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Gran Turismo 2 WAIT

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 25 / 28
Date: December 23, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Gran Turismo is an awesome game no doubt, and one of the best racing games ever. Although Gran Turismo 2 has been released for a week now, it still is the second best racing game. Since i already have a copy of GT2, I spell out the differences. GT2 has 500+ cars and 20 tracks, but GT only has 165 cars and 11 tracks. This is a huge difference, but for most racers, GT is enough. There isn't a huge improvement over graphics in the newer version but it has been improved slightly. There are double the license tests, but if you are used to the old license tests, you'll do fine. For advanced racers, you'll opt for GT2. GT is much easier to race compared with GT2 because SONY made the computer racers race harder. The tracks are plenty challenging in the latter version and can at times be frustrating. All old tracks carry over with an addition of a few more new tracks. There is also a rally racing mode which is awesome. There really isn't that much more difference. My advice to all people getting ready to buy the old Gran Turismo: This isn't a bad choice but purchase the second version. It triples the fun and triples the challenge.

Best Racing Game Ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: August 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

As many have said, Gran Turismo is the single best racing game ever. Actually, I wouldn't even call it a game, it truly is much more of a simulator. The graphics, handling, speed, sounds and cars are all 100% realistic. It even gives the correct horsepower and weight of each car. It lets you choose from many different car companies, and in the Arcade mode, different classes of cars from A (best) to C (worst). The game is extremely fun and has an endless replay value. You can choose between Arcade Mode, where you can choose any car you want and race, or Simulation mode where you have to buy cars and earn money from races. The game truly is amazing. If you're thinking it sounds easy, you're wrong. Realstic handling and brakes make running the tracks a real strategy and getting licenses very challenging. There isn't much more you could possibly want out of a racing game. Plus, the documentation is pretty impressive.

The most addictive and realistic racing simulation ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: July 14, 1999
Author: Amazon User

With a mountain of racing games available for the Playstation it takes something truly special to come out on top. Gran Turismo(GT) is that special game and earns that status by it's attention to detail and extensive gameplay options. The first thing you'll notice are the outstanding graphics. GT's cars are rendered with excellent realism and the replays look like they could have been pulled off a television broadcast. Playing the game though, will let you experience the incredibly realistic control you have over the cars. Using a dual-shock control pad will allow you to actually feel the bumps on the road(as well as other cars). Winning a race will award with cash which can be used to either purchase another car(that Toyota Supra looks nice) or enhance your current vehicle with a tuneup, new suspension, or a faster, more powerful engine. These features all add up to make the definitive racing game for Playstation owners everywhere.

Gran Turismo

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: December 14, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is the ULTIMATE in circuit racing! If you buy this, you will throw away your other racing games and never look back!

You may want to wait a few weeks for the realease of Gran Turismo 2. Hundreds more cars from dozens of manufacturers, European, American and Japaneese alike, not to mention more tracks and even dirt trails!

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.

THE most In-Depth racer of our time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 21, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Gran Turismo is a car lover's dream. With 12 dealerships and 166 authentic cars, this game will keep you busy for hours, from tweaking your cars to refining your racing skills. There are three licenses you can achieve, each one giving you the opportunity to earn the big bucks and get faster cars. Among these supercars is the popular Corvette, the Mitsubishi GTO ( known as the 3000GT in America ), and the Dodge Viper. From power slides to horsepower, this game is the ultimate in racing games.

This game is simply "awesome!".

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 26, 1998
Author: Amazon User

If you are looking for the right playstation game to give as a gift, or just for yourself, then you can't go wrong buying this game. The graphics are first rate, very life-like. To actually race in an event (in simulation mode) , you must get your license to drive by passing 8 driving tests for each license (there are 3 licenses). It's true, it can be frustrating at times when you fail a test by 1.5 seconds. But it makes it very satisfying when you do pass a hard test. Once you obtain your license, you can enter actual racing competitions, and that's where the fun is! You win some races, gather credits, buy or build your own fleet of cars....then race your neihbor in a memory card battle (in my case, i had to build up two memory cards and then race my brother!). Well, there is a whole lot more to this great game and I would give it 10 stars if possible!

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....

The Greatest

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 12, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is supposedly the best playstation game ever. I could not stop playing this game. I would sit at the TV playing this game for our on end. In arcade mode mode you have a limited amount of cars to choose from and the same with the tracks.In Simulation mode you have over 150 actual real life cars to choose from that you can change just about anything on. You can buy either used,new or special edition cars. The manufacturers you can choose from are: Chevy,Dodge,Tvr,Aston Martin,Subaru,Mitsubishi, Mazda,Nissan,Toyota and Honda/Acura. You have also have several world class trcks to choose from. You start off with a small amount of 10,000cr(trust me its not alot).You must earn enough money to change a numerus number of parts on your car or even buy a new one.This is definatly the best game I have ever played.

awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 06, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Gran Turismo is one of the best racing games I've ever played, for any game console. This game requires a little getting used to if you are not looking for a realistic game. Gran Turismo is the most realistic game I've played outside of the Nascar game series for the PC. Expect lots of fun and a major challenge when trying to get the liscenses. I have the international A-class and let me tell you I had to work for it. All of my friends consider me to be an excellent racing gamer, realistic or not. I was kind of disappointed that there wasn't any damage. I soon got over that and now the game is just a blast.

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