Gran Turismo
| Format | PSP |
|---|---|
| Year Released | 2009 |
| Publisher | Sony |
| Genre | Racing & Driving |
| ESRB Age Rating | Rating Pending |
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TVG Rating: 9.2
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Product Description
The highly acclaimed Gran Turismo makes its highly anticipated
- Developed by Polyphony Digital Inc. for PSP - Gran Turismo's debut on PSP is developed by the internal team behind the world's best-selling racing series.
- Over 800 vehicle models - Players can race their favorite vehicles from the top manufacturers around the globe, including Ferrari, Nissan, and more. The vehicle model count climbs to over 4,500 when the various paint configurations are included.
- Over 30 Tracks from Around the World - Famous circuits and some of the favorite environments from the Gran Turismo series have been optimized for racing on PSP.
- Share and Trade Vehicles with Others - For the first time in the Gran Turismo series, players can share and trade the vehicles they have acquired throughout the game with others via PSP's ad hoc mode. Certain vehicles will be acquired by trade only, so players will want to trade and share in order to virtually drive all of the meticulously designed vehicle models.
- Dynamic Vehicle Roster - Based on the amount of time Gran Turismo is played, the in-game calendar will change the dealer car lineup seasonally.
Amazon.co.uk Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 4.0
Great for a bit of racing on the go but not a substitute for a full GT4 or GT5
Reading the other reviews, a lot of the disappointment seems to stem from the reviewers hoping to get a substitute for a full Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) or Gran Turismo 5 (PS3). Viewed from that point of view, there are certainly disappointing aspects. As a way to race on your favourite track on the go, it is perfectly adequate, though.
Some of the features that make it less than ideal are the number of competitors being limited to 3 (four cars per race in total), the same number of dealerships with up to 10 cars each being available each day (both probably in order to squeeze the game with all its features and the vast number of cars (around 800) onto the PSP format). There is also no career aspect - you have driver challenges to start off with (like the licence events in the full PS2/PS3 games) followed by individual races (where you need 4 victories to get to A level in difficulty, and another 3 for S level). Nothing much happens when you achieve the higher levels apart from the oponents driving a bit better and the prize money being a lot higher per race. Whether the game is easy or harder really depends on the car chosen - if you put too good tyres on it it will often mean your oponents are faster cars, leading to problems on tracks with long straights, similarly a RWD car will be more difficult to navigate to a win on a dirt or ice track. While one can find a good mix of challenging to achievable on concrete tracks IMO (the opposing cars are selected as a function of your car), both a consistent winning and a harder situation are therefore possible. I did find the dirt and ice events a bi less convincing, though - I feel myself far from proficient yet managed to win all of them relatively easily with a wide variety of cars.
On occasional tracks (and seemingly only with some cars) the odd imperfection occurs (the driving line not displaying a nearly adequate breaking point), which I have never experienced in say Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - Platinum Edition (PS3) but overall it is OK. The graphics are more Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) than Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - Platinum Edition (PS3) and the sound is much more convincing with headphones than from the in-built speakers (the nice aspect being that the other cars are very well modelled in that way - i.e. you hear them very well when passing or driving up close). And while the car selection and purchasing will take a bit of time due to only 4 dealerships available per game day, the selection is truly extensive and some quite fascinating machinery, both modern and old is available.
It will not bring with it the satisfaction of following a hard career path in a full GT game but it will entertain well enough on a flight or during a commute, and for that the rather high winnings are a boon so you get to the cars you want to use relatively quickly, for the odd Nordschleife run on the run.
Rating: 4 Buy from amazon.co.uk
Brilliant, but no set races
This game is really good but I find that it does get boring quickly. This is because you have no set out races. All you have is spefic challenges which are mostly timed. The graphics are really good for a psp and if you can play with a friend it is fun. If you are waiting to get Gran Turismo 5 like I am you can collect cars in this and transfer them over to Gran Turismo 5. I have almost 200 cars at the minute and I am geting more. I rate the game 4 out of 5 stars because it dosen't have any set races.
Rating: 4 Buy from amazon.co.uk
PSP Gran Turismo, the worst game I've ever played.
"The worst game I've ever played"
When I ordered this game I was very excited and I couldn't wait for it to arrive. I'd heard lots of good things about this game and thought it would be great. When it arrived I shoved it in my PSP and started it. The game was a massive disappointment.
The game is pointless; there is no goal or no trophies to work towards. There is no career mode. The only thing that you get from a race is money to buy new cars. You may be able to choose from 800 different cars at a time but there are only four car companies available at a time and you have to wait a day for it to change.
The graphics are okay and the sounds are average. The tracks aren't great and there is no point in buying a good car because the game automatically chooses better cars to match it. You also have to pass various driving tests at the beginning, it is almost impossible to do well in them because the computer generated cars seem to be driving glued to the track.
The only good thing about the game is the array of cars that you can drive. From a Ferrari Enzo to a Bugatti Veyron.
All in all I regret buying this game and strongly advise other people not to buy it, you are much better off buying a game such as Test Drive or even Need For Speed Undercover.
Rating: 1 Buy from amazon.co.uk
Vag's review
Very nice graphics, nice driving simulation and controls, given that you play this game in a pocket sized machine. Probably the nicest driving game on psp.
Rating: 5 Buy from amazon.co.uk
SIMPLY THE BEST.
I can't think of anything bad to say. I love this game. To have a game of this quality now at this price and portable is unbelievable. I have all the GT games on all the consoles. I love them all and this is no exception. Its worth buying a PSP (If you don't have one) just for this game alone. This will do me until GT5 comes out on PS3.
Rating: 5 Buy from amazon.co.uk
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