Gran Turismo 2
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| Developer(s) | Polyphony Digital |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Kazunori Yamauchi |
| Release date(s) |  December 11, 1999 December 17, 1999 January 28, 2000 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) PEGI: 3+ |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Media | 2 CD-ROMs |
Gran Turismo 2 (commonly abbreviated to GT2) is a racing game for the Sony PlayStation. Gran Turismo 2 was developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1999. The games serves as a sequel to Gran Turismo. It was well-received publicly and critically, selling 8.5 million copies worldwide and scoring an average of 93% in Metacritic's aggregate.
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[edit] Gameplay
Gran Turismo 2 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 vehicles, and earn trophies in order to unlock new courses. Gran Turismo 2 features nearly 650 automobiles and 27 racing tracks.
Unlike its predecessor, the player can race events separately, instead of a tournament with multiple races. The player no longer needs to "qualify" for each race entered.
[edit] Development
After the unexpected success of Gran Turismo, lead developer Kazunori Yamauchi planned to make Gran Turismo 2 "an even better product".[1] SCEA's marketing director (Ami Blaire) had high hopes, stating "the overwhelming and continuing popularity of Gran Turismo clearly positions Gran Turismo 2 to be one of the hottest titles available for the holidays and beyond".[2] Jack Tretton (sales vice president of SCEA) had similar enthusiasm, expecting Gran Turismo 2 to "fly off the shelves faster than the original, continuing the momentum of this incredible franchise".[3]
Upon the game's release, players shortly found various errors and glitches. SCEA did not ignore the outcry, and offered a replacement if any problems occurred.[4]
[edit] Reception and criticism
Gran Turismo was well-received critically, achieving many positive reviews.[citation needed] GameSpot rated it 8.5 out of 10, recommending it to any gamer, car enthusiast or not.[5]
Many people don't like the fact that the AI cars frequently collide with you because they are determined to stay on their racing line. Other people find that the selection of only 10 background songs during racing gets very repetitive.[citation needed]
An addition which was despised throughout the fan community was the Horsepower limit, which meant only cars under a certain horsepower could enter a certain race. Thankfully due to complaints these limits were not present in Gran Turismo 3.[citation needed]
There were in at least some copies of GT2 a few glitches that were not just annoying, but could interrupt gameplay and even corrupt your saved game. Sony later openly admitted that the game was rushed to the market, to be on shelves by the time of the holiday rush, and arranged to exchange some games for newer bug-free versions.
Also because the game was rushed to the market, you can only complete 98.2% of the game in the earliest North American release, because the intended Drag Racing had been removed from the game, without corresponding adjustments in the record-keeping. A reference in the game's manual, and the fact you can unlock 3 drag racers—2 from races, and the last one by race modifying a Dodge Intrepid—show conclusive evidence that drag racing was to be included. Also the name of the rumoured drag strip (Palm Strip, which Polyphony Digital misspells as 'Plam' Strip) is shown in the intro movie. In addition, the famous Laguna Seca glitch (where you take a very powerful 4 wheel drive car such as the Escudo Pikes Peak or a tuned Skyline GT-R and break through a wall), allows you to find a section of unfinished track that resembles a drag strip.
However, in all other versions except the first North American release ("v1.0"), 100.0% is achievable (with a small glitch meaning that English-speaking PAL-region players can reach 100.9% - due to the presence of both Vauxhall AND Opel manufacturer races, absent in any other version).
In only the earlier versions of the North American release, you can also get the Mark Martin's #6 Ford Taurus Valvoline NASCAR stock car by race modifying a Taurus SHO in simulation mode; in later versions a more generic "race modification" is substituted. (Strangely, the Valvoline livery shows up in all North American versions of Arcade Mode). This seems to be evidence of a licensing problem.
Another part of the game that users found annoying was the games inability to identify the car's class, because users found that cars can enter competitions that their current car can't compete in, like the fact that a Subaru Impreza can enter in the first race of the tournament for light weight cars.
[edit] Original Sound Track
==OST disc 1== "Gran Turismo 2"
- 1. Moon Over The Castle(The Theme Of GRAN TURISMO 2)
- 2. Blue Line
- 3. Never Let Me Down
- 4. Blade
- 5. Call Of The Wild
- 6. Blowing Away
- 7. Hot Tin Root
- 8. Get Into It
- 9. Blue Line(インストゥルメント)
- 10. Moon Over The Castle(type-R)〈Scene of GRAN TURISMO〉
- 11. Welcome Back,G.T.
- 12. Windroad
- 13. Poker Face
- 14. Gold Rush
- 15. The Drift Of Air Ver.2
- 16. Soul of Garage
- 17. Get Ready?
- 18. You Made It!
- 19. From The East
- 20. The“Real”Motorious City
==OST disc 2== "Gran Turismo 2: Extended Score Groove"
- 1.Moon Over The Castle [prologue]
- 2.Moon Over The Castle
- 3.Never Let Me Down
- 4.From The East [vocal Version]
- 5.Call Of The Wild
- 6.Blade
- 7.Blowing Away
- 8.Welcome Back, G.T.
- 9.Get Ready
- 10.Get Into It
- 11.You Made It!
- 12.Blue Line [piano Version]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://psx.ign.com/articles/066/066850p1.html
- ^ http://psx.ign.com/articles/070/070124p1.html
- ^ http://psx.ign.com/articles/073/073197p1.html
- ^ http://psx.ign.com/articles/074/074164p1.html
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/ps/driving/granturismo2/review.html
