Most Gran Turismo fans were probably waiting for this game for a very long time. The game that was supposed to come out in 2003 came out in March 2005. I have been playing this game for a few months and now I can give some feedback on this game. First of all there is a huge selection of cars available in this game, the number of cars rises to over 700, and more than 50 tracks, this is defiantly a big increase in content from Gran Turismo 3 A-spec. I can say that in most ways this game won’t disappoint, but in some ways it probably will, I shell get to those points later. The graphics in this game are spectacular, the scenery looks almost photo-realistic and the car models are very well designed. All of the cars look smooth and also look shinier than in GT3. Also the game runs at a smooth frame-rate with zero slowdown. The tracks in this game are divided into four different sections, Original tracks, City tracks, Real world tracks and Dirt tracks. The arcade mode is pretty much what we’ve seen in previous games, but when you select your car in which you wish to race with you have an option to select by the countries in which the cars are made in, or select by the years in which the cars were made. There is a brand new mode called B-spec mode where you don’t actually drive the car yourself, but you have a set of commands that can be used to instruct the AI driver as to how to drive. There are instructions on how quick the driver should drive and when to overtake, however your driver is capable of making mistakes. To be honest, I find it much easier to drive the car myself. The Gran Turismo mode has been improved and you can buy used cars just like in the games on the old Playstation. There is also a brand new feature called Photo Travel, where you can take pictures of your car from different landscapes such as in a city, for example, Times Square in New York, the Grand Canyon and other areas. Unfortunately the selection of environments is pretty limited and so is the number of angles. You can save these photographs to you memory card or print them off onto a USB printer and even save it to a flash memory stick. There is also Photo Drive mode where you can drive round a race circuit of your choice and take pictures during the replay. For those who aren’t familiar with the GT mode in Gran Turismo you have a number of credits which is used to purchase cars, these credits can also be used to upgrade you cars. The sad thing is that if you sell your car, the upgrades won’t effect the value of you car. There is a selection of race events available from the start but in order to progress into the more advance stages you will need to complete a series of licence tests. Gran Turismo 4 does have a few problems that let the game down. The AI drivers seems to be too perfect, as a result the races aren’t that exiting and its easy to just budge cars out of the way when you go around corners. This is disappointing because this game has taken a long time to come out and you would have expected the AI to be much better. There is also this ugly blur effect in the replays which is a shame because the graphics look so spectacular. Overall Gran Turismo 4 is a great achievement and beside the flaws, this is a must buy for anyone who loves cars. There is loads of content and you will probably be playing this game for a very long time.
Gran Turismo 4 could be considered one of the best Playstation 2 games ever made. As the fourth game in the series, Gran Turismo 4 improves greatly on the previously successful Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, which seemed unthin... Read Full Review
The Gran Turismo games are known for how realistically they depict car racing, and Grand Turismo 4 definitely lives up to the name. What this game lacks in flash that many arcade-style games have, it makes up for in eve... Read Full Review
