Gran Turismo 3 A-spec

THE BAD:
Nothing bad about this game at all. Well nothing that I can find anyway. Well nothing ANYONE can find.

SUMMARY:
This game is brilliant. The slogan 'The Real Driving Simulator' is exactly what it is. The fact that you can change parts of cars, settings etc.. makes it even more of a challenge to find out what the highest speed that you can get with your car is.

Gran Turismo mode is in a league of it's own. Apart from just winning races and buying and selling and tuning cars, you get to change the oil, wash it, give it test runs etc... And afterwards if you get bored which you probably will not you can do some rally races which is always a laugh.

This game is just fantastic. If you see it in the shop.....

BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE BAD:
Nothing that I can really see.

SUMMARY:
This by far (of the time of release) is one of the best racing, and if not, then the best racing game created. It is not like Midnight Club with nos and extremely easy handling, but rather, you will have to slow down and make the correct angled turns. This I say is what makes this game unique and very versatile, for different cars have different handling. You could also tune up your car and make it have all the fancy engines and tires that you want. There are lots of tournaments that you could take place in, but it also has certain requirements, so that u wont be able to immediately choose the fastest car and beat it easily. Thats what I love about GT3 since its just really fun to play, because some of the tracks can get as simple as you want them to be, while others are extremely difficult and would require you to pay more attention to the twists and turns.

It is also quite long since there are millions of things to do in the game, so it will definetly be a game to pick up and play. Also, I would say you should have this in your collection because its instantly a classic racing game. Its also an easy $20, so it wouldnt be that hard to get if you're in a financial disability. One of my favorite games of all time.

THE BAD:
It was an early game so the graphics arn't that great.

SUMMARY:
Gran Turismo 3 A-spec is the only really serious racing game that i like. There are hundreds of cars that you can choose from and you can tune them up too. There are also alot of famous racing tracks featured from all around the world. This was one of the first game on the Playstation 2 and my first game on that console so it lacks a little in graphics but still nothing that can affect the game. The music is really good and features artists such as Feeder playing the music. There are many races to play through and the game to get all gold trophys takes years to do, i have had this for over 3 years now and i'm only 90% of the way through it.

Overall this is the best serious racing game out there and i reccomend it.

THE BAD:
Elise Cup sucks donkey balls

SUMMARY:
GRAPHICS: 10/10 well this was an early PS2 game I admit trees and stuff are 2d but the graphics were the best of anything up til then.
SOUND/MUSIC: 8/10 The In-Game sounds are great but the music in the game is digusting.
GAMEPLAY: 10/10 The game is so Realistic its amazing. Requires a lot more time getting used to than other racing games and the customisation is Very advanced and you won't know what you're doing unless you know a bit about cars.
Vehicles: 10/10 a whole heap, over 150 of real cars including Formula 1's. they make the game easy though. and Make restricted Cups extremely hard.
TRACKS: 9/10 There are quite a few and they are mainly pretty good. some tracks are horrible to do long races on ie. Test track
EXCITEMENT: 8/10 Not the most exciting racing game in the world, speed blur is very slight and not adrenalising (if thats a word) Still fun enough and more fun than most racing games other than NFS:UG's
UNLOCKABLES: 10/10 with about 180 cars there are a whole heap to unlock, also with an arcade mode theres more stuff to unlock there.
No. OF RACES 10/10 There are so many races to do you will be playing for weeks to do it all. Licence tests also add more time to the game, but they are evil and i hate them
DIFFICULTY: 10/10 one of the only game with the perfect difficulty. Theres A whole bunch of easy stuff to play and then theres stuff which will piss you off for months. Like the Elise cup.
DURIBLITY: 7/10 This game will keep you hooked til you've done it all or it will become too hard to fast (like one of my friends) and you will never play it again and sell it for 10 bucks.
OVERALL: 92/100 (4.6/5)
This is great game, but only if you are willing to get into the technical aspect of racingand cars.

THE BAD:
>Takes a long time to get started
>License tests

SUMMARY:
The Ultimate Driving Experience. That is until Gran Turismo 4 comes out. Some of the best car graphics ever combined with the many hundreds of cars make for a truly exceptional game. There are so many different leagues and levels to race in and so much money to be won. As in every racing game you start off with some slow, cruddy piece of junk, but as you progress and start to win more races, you start getting money which means you can buy more cars. If you're the type that likes to conserve money, you can win cars by winning races as well. A great driving game at a great price.

THE BAD:
Some of the licenses (which you are required to do to progress in the game) are very difficult, but after about 50 attempts you'll get all of them in the end.
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No car damage
The endurance races take aaaages

SUMMARY:
This is, in my opinion, STILL the best driving game out there on the PS2 until Gran Turismo 4 comes out.
There are literally HUNDREDS of real cars to drive.
The career mode is very cool. You start out as a racer with enough money to buy one relatively slow car. With this car that you buy, you can enter into races and tournaments to win money to soup up your car, and eventually buy new cars. As you get further in the game, you will win cars and money as prizes for winning tournaments.
The racing itself, aside from the fact that there is no damage, is very realistic. All the cars have been thoroughly researched and perform like their real life counterparts. The handling and acceleration is very realistic, and the spin outs too. You will have to brake at the right moment to navigate the corners. This game is a simulation of driving a real car and it is different for each car. No 2 cars will feel the same. They all handle differently, others tend to spin out more often and the speeds are obviously different.
The graphics in this game are very impressive, even for a game that is a few years old now. The sun shines through the trees realistically on some tracks and the water effects on the wet tracks are very realistic. The visuals are just brilliant. The sounds are excellent too. It's not just revving and screeching, you can actually hear the purr of a finely tuned Subaru Impreza or Lotus Elise.
There is also the rally mode, in which you can take rally cars and drive on dirt tracks, you can drift round the corners like the professional rally drivers and the cars available feature the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII rally car, the Subaru Impreza WRC and the nostalgic Lancia Delta Integrale.

I could go on, but to cut a long story short, this game is brilliant and if you like driving games, it's well worth the £20 or $30 you can get it for now.

THE BAD:
3+

SUMMARY:
THE REAL DRIVING SIMULATOR

.be / ACURA / ADVAN / Alfa Romeo / AMG / ARAI / Arcor / ASTON MARTIN / Atelia / Audia / Audia
Sport / AUTOBACS / BBS / Belcar / BMW / BOSCH / BP / Brembo / BRIDGESTONE / CALSONIC /
Castrol / CHEVROLET / Chevron / Chrysler / Citroen / D.R.S. / D2 / DAIHATSU / DENSO / DUNLOP /
Elf / Ellegi Motori / ENKEI / ESSO / FALKEN / Fiat / Fiat Auto Corse / FIRESTONE / FORD / Ford
Racing / Gillet / GOODYEAR / GT Association / Gulf / HONDA / Jaguar / Karcher / Laguna Seca
Raceway / Lancia / Lee Cooper / Lister / Lister Sport / Lotus / Lotus Motersport / Magna Industrial /
Magneti Marelli / Materne / MAZDA / Mazdaspeed / Mercedes-Benz / Michelin / MINE'S / Mini
Cooper / MITSUBISHI / Mobil / Momo / Moper / Motul / Mugen / NIPPON MITSUBISHI OIL / NISMO /
NISSAN / Opel / ORECA / Oz / Pagani / Panoz Motor Sports / PENNZOIL / Peugeot / Pirelli / POTENZA /
Promtic / Radio Contact / RALLIART / RAYS / RAZO / RED LINE SYNTHETIC OIL / Renalt /RES /
Ruf / SEIKO / Shelby / SHELL / SiFo / Sloggi / Sonax / Speedline / SPOON / SUBARU / SUZUKI /
Suzuki Sport / Telefonica / TEXACO / Tickford / Tommy Kaira / Tom's / TOTAL / TOYOTA / TRAMPIO /
TRD / TVR / TVR Motorsport / TWR Racing / Valvoline / Volkswagen / XANAVI / YOKOHAMA

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1 or 2 Players Memory Card (8MB) (for PlayStation2): 260KB minimum i.LINK compatible: 1 - 6 Players
Analog Control Compatible: all buttons Vibration Function Compatible

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THE BAD:
AI could be improved a little bit.

SUMMARY:
One of the very first games on the PS2, Gran Turismo 3, is still the king of all racing games, let alone all Playstation games. Nearly 185 cars, over 120 races, and many different tuning accessories brings this great game to the market, Polyphony Digital has created this legend, and recognizes that this may be a good omen for the future. You start out with 18,000 Credits, but you have about ten cars to choose from. Sadly, used cars were not in this one, so you can't have as much to choose from as GT2, and the licenses are as difficult, if not, more difficult than GT2s. All bundled up to one package is GT3, and I believe that everyone should give this a try, racing fan or not, this is a definite classic.

THE BAD:
s licence almost impossible to beat have to have perfect turning and speed

SUMMARY:
whoever whines about having to have so much money for turbocharged cars are idiots if u whine about it dont play the game the people that made it are much smarter than u and i dont think theres any racing game better than gt3 up to date im sure that #4 is gonna be much better ive had # 3 for about a year and 3 months but ive only played it about 9 months and it was worth it im 79% through the game and i have about a 100 cars all of them are sweet most of them the best cars u can get the courses are so well set up and the cars come with life like features like logos on race cars and all the next best game is nfsu which is pretty easy but i like it anyways it took me about 2 and a half weeks to beat if there are any racing games in the future that are hard im ready for the challange but im not going to whine about it since it took thousands of hours to make it so any way thats it