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Video Games : Gran Turismo 2 Platinum (PS)
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Rating: 
- Good game. but cannot beat the original.
I bought my first ever Playstation Demo Disc and it had Gran Turismo 2 in it. It was very good fun. where I got to drive round the Rome circuit in 3 cars. But when I got the full game. I found a few things wrong. Could have had the demo layout (one disc. japanese names and the demo layout of the arcade mode. and the gt mode) with the closed things available. If it had all of those things. it could have knocked GT1 off the top spot. But it never did. with all those thoughts. I wanted them. But...still. a 5/5. but GT1, if I could. give it a 6/5. I think you should buy it if you just want a more boring and easier game than GT1. but if you are a true racing fan. buy GT1. It's much better. P.s The racing screen should have been from the demo and in the replays it should have said 'Gran Turismo 2'
Rating:
- A more sober judgement.
Like a lot of people, I loved Gran Turismo when it came out, and was fully expecting to love GT 2 even more. More cars, more tracks, supposedly better graphics, what was there NOT to love?
Well, plenty as it turned out.
The game was released in an unfinished state, the manual spoke of an option to change the speedo from KPH to MPH, it wasn't in the game. Record times weren't saved so there was no point setting lap records. Some players had their saves wiped by visiting the test track and saving there Top Speed records, losing a GT save is a big deal when you have spent weeks buying, tuning and customising cars.
The game also suffered terrible slowdown and frame dropping at times, most notably on the Seattle circuit, where having a load of cars in your rear view mirror could hack things down to an appalling 5 fps or less, not to mention the pop-up which meant that some bends magically appearing 50 feet in front of you when you were doing well over 100mph, not really adequate braking room and even when I knew the tracks like the back of my hand some of these still caught me out every time.
There's a lot of good things in the game, so many new cars to own and play with, a vast number. And some of the new tracks were well worth the addition, but as for the graphical improvements, they are barely noticable, and must contribute to the poor frame rate and general graphical glitchiness, also evident in pop-down in the rear view mirrors, leaving some pursuing cars driving in mid-air.
The worst thing for me is the awful understeer that a lot of the cars seem to have, and as this game was the basis for GT 3 it has carried into the beautiful PS 2 game and spoiled it a little for me. Using cars you have found handle sublimely in GT mode and then finding they refuse to turn into a corner in arcade mode is very frustrating.
The extra cars make it worth getting (especially the excellent Ford RS 200), and I played and finished it to the end, but I feel the original Gran Turismo is the more complete product, and is still the one I choose to play when I want vintage GT thrills.
Rating: - If I hate GT3. my dad will get my PS1 working and play this
I really like this game. more than the original Gran Turismo.
I only said GT1's better on Amazon.com because I love the gameplay. But not any more. the original GT is a Gran Turismo rip off. Forget GT1. get GT2 and dream you're driving a car!
IF I hate GT3. then my dad will get my PS1 fixed and play. and I will not play the rubbish original game at all.
Rating: - Better than Gran Turismo 1
I've got the demo of Gran Turismo 1 and Gran Turismo 2 and full game and it's better than GT1 and the Demo Version and has 600 cars but i had a car with 1000 horsepower and went fast
The Car Selection Menu (only in arcade mode) lets you select car
for race or time trial session First you will be presented with the Select Language screen . You need to Press X to continue with selected language The Course Selection menu (only in arcade mode) lets you Select Course for race or Time Trial Session
And GT1 had a lot of cars from Sega GT So does GT2
Rating: - gt 2 the best of 3
gran turismo had a few tracks and a few cars. gran turismo 3 has a few tracks and a few cars wheras gran turismo 3 has quite a few tracks and every car imaginable! the game is full of features, easy to control and has features that gran turismo 3 doesnt have e.g many more cars, more tracks and (I think I can remember) an option to buy used. all in all gran turismo 3 = rubbish, gran turismo 1 = good but GRAN TURISMO 2 = FAN-TASTIC
- Good game. but cannot beat the original.I bought my first ever Playstation Demo Disc and it had Gran Turismo 2 in it. It was very good fun. where I got to drive round the Rome circuit in 3 cars. But when I got the full game. I found a few things wrong. Could have had the demo layout (one disc. japanese names and the demo layout of the arcade mode. and the gt mode) with the closed things available. If it had all of those things. it could have knocked GT1 off the top spot. But it never did. with all those thoughts. I wanted them. But...still. a 5/5. but GT1, if I could. give it a 6/5. I think you should buy it if you just want a more boring and easier game than GT1. but if you are a true racing fan. buy GT1. It's much better. P.s The racing screen should have been from the demo and in the replays it should have said 'Gran Turismo 2'
Rating:
- A more sober judgement.Like a lot of people, I loved Gran Turismo when it came out, and was fully expecting to love GT 2 even more. More cars, more tracks, supposedly better graphics, what was there NOT to love?
Well, plenty as it turned out.
The game was released in an unfinished state, the manual spoke of an option to change the speedo from KPH to MPH, it wasn't in the game. Record times weren't saved so there was no point setting lap records. Some players had their saves wiped by visiting the test track and saving there Top Speed records, losing a GT save is a big deal when you have spent weeks buying, tuning and customising cars.
The game also suffered terrible slowdown and frame dropping at times, most notably on the Seattle circuit, where having a load of cars in your rear view mirror could hack things down to an appalling 5 fps or less, not to mention the pop-up which meant that some bends magically appearing 50 feet in front of you when you were doing well over 100mph, not really adequate braking room and even when I knew the tracks like the back of my hand some of these still caught me out every time.
There's a lot of good things in the game, so many new cars to own and play with, a vast number. And some of the new tracks were well worth the addition, but as for the graphical improvements, they are barely noticable, and must contribute to the poor frame rate and general graphical glitchiness, also evident in pop-down in the rear view mirrors, leaving some pursuing cars driving in mid-air.
The worst thing for me is the awful understeer that a lot of the cars seem to have, and as this game was the basis for GT 3 it has carried into the beautiful PS 2 game and spoiled it a little for me. Using cars you have found handle sublimely in GT mode and then finding they refuse to turn into a corner in arcade mode is very frustrating.
The extra cars make it worth getting (especially the excellent Ford RS 200), and I played and finished it to the end, but I feel the original Gran Turismo is the more complete product, and is still the one I choose to play when I want vintage GT thrills.
Rating:
- If I hate GT3. my dad will get my PS1 working and play thisI really like this game. more than the original Gran Turismo.
I only said GT1's better on Amazon.com because I love the gameplay. But not any more. the original GT is a Gran Turismo rip off. Forget GT1. get GT2 and dream you're driving a car!
IF I hate GT3. then my dad will get my PS1 fixed and play. and I will not play the rubbish original game at all.
Rating:
- Better than Gran Turismo 1I've got the demo of Gran Turismo 1 and Gran Turismo 2 and full game and it's better than GT1 and the Demo Version and has 600 cars but i had a car with 1000 horsepower and went fast
The Car Selection Menu (only in arcade mode) lets you select car
for race or time trial session First you will be presented with the Select Language screen . You need to Press X to continue with selected language The Course Selection menu (only in arcade mode) lets you Select Course for race or Time Trial Session
And GT1 had a lot of cars from Sega GT So does GT2
Rating:
- gt 2 the best of 3gran turismo had a few tracks and a few cars. gran turismo 3 has a few tracks and a few cars wheras gran turismo 3 has quite a few tracks and every car imaginable! the game is full of features, easy to control and has features that gran turismo 3 doesnt have e.g many more cars, more tracks and (I think I can remember) an option to buy used. all in all gran turismo 3 = rubbish, gran turismo 1 = good but GRAN TURISMO 2 = FAN-TASTIC