<s>
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
5	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
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accolade	O
spent	O
$3	O
million	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
for	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Test	O
Drive	O
Off-Road	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
25	O
March	O
1999	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
26	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Mielke	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PS	O
version	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
when	O
you	O
think	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
that	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
5	I-Application
tries	O
to	O
emulate	O
,	O
you	O
're	O
thinking	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
that	O
you	O
should	O
purchase	O
before	O
you	O
go	O
for	O
this	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
a	O
dismal	O
failure	O
by	O
any	O
means	O
,	O
the	O
cheap	O
AI	O
and	O
unbalanced	O
gameplay	O
ensure	O
that	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
5	I-Application
remains	O
rental	O
material	O
at	O
best.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
E	O
.	O
Ryan	O
,	O
also	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
criticized	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
decent	O
arcade	O
racer	O
with	O
great	O
graphics	O
,	O
plenty	O
of	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
ton	O
of	O
tracks	O
,	O
it	O
simply	O
falls	O
short	O
of	O
its	O
number	O
one	O
competitor	O
-	O
EA	O
's	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
III	I-Application
-	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
conceivable	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ward	O
concluded	O
that	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
5	I-Application
"	O
comes	O
really	O
close	O
to	O
greatness	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
veers	O
off	O
sharply	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
minute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
1998	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Powerslide	B-Device
.	O
</s>
