Gran Turismo 2

THE GOOD:
+ The number of cars you can get
+ The driving
+ Manufacturer events

THE BAD:
+ The license tests

SUMMARY:
Gran Turismo 2 is a racing simulator game that came out for the PS1/PSX. There really isn't much of a storyline, you're not told of any particular story to follow but I guess I would consider finishing the Gran Turismo World Championship in 1st place as being your goal.

Other than that, the game is about collecting cars, by buying them or winning them, customizing them in whatever way you like, and entering races.

Other than that there isn't a huge amount to say for the main aim of the game. You can modify cars either with extra parts you bought at their manufacturer or you can tweak the more professional settings such as brake strength and height of the car at the front or back. Naturally, when you add extra parts the car will show improvement in races, but if you...

THE GOOD:
Soundtrack, graphics. The cars featured on this game are all realistic.

THE BAD:
Not enough credits to start with, some of the stats for each car are not exact.

SUMMARY:
This is a great game, almost the best I have played! The graphics are brill, the sountrack ain't bad, but it is a bit hard. Some of the cars may seem expensive to start with, but, with enough practice, you can earn all the credits you want. I have been playing this game for months and have only just got 2 million credits, which means I can now purchase a Ford GT40.
If you get a powerful car, my advice is don't put a weight reduction on it, but put stuff on it to boost the power, like a Sports ROM, which can add upto 200hp to the power of your car. I think the best car for any of the races is the Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak car, which can be found in the 'specials' section of the Suzuki dealership.

THE GOOD:
More cars than the original
Rally races and cars
Tests and licences have to be passed and acquired to compete in certain races
Arcade mode for when you just want a quick race

THE BAD:
Endurance races still fairly boring

SUMMARY:
This game was the sequel to the popular Gran Tourismo and offered more cars, more tracks but still kept the playability. A new addition was the Arcade mode where you could pick a track, pick a car (one from your memory card or a pre-set one) and race away for a certain number of laps which was set in the option menu. Another new addition was the introduction of rally stages and cars including the Subaru Impreza, which was pretty much the only rally car I knew when I bought the game.

Almost all the key aspects from the first game return here. The objective is to win races and build up your winnings to enable you to buy better and faster cars. There are still 4...

THE GOOD:
Just about everything: <br>-The sheer selection of cars - it justifies the use of two discs.<br>-Gameplay variation. You can throw on lots of performance-increasing upgrades and set up the suspension, transmission, and other things to adjust the car to your driving style.<br>-Appearance and sound. For a game made for PS1 and released in 2000, this game is extremely appealing to the senses.<br>-Skill-building. This isn't <i>Cruisin' USA</i>. You need genuine skill to compete in this game's fairly accurate physics model. And suspension and transmission setup isn't something you can just make up - only game experience can teach you the ways of tuning.

THE BAD:
Only a few things (my personal knit-pickings):<br>-Computer drivers. Although the AI technology used in the game developement was top-of-the-line for 1998-2000, it doesn't match the rest of the game's main aspects: they're all way...

THE GOOD:
Cars - This game has a whole variety of cars. The variety includes: American, Italian, French, British, German, and Japanese cars. The good thing about these cars is that you can buy them for example at 300HP, when you have enough money you can tune it up a lot higher. Mark out of 20 = 20 Tracks - This game has one of the most enthuisiastic tracks I have ever met, from High-Speed tracks to Rally tracks, the variety is just unbeleivable. Mark out of 20 = 18 Graphics - For a Playstation One Racing game, this game has one of the best graphics I have ever seen, although the Rally tracks may seem a bit blurry the RoadRacing tracks make up for it. Mark out of 20 = 20
THE BAD:
Music - There are only a few good tracks in this game, and whoever thinks music does affect the game should re-think on buying it. The game does have a lot of Music Sound tracks, but they are just too(ooo) boring. Mark out of 20 = 5 Skill - Ah, now on to the real part. Unlike all the racing games...

THE GOOD:
Cars - This game has a whole variety of cars. The variety includes: American, Italian, French, British, German, and Japanese cars. The good thing about these cars is that you can buy them for example at 300HP, when you have enough money you can tune it up a lot higher. Mark out of 20 = 20 Tracks - This game has one of the most enthuisiastic tracks I have ever met, from High-Speed tracks to Rally tracks, the variety is just unbeleivable. Mark out of 20 = 18 Graphics - For a Playstation One Racing game, this game has one of the best graphics I have ever seen, although the Rally tracks may seem a bit blurry the RoadRacing tracks make up for it. Mark out of 20 = 20

THE BAD:
Music - There are only a few good tracks in this game, and whoever thinks music does affect the game should re-think on buying it. The game does have a lot of Music Sound tracks, but they are just too(ooo) boring. Mark out of 20 = 5 Skill - Ah, now...

THE GOOD:
Everything, style, graphics, a lot of cars, a lot of game modes, good techniques, good simulation.

THE BAD:
Simulation tires

SUMMARY:
This games has everything, arcade, simulation, a lot of cars (street, luxury, sports, supercars), good development of the game, a lot of tracks. Why not 5.0? Is it just me? or is this game made to complete in 2 years? It´s ok, but I think it is too long, even for it´s gameplay. Also, at first, you pass a lot of adversities. Race the same track 7 or 8 times. but as soon as you start earning cars, the game becomes almost automatic. The licenses are another little issue. they are very, very challenging, but, at least with me, i get tired of trying the test by the 5th time. All of those that have gold in all the test, you mus be gods or you have a lot of patience. By far the best game ever made for PS

This is one of the best games for the Playstation. It allowed you to buy a huge amount of authentic cars and soup them to unheard of levels, which may not always be a good thing (light cars lift off of the track and spin out, cars with outrageous amounts of horsepower will just spin their tires). You race in differnt events to get money, but the AI is not always the smartest. Once you get enough money this game is a cinch to beat. In real life cars do not go that fast. But thats part of this games appeal.
There are such exotic cars as the Exige (called the Motorsport Elise for some reason) and the F1. You can trick these cars out to near light-speed, but you would have to spend some time at it, as winning money is a little easier once you've played the game. And you get a lot of money for first place.
So this is a simple game to understand; get whoop-ass cars and make them better by making them lighter, giving them more horses, better tires, etcetera. It is a great...

THE GOOD:
Great physic, great sound, nice tracks

THE BAD:
Computer cars AI

SUMMARY:
I like GT1 a lot and, sadly I cannot say the same about GT2.

The thing that turn me off is race AI by computer cars. I see three great problems in my view of a racing "SIMULATION" (not arcade):

1- Autocompensation is far too much: when I'm on the lead the other cars catch me at a unnatural rate. When I'm behind, they wait me. I hate this, as it doesn't let you to appreciate if you are doing a good race or not, and it negates the effect of car upgrades. All amount at a fake close finish.

2- Computer cars are too close together: IA cars race far too close, without almost any difference among them. They pass you "in block" and suddenly you pass from 1st to 6th. It doesn't allow you to see how you fare against the different cars of the opposition, as they are all the same in race perfomance.