Gran Turismo (Sony PSP)

I spent $24 for this game as I enjoyed the PS2 and PSX versions. Two days later I traded the game for $14 and was glad to get some of my money back the driving part of the game was ok but was disapointed to be up against only 3 other cars. The fact that there is no career of goals to reach ment it was a non starter for me I like to challange myself with games and there was no goals to reach that I could see!

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There is no car damage, lack of customization, not enough cars. Graphics are great, but could have used more polish.

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GT 4 on the PS2 was a game that any car lover would love, it had something for everyone. I have to say that for me, this is a very good game, cant say that its for everyone. The game doesn't really have a Career mode, it just has single player, multiplayer and challenges. Single player consists of three other options, drift trial, single race and time trial. Single races are a 4 car race (instead of 6 like in the console games). The drift trial is a blast and if you are into time trials, there's a little fun there too. The game is supposed to be focus on collecting cars, and there's only 4 manufacturers with 10 cars each per day. At first I thought this was gonna be really annoying, but for me its not. Days pass fairly fast, and you can earn money pretty easy, so you are bound to encounter many cars you'll like to collect at some point or another. In fact, I would say that the lineups are varied enough to have at least 2 cars you would want to buy. I do have o point out that because its not a Career mode, you will not be buying cars for a specific purpose, rather than just having them, since the single player modes doesn't require you to drive a specific car, you'll use whichever car you want (as opposed to previous GT games, where you were looking for cars to compete in specific races). There's another mode for which I couldn't care less, challenge mode, which are mini challenges, blah, blah, blah. Haven't got the opportunity to race any friends yet, but Ill bet its a blast. The game runs smoother than silk. The graphics are splendid for a handheld, in fact, I would say none of the screenshots I've seen makes it justice. There's an in-car cam too, though you don't really see anything inside the car, its rather a black silhouette of the car around you, and while it sounds kinda lame, I think it serves its purpose (remember, this is a handheld game). I think the video game sites that reviewed this game were expecting too much, ITS A HANDHELD, its doing enough by having such a huge lineup and great physics. I wouldn't recommend it for people that relied on the career mode on the past games to have fun. It works wonders for me since all I did in GT4 was look for cars to collect and do time trials (racing against your shadow, gotta love it!). If you don't find any fun in collecting cars, checking the dealerships every day to see what's new, and doing some single races to have money for tomorrows cars, then don't buy it, rent it first, but be aware that you'll be missing on the best racer to ever grace the PSP. Did I mention how much fun the drifting is?

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