Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)

...hold of my copy of Gran Turismo 4 (now referred to as GT4) at last. As I pre-ordered from Game I received a metal GT4 keyring and a GT4 rear screen sticker that really didn't look cool in our old "G" reg VW Golf and still doesn't. The first thing I noticed about the game was the box that it came in is white, this in own right is unusual because most playstation game boxes are either black or blue. On the cover is the GT4 logo with a picture of a ...
...tracks. I had played Gran Turismo 3 before and I had played Gran Turismo Concept and Gran Turismo 4 "Prologue" so I had a good idea of what to expect upon loading up. But to my surprise it was different to any of it's predecessors. The cars seemed to hold to the road better and the graphics were in a league of their own compared to the others giving a more realistic feel than before. When the game is finally loaded you will be taken to the start ...

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...boundaries of gaming? Enter Gran Turismo. I bet you can remember your first time playing it! I certainly can. After having a huge build up of confidence after being the best in my house on Mario Kart, and after thrashing games like Crazy Taxi I felt sure I could handle a little racing game like GT. Famous last words - "What's wrong, the handling's all funny!" That's right. Gone were the days of simple drifting, exaggerated speed and needle-edge ...
...forgot about it. As such, Gran Turismo 2 came and went like last nights curry. GT3 on the PS2. Ignoring the level of acronyms here, it was a mind numbingly impressive game. With nearly photographic graphics and enormous tracks backed up by an arsenal of cars and tuning options, even I was able to get involved. The handling which was so loathed became bearable, and even a few good hours of genuine fun was gotten out of it, tuning and slamming rides ...

reddragonflame87 16.06.2006 (11.10.2006) · Read full review
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Gran Turismo 4 is the latest of the long series of exceptional racing games from Polyphony Digital, a division of Sony. It has been a long wait since Gran Turismo 3 was released right at the start of PS2 history, sure there was Gran Turismo Concept and Gran Turismo 4: Prologue but nothing comes near the quality of a full Gran Turismo game. The wait has been worth it though, and Polyphony Digital seem to have pushed the Playstation 2 to it's limits ...
...tracks in GT4 than previous Gran Turismos, these include tracks like the Suzuka circuit and the highly famous Nurburgring circuit. Graphics: Even though it would have seemed almost impossible for any improvement in graphics to be made in GT4 from GT3, Polyphony Digital have manged to do it. Not in a massive amount, but it's good enough! One of the most amazing aspects of the graphics are the tracks and scenery, everything, even down to the rocks ...

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...all this fit in with Gran Turismo 4? Well, more of that later. First, I'll cut to the chase. Quite simply, this is the best track-based driving game on the planet. It gets a 9.9 out of 10, 99.9% out of 100% etc. etc. Do I really need to go on? Can I end the review here? I suppose not. On loading the game for the first time and watching the usual high quality intro, you're struck by how much easier to use the revamped menu system is. It's never ...
...motorist needs to do to stop the government picking on us all the time, is simply this; buy a bus pass, buy Gran Turismo 4, and stick two fingers up to the government. Trust me, if you sell your car and buy GT4, you won't miss it. It's that good. ...

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...off I will explain what Gran Turismo is all about. It started off on the Playstation as a racing game but there was more to it than that. In arcade mode you picked a car and a track and then raced but the best part of this game is GT mode. GT mode has evolved considerably since the original Gran Turismo but the concept has stayed the same. The idea is you start off with 10,000 credits and go from there. From here what you do is up to you. You could ...
...with this. The Cars: Gran Turismo 4 has an impressive number of cars right from the original cars like the Daimler Motor carriage and Model T Ford. There are also many concept cars like electric models and others. Some of these cannot be sold and some are no good in any race but look good. Tuning GT4 features a new feature, tuning shops like HKS and others, although these have the same parts as the manufacturers with the same effect. The cars ...

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Gran Turismo 4 has to be one of the very best driving simulators around. The game provides a unique experience into the real world of motor racing. With its fantastic graphics quality, you will feel like you are really there, whilst the superb sound effects add even more to the atmosphere. I have played Gran Turismo before and had become addicted to playing it whilst using my brothers Playstation. Because of this addiction, I spent many hours at ...
...for a Playstation 2 and Gran Turismo 4 for Christmas, and to my surprise, that is what Santa brought me. Hooray! Needless to say, I couldn't resist the excitement of ripping the Playstation out of its box and setting it up immediately (to the disgust of my Grandfather who was watching telly!) Right from the very first opening cut scene, I was hooked! From that time, I spent all day on Christmas Day exploring the world of GT4 and marvelling at ...

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...use a steering wheel and gran turismo is no different except there is only two kinds of steering wheel these are:- The Logitech driving force pro and The Logitech GT force once you have got these you are ready to go. ****Menu**** On the menu there is 6 places you can access these are :- Arcade Mode - You can race any car you want on any track that you have unlocked. Gran Turismo Mode - This is where you have control this is your career mode. Replay ...
...the game. Home - On Gran turismo mode there is a home page this is like your house for your career this contains the:- Garage - here you can review the cars you have won or purchased. Check out specific stats for a car and decide whether you want to change it or sell it. Photo Lab - Organise you photo collection. Diary - The calendar keeps track of all your major achievements as you progress through the game. You can buy or sell cars, obtain licences ...

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One word easily summarizes this game, simply amazing. This is possibly the best racing game ever, well worth the incredible wait (thanks to all those damn delays). This game improves drastically on what problems GT3 had. There are over 700 cars, all tunable. This alone should be reason enough to buy it if you are a car person. Graphically it has been improved somewhat on cars but most noticeable on the tracks. There's an incredible amount of tracks ...
...have also been improved AI, and 2 new modes. Although sadly the online mode was scrapped. Lastly my biggest problem with GT3, the sense of speed, this game has incredible sense of speed compared to GT3, add improved physics to the whole conglomeration and you've got a crazy fun realistic game. Now onto the graphics. This game has amazing graphics, it pushes the PS2 to its limits, never have I ever seen a game look so good on the PS2. The cars have ...

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Having not played the newest edition, this has to sit on the pedestal as the best driving game, some how improving on GT3 in so many ways it almost seemed as though gamers hadn't thought of. Everything from GT3 was expanded, then added to, with the 150 cars, becoming around 700, from the 1886 Daimler Motor Carriage to the 2022 Nike concept car, the game reached new heights including not only real sports cars but some totally customised gimmick cars ...
...in early 2005 after a prologue (effectively a demo) version was released late 2003 (in Japan) and mid 2004 in europe to whet gamers appetites. For those some how unfamiliar with the GT ethos the games are to motor car fans what other genres will likely never be able to fully replicate. The games major single player mode is myriad of races and competitions, in which winning a competition unlocks a car and grants you with money in which to buy more ...

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...of the egarly anticipated 4th Gran Turismo and i will tell you about it and why it is better than anything else. For those of you unfortunate enough never to have played any of these games i will give you a brief explanation of what you have to do. You start off in the main Gran Turismo mode with only 10,000 credits which you use to purchase your first car. You enter it into beginner races where you earn more credits to save up for a new car or ...
...modes and to eventually become Gran Turismo Champion of the world! Which is not as easy as it sounds. So compared to earlier games the concept is still the same but there are some major differences from Gran Turismo A-spec. There are more cars for starters including a few more manafactures and classic cars which have been unavailable in previous games and according to the box there is over 700 cars now! Including many more second hand cars which ...

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...tough, thought that the Gran Turismo series couldn’t get any tougher, THINK AGAIN!!! But enough of the bad points of Gran Turismo, because it is a brilliant game and doesn’t deserve to be criticised, even if it is a whole year late. It is also one of the biggest games, get this, there are fifty tracks, over 80 manufacturers and 650 cars, there is the Gran Turismo mode, B-spec race management and a two-player split-screen and a LAN link-up. This game ...
...has ever been in the gran turismo series, it us a thrilling ride that is extremely exciting. Nothing gets in the way of the pleasure that this game will give you. If you do not count driving a super fast car at 300mph as great gameplay, you are not a real gamer. The gameplay is extremely fast, racing against your friends is even better, coming down to the last straight and then one person clinching it at the last second, fantastic! All the races ...

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I got his game as soon as it was out. Being an avid player of the GT series since the original for the PSX (You kno that big ol' grey thing before the "PSOne"?). Let me start by saying what I found good about the game: The list of cars is amazing, it's been improved to over 700 cars, many of which aren't racing cars, meaning we get to drive more day-to-day cars (which was always fun on the original GT) like a Fiat Panda, Renault 5 or the Volvo Estate, ...
...is great, in my opinion, and I think it helps it appeal more to people that own these cars. I was, however disappointed with the lack of the (original) Mini Cooper, but we'll get to that later. The game looks good and feels good, it plays superbly, particularly if you have surround sound and turn off the background music, it's incredibly realistic, and immersive, and the driver AI has improved a great amount. Here's a little anecdote I'l share wtih ...

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The Gran Turismo Series is now in it's forth stage and is still amazing consumers after each release. Some may say it's the best driving simulator ever created. GRAPHICS Lets start with the best thing about this game. In comparison to other PS2 games i dont honestly think there's anyhthing better under any genre. Polyphony the producers of GT series have attempted and suceeded in making this game the closes to the real experience. They claim that ...
...damage, due to manufacurers demands gran turismo cannot have damaged cars on it. So expect to pile-drive a flashy BMW into a wall at 160MPH and come out of it without a stratch Hundreds of pic's from every angle have been taken of every car so they look perfect. Thats the amount of detail has been put into this game. And also the reason it took so many years to produce. They even recorded the exhaust notes to perfection how much more realistic can ...

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Introduction Gran Turismo 4, also known as GT4, was released on 9th March 2005 and has since been re-issued under Sony's Platinum version of the game. It has become one of the best selling games on the console and also rated very highly. The game features over 700 cars from 80 manufacturers, from as early as the 1886 Daimler Motor Carriage, to the Nissan 350Z Gran Turismo edition, and as far into the future as concepts for 2022. The game also features ...
...of old Gran Turismo favourites. Notable real-world track inclusions are the Nürburgring, Suzuka Circuit, and Le Mans Circuit. Other famous attractions such as New York's Times Square, Hong Kong, Paris, and Las Vegas appear within the game A-Spec Game Mode Player now accumulate points by winning races in the normal first-person driving mode, called A-Spec mode. Each race event can yield up to a maximum of 200 A-Spec points. Generally, a win using ...

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...my thing, Ive always liked Gran Turismo from the start, the outlines for the game are the same, but like any game, the quality has improved very much so. Like Gran Turismo 3 the music is real music (and to boot) with such bands as the Kiaser chiefs, The Hives, 80's B'line Matchbox disaster and Queens of the Stone Age giving the game more of a life-like feel to it. The in-game sound is very realistic athough there are a few cars that sound very much ...
...The graphics are sublime and are not to be compared to any other racing game on the Playstation, cars look real enough to drive down your road and the handling is very realistic, of which the tyre wear add to. A few bit have been tweeked for the better and are not to be sniffed at, if the car crashes the screen jolts and blurs slightly, and I have got it stall a couple of times, which does put you off in the way a real crash or stall would. (again ...

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