Driving beyond the linear story line...
The opening sequence of the game gives you a nice feel of what to come. The graphics are very good, I am running my Xbox360 on a fixed cinema screen in HD and TDU looks very sharp on my machine.
When you get to the island you have to rent a car to start with, of course you are not just given one. When you have rented the car you have to start looking for a place to live (and store your many cars to come).
The gameplay can be very much doing the same thing over and over. But if you see it as an adventure and enjoy the scenery it is fantastic. Even if you succeed in completing all the races - you still have many hours of playing the multiplayer part of the game.
I hope that Atari and Eden studios will keep up the momentum and develop more cars and events in the game. SUV's and trucks could be a cool thing to do.
I can only recommend this game if you are a fan of driving games.