Atari has recently announced that it will release an exclusive demo for the highly anticipated, [i]Test Drive Unlimited[/i], that will be available for the Xbox 360. The demo will be available to download from 8 May until 14 May as part of Microsoft's plans to bring gamers closer to the E3 experience and offer free Xbox Live Gold memberships for the week.

The demo grants players an exclusive chance to get behind the wheel of [i]Test Drive Unlimited[/i] and sample some of its online and offline challenges along 40 miles of Oahu's beautiful open roads. To add a bit of spice, players will be able to replay all of the challenges as many times as they wish in order to shave valuable seconds off their time-challenge records, or set about thrashing either human or AI competition in the races before heading to [a]http://www.testdriveunlimited.com/[aa]testdriveunlimited.com[/a] to view their global ranking.

As a way of letting players find out for themselves what a Massively Open Online Racing (M.O.O.R.) game is, the [i]Test Drive Unlimited[/i] demo will allow players to set up as many instant challenges as they wish. Players driving along the road can challenge other players to a one-on-one race, define their own start and end points for the race, and power through the lush Hawaiian scenery at break-neck speeds.

With a choice between the Ford Shelby GT500, Lotus Exige and Lamborghini Gallardo, a Lamborghini dealership to visit, and a beautiful house for each player who logs in, the demo offers players a taste of Eden Games' forthcoming automotive masterpiece.

To find the download when it's available just go to the Xbox Live marketplace. [i]Test Drive Unlimited[/i] is slated for a 9/12 release.