Gran Turismo 2 (PlayStation)
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Published by

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.

Developed by

Polyphony Digital Inc.

Released

Dec 17, 1999

Platform

PlayStation

ESRB Rating

Everyone

Genre

Racing / driving, Simulation

Perspective

1st-person, 3rd-person (Other)

Gameplay

Vehicle simulator

Vehicular

Automobile, Street racing, Track racing

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Description

Gran Turismo 2 is the second game in the Gran Turismo series of racing games exclusively for the PlayStation. The racing game features 20 tracks and over 400 vehicles, an arcade mode and a simulation mode, and also supports two-player split screen racing. It's the first GT game to feature rally racing (even though it's like a time trial).

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Screenshots

Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation Beep-beep. Among the heavy weights like the Viper are much less impressive, but no less likeable cars, like this Mini Cooper that maxes out around eighty miles and hour.

Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation The South Side of Town. Each quarter of town is home to a distinctive nationality group of car makers, such as the North American ones shown here.

Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation Solid Snake. The Dodge Viper takes an early lead in the race in this rear view shot.

Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation Passing on the left. Pardon me. A Lotus sports car tries to bypass the competition.

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Trailer

Alternate Titles

"GT2" -- Common abbreviation
"グランツーリスモ2" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

User Reviews

A great sequel	The Holy Moly (21)
A wonderful racing game	Attila (582)
Too realistic.	J. David Taylor (28)
One word: HUGE	Kartanym (12758)

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Critic Reviews

Gaming Age	Sep 13, 2004	A	100
The Video Game Critic	Oct 12, 2001	A	100
PSX Extreme	Dec 21, 1999	9.9 out of 10	99
IGN	Dec 20, 1999	9.8 out of 10	98
Absolute Playstation	Feb, 2000	98 out of 100	98
Gamer's Pulse	Jan 08, 2000	9.1 out of 10	91
Mega Fun	Feb, 2000	90 out of 100	90
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Apr 14, 2000	9 out of 10	90
Super Play (Sweden)	Feb, 2000	9 out of 10	90
Gamekult	Sep 18, 2000	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

Bugs

In a rush to release the game, the creators got careless and left a few glitches. One of them was when you finish the game and get everything you can, your percentage says 98.8 It teases you and makes you go insane because you think you finished.

The other glitch was that no matter what, even if you saved your game, cars can disappear from your garage.

Emulation

One of three games to be emulated on the short-lived bleemcast! PlayStation emulator for Dreamcast.

Extras

Early releases were produced with a scratch and sniff coating on the blue GT Mode disc. A gentle rub with the fingers or a soft cloth will release the fragrant scent of grease, oil and burnt rubber.

Sales

According to developer Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo 2 sold 9,370,000 copies worldwide since its original release.

Information also contributed by Ace of Sevens and Mr Almond

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Related Web Sites

Gran Turismo By The Numbers (A great site that includes tuning tips, forums and faqs.)
Gran-Turismo.com (Good information about all of the Gran Turismo games including cheat codes and strategies.)
Gran Turismo Paradise (Nice fan site with loads of information.)
GTA: The Gran Turismo Authority (Fan site)
GT Planet (Covering the World of Gran Turismo)
IGCD Internet Game Cars Database (Game page on IGCD, a database that tries to archive vehicles found in video games.)
Official website (Game info site by SCEE.)