Gran Turismo (video game)

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Gran Turismo

Developer(s)	Polyphony Digital
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Release date(s)	December 23, 1997 April 30, 1998 May, 1998
Genre(s)	Racing game
Mode(s)	Single player and limited double
Rating(s)	ESRB: E (Everyone)
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Media	CD-ROM

Gran Turismo (commonly abbreviated to GT) is a racing game designed by Kazunori Yamauchi. Gran Turismo was developed by Polyphony Digital and first published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console. It was well-received publicly and critically, selling over 10.5 million copies worldwide (the best selling game for the PlayStation) and scoring an average of 96% in Metacritic's aggregate. The game has started a series, and to date has spawned over 10 spinoffs and sequels.

1 Gameplay
2 Audio
3 Reception
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Gameplay

Gran Turismo is fundamentally based on the racing game genre. The player must maneuver an automobile to compete against artificially intelligent drivers on various race tracks. The game uses two different modes: arcade and simulation. In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose the courses and vehicles they wish to use. However, the simulation mode requires the player to earn driver's licenses, pay for new vehicles and tune them, and earn trophies by winning racing championships and also unlock new courses. Gran Turismo features 178 automobiles and over 14 racing tracks.

[edit] Audio

The opening song for the US and European versions is a Chemical Brothers remix of the Manic Street Preachers song "Everything Must Go".

The game itself had a somewhat limited selection of songs, none of which can be turned off. These include 'Lose Control' by Ash From the album 1977, 4 songs from the Swim era of Feeder (Chicken On A Bone Reworked instrumental, Shade Instrumental, Tangerine Instrumental, Sweet 16), 'As Heaven is Wide' by Garbage, 'Oxyacetalene', 'Skeletal', 'Autonomy', and 'Industry' by Cubanate.

[edit] Reception

Gran Turismo was recently inducted into GameSpot's The Greatest Games of All Time list, which is a feature run by GameSpot that highlights games that are considered great by the Gamespot staff. It is also one of the rare games to receive a top mark of 10 out of 10 from Edge (magazine).

Some reviewers consider the game's simulation mode to be unstructured and formless.^{[citation needed]}