
and	O
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
of	O
EGM	O
and	O
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
instead	O
felt	O
what	O
held	O
the	O
game	O
back	O
was	O
that	O
its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
simply	O
too	O
basic	O
and	O
generic	O
to	O
stand	O
out	O
,	O
though	O
Rickards	O
still	O
compared	O
it	O
positively	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
Need	B-Device
for	I-Device
Speed	I-Device
II	I-Device
should	O
have	O
been.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
impressed	O
with	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4s	I-Application
graphics	O
,	O
summing	O
up	O
,	O
"	O
Easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
highly	O
detailed	O
,	O
graphically	O
superior	O
PlayStation	B-Device
racers	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
verges	O
on	O
perfection	O
at	O
every	O
turn	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
quite	O
takes	O
the	O
trophy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitbull	O
Syndicate	O
developed	O
a	O
1998	O
sequel	O
,	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
5	I-Application
;	O
it	O
features	O
more	O
vehicles	O
and	O
tracks	O
and	O
competed	O
with	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accolade	O
published	O
Test	O
Drive	O
Off-Road	O
2	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
4	I-Application
engine	O
and	O
includes	O
licensed	O
off-road	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
