PlayStation

Gran Turismo

Overall, this is one of my all time favorite games ever. It's got it all. Never has a racer been this realistic, or unique. I love just zoomin' around in a Nissan Skyline. There's nothing like racing to the car dealership, and using your last penny to purchase the best parts for your car you can, the customizing them to fit your needs, it's great! I'd recommend this game for any racing fan, or just...Anyone! It's fantastic.

Everyone who has a PlayStation should play this game. Even when you don't particularly like driving games, you will still enjoy playing this.

Never before has a racing game gotten so many things right. Turismo rockets to the top with unbelievable depth, raucous arcade actin, challenging sim gameplay, and more cars than a mall parking lot. It's worth every penny.

But this is the only flaw I could find to gripe about. The rest of the game is just fantastic. There is simply no other racing game for the PSX with the same graphic quality, depth, detail, and replay value. This is an absolute must-buy for racing fans, and is still highly recommended for everyone else. Gran Turismo earns a rare 'A'.

Gran Turismo is a solid title with an offering of cutting edge gameplay, graphics, and sound. The inclusion of two radically different modes, which are both great in their own right, offers a variety of gameplay options for the gamer. Varying the physics engines allows the gamer to “tweak” the game depth and response to their liking. The physics engines are very good; the graphics engine is superb. The graphics in this game show that amazing things can be accomplished with that same old familiar console.

The bottom line is this. You have not seen a racing game this good or this complete on a home console, ever. The sheer volume of machines coupled with the unequaled graphics and the excellent control and gameplay makes for an instant legend. Buy the import version, though, since many of these cars will be cut due to licensing when Gran Turismo hits North America.

This is a game that all racing fans should own. Don't try to just play the arcade mode because it is the simulation mode that makes the game so great. It is not an easy game to play but once you get the hang of it, you will love it. I think the ability to customize the cars kept me playing just so I would see how the next upgrade would effect my ride. Stop reading this and go buy it now!

Die Spielprogrammierung und -grafik läßt keine Wünsche offen und versetzt den Spieler in die absolute Racing-Atmosphäre. Das realistische Handling und die grafisch aufwendig gestaltete Umgebung erzeugt ein absolutes "Mittendrin"-Gefühl. Die detailgenaueste und packendste Rennsimulation aller Zeiten.

Gran Turismo is truly the mother of all racing games up to date. It has it all: awesome gameplay, brilliant replays, and a reality factor that'll astound even the most hardened gamers -- no pun intended.

Whether you're zooming around the screen in a stripped-down Honda Civic or a souped-up Aston Martin DB7, you'll swear Gran Turismo is Spanish for wickedly comprehensive. More than 150 real-world cars are at your disposal in this racing simulator, each of which you first buy (with virtual cash) and then tweak (camberangle adjustment, anyone?). Talk about attention to detail: You even need to earn a driver's license in order to enter a racing circuit. Wisely, the game left out the speeding tickets.

The ten tracks are realistic but not very interesting. The rocking soundtrack features several licensed songs, including a track by my favorite band - Garbage. Gran Turismo was one of the first games to support vibration feedback, and it feels amazing as you roll over grass. Although the controls are supposed to be ultra-realistic, it's hard to steer rear-wheel drive cars in this game without fishtailing all over the place. Otherwise Gran Turismo is a landmark title for the Playstation that took the world of racing to a whole new level.

With 166 cars, 11 tracks, a long simulation mode that can last you about half a year, an Arcade mode and tons of goodies to unlock, believe me when I say that GT will last you for about a year.

Gran Turismo puts a refreshingly different spin on the racing genre, giving the first real feeling of 'ownership' over the vehicles. There is actually a challenge to the game beyond getting the fastest times'. Gran Turismo bills itself as the Real Driving Simulator, and it certainly captures the excitement of sitting behind the wheel of a top motor.

In my opinion, this game is an overall great racing car game. Fun for all ages and a very hard game to get bored of. Sure you might stop playing it for awhile after months of grueling and intensified play, but you'll always come back to it, trust me.

Gran Turismo 1 ist mittlerweile natürlich längst von seinen Nachfolgern überholt worden. Auf der Playstation ist es nach Gran Turismo 2 und Ridge Racer Type 4 aber trotzdem das beste Rennspiel.

Racing games generally come in two forms - arcade-style or sim - and so do racing fans. Some players enjoy the raw excitement and unfettered control of an action-oriented contest, while others go gaga over the realistic physics and heavy-duty customization features of a sim-style game. Rare indeed, almost nonexistent, is a racer that has a legitimate appeal to both camps, a game that blends the elements of action and sim in such a subtle manner that something altogether new is the result.