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Solid racer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game does seem a bit lacking after playing the other games in the franchise, but holds up well if you don't mind the graphics.

Buyer beware. Watch out for copies that don't read Greatest hits on. Seems there was a bug that wouldn't allow you to get 100% in the game. These copies alway have been known to wipe out your garage.

A 6-Star Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best games I have ever played. If there was a 6-star rating on this, I would choose it. This is an 6-Star game and it really is. Just about everything is rated 10 out of 10 for me. The only thing that wasn't a 10 was the car choices, which was 9.7, and the graphics, which was 9.3. Now the car choices to me are a perfect 10. Here are my ratings: Gameplay - 10, Challenge - 10, Car Choices - 10, Course Choices - 10, Graphics - 9.3, Overall: 9.86. I want to thank all the people that made this game for creating it, and myself for rating it an overall 9.86. There's another one out there. I know it. And when I beat this game, I will get Gran Turismo 2. But that's another story. Thanks again!

Heaven on wheels!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is, by far, undeniably the racing game to have.
A game with over 20 cars to choose from? UNHEARD OF at the time- this game's got over 150, folks.
A game with true-to-life car physics, sounds, and handling? GET REAL, right? Nope, all here.
A game with so much customization, import tuner companies piss their pants? It's ALL here.

Gran Turismo is the original racing simulator that started it all.

You start off with a measly 10,000 bucks. That all but gets you a clunker of a car, which, after beating a bunch of driver's ed tests, you can use to sneak your way through a few races....winning a bit of cash and some cars you can either sell or save to tune later....until you can finally buy your dream car (which for me was the Acura NSX Type S-Zero the first time I played through it)

Let me just stress how perfect this game is....
Sure, your first time through it, you'll take a hairpin turn at Grand Valley way too fast, spin out of control, scream, yell, and curse at the TV, maybe throw and break your controller as you finish in last place....but over time, you'll feel so much utter control of your car, that any shimmy or shake the car makes while cornering or countersteering or powersliding, you'll know exactly how to correct it. No two cars in the game handle the same. You have your FF, FR, MR, and 4WD drivetrains.
Simply, you have it all here.

The graphics in the game push the Playstation to the limit....this, GT2, and R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 are by far the best-looking racing games on the original Playstation.

There are hordes of races to race, and multiple cars to win, so the replay value is through the roof.

My absolute FAVORITE part about the game is fine-tuning the gear ratios of a fully-tuned, supercharged turbo monster of a car, and trying to get every last ounce of power out of it for a top speed at the Test Track. I've literally spent days at a time fiddling with the gear ratios on a car, knowing that someway, somehow, I'd be able to squeeze another 2 or 3 MPH out of it. Not only that....adjusting the car's ride height affects top speed and acceleration, too....
My personal best was achieving 274 MPH with the Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo MR....It took me at least 8 hours to get it from its standard 252 MPH top speed it gets with all of the top performance parts, and no fiddling with gear ratios or anything....

The one, and ONLY downside to the game is that you only get $12,000 for any car you sell that you won from a tournament. Even a car that you KNOW should rake in WAY more than just 12K....like say for instance, the TVR Cerbera LM.

Other than that, this game is absolute perfection, 10 out of 10....

GT2 and GT3 are much better

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 25
Date: September 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Only played a demo. Sure the graphics are great for PS1. but that really doesn't make up for it. The racing title 'Sega GT' which is complete rubbish. is better. I have Gran Turismo 2 and Gran Turismo 3:A-Spec which are much better games. GT4 will be even better than those 2 And so will be GT5.

My first review on Amazon.com

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is my first review on Amazon.com I write loads of reviews on Amazon.co.uk and this is my review
I already have GT2 and demo of GT1 and I really love this game
It's great Even if you're not a racing fan this is the game for you!!! I like GT2 as well but I think GT1's better but how come The best gets better
I'm really looking forward to playing GT3!

cool

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: December 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game EVER. Get it or be square
j-nf

Pretty good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Effortlessly dusting the competition, Gran Turismo flashes past the finish line with slick controls and stellar gameplay. It's easily the best of the PlayStation's realistic racing games.
Starting off in the garage, Turismo scores big with 166 real-life cars, ranging from the lowly Honda Civic to the high-end dream machines like the Corvette, Viper, and Toyota Castrol Supra. The excellent selection of tracks delivers plenty of variety, and Turismo performs like a winner with no draw-in, speedy load times, and blazing-fast action. But gameplay is where Turismo really rocks. A fast, pick-up-and-play Arcade mode, along with topnotch two-player split-screen racing, positions Turismo at the head of the pack for casual racing fans. And hardcore racers who delve into the amazing Sim mode will uncover impressive depth. It's almost like fantasy league racing-you test for licenses, participate in a wide array of events, buy and maintain as many cars as you can afford, and even upgrade their performances with a vast multitude of parts.
Need for Speed III may have more flash, but Turismo's got more game. It's one of the must-buy titles of this summer.

fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is the most high speed, thrilling game in the universe

Gran Turismo 2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: December 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

it is really fun but needs to Lamborghinis and ferraris along with the new C5 Corvette.

A racing classic!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: December 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was looking for a racing video game for my new playstation, and everyone I talked to told me to get Gran Turismo. And now I know why. It's so fun! It's challenging, but not impossible. The graphics are good and realistic, and there are tons of cars to choose from. I really like the simulation mode where you can race for money and buy new cars or upgrade old ones. I'm a huge fan of my Dodge Viper with racing stripes.

One thing that's not so great about this game is the space that it takes up on your memory card. Just to have a simulation mode game going, you need 5 empty blocks. If you want to get into saving replays and stuff, it can use up to 15 blocks. Memory cards are expensive... I'm not willing to devote an entire memory card to one game, no matter how great it is.

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