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Gran Turismo (commonly abbreviated to GT or GT1) is a racing game
Racing game

A racing game is a genre of Video games. Racing games are either in the first or third person perspective. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings, and feature any type of land, air, or sea vehicles....
 designed by Kazunori Yamauchi
Kazunori Yamauchi

File:112 0602 17z the power list 2006 ka.jpgKazunori Yamauchi is a Japanese game designer who is the CEO of Polyphony Digital and creator and producer of the Gran Turismo series....
. Gran Turismo was developed by Polyphony Digital
Polyphony Digital

Polyphony Digital Inc. is an internal video game developing company of Sony Computer Entertainment and is part of the newly formed Sony World Studios....
 and first published by Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment

__NOEDITSECTION__ is a video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry, and is a full subsidiary of Sony Corporation....
 in 1997
1997 in video gaming

Events*October 4 — Gunpei Yokoi dies after a double car accident.*November ? Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association launched.*3rd annual E3 ...
 for the PlayStation
PlayStation

The PlayStation is a 32-bit history of video game consoles video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December .The PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation ....
 video game console
Video game console

A video game console is an game development that produces a video signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game. The term "video game console" is used to distinguish a machine designed for consumers to buy and use solely for playing video games from a personal computer, which has many other functions, or arcade machi...
. It was well-received publicly and critically, shipping a total of 10.85 million copies worldwide as of April 30 2008, and scoring an average of 95% in GameRankings' aggregate. The game has started a series
Gran Turismo (series)

Gran Turismo is a hugely successful and critically acclaimed series of Racing game video games produced for the Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 gaming systems....
, and to date has spawned over 10 spin-off
Spin-off

A spin-off is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one, such as a television series based on a pre-existing one, or a new company formed from a university research group or business incubator....
s and sequels.

ran Turismo is fundamentally based on the racing game
Racing game

A racing game is a genre of Video games. Racing games are either in the first or third person perspective. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings, and feature any type of land, air, or sea vehicles....
 genre.






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Gran Turismo (commonly abbreviated to GT or GT1) is a racing game
Racing game

A racing game is a genre of Video games. Racing games are either in the first or third person perspective. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings, and feature any type of land, air, or sea vehicles....
 designed by Kazunori Yamauchi
Kazunori Yamauchi

File:112 0602 17z the power list 2006 ka.jpgKazunori Yamauchi is a Japanese game designer who is the CEO of Polyphony Digital and creator and producer of the Gran Turismo series....
. Gran Turismo was developed by Polyphony Digital
Polyphony Digital

Polyphony Digital Inc. is an internal video game developing company of Sony Computer Entertainment and is part of the newly formed Sony World Studios....
 and first published by Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment

__NOEDITSECTION__ is a video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry, and is a full subsidiary of Sony Corporation....
 in 1997
1997 in video gaming

Events*October 4 — Gunpei Yokoi dies after a double car accident.*November ? Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association launched.*3rd annual E3 ...
 for the PlayStation
PlayStation

The PlayStation is a 32-bit history of video game consoles video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December .The PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation ....
 video game console
Video game console

A video game console is an game development that produces a video signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game. The term "video game console" is used to distinguish a machine designed for consumers to buy and use solely for playing video games from a personal computer, which has many other functions, or arcade machi...
. It was well-received publicly and critically, shipping a total of 10.85 million copies worldwide as of April 30 2008, and scoring an average of 95% in GameRankings' aggregate. The game has started a series
Gran Turismo (series)

Gran Turismo is a hugely successful and critically acclaimed series of Racing game video games produced for the Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 gaming systems....
, and to date has spawned over 10 spin-off
Spin-off

A spin-off is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one, such as a television series based on a pre-existing one, or a new company formed from a university research group or business incubator....
s and sequels.

Gameplay

Gran Turismo is fundamentally based on the racing game
Racing game

A racing game is a genre of Video games. Racing games are either in the first or third person perspective. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings, and feature any type of land, air, or sea vehicles....
 genre. The player must maneuver an automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 to compete against artificially intelligent
Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science which aims to create it. Major AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents,"...
 drivers on various race track
Race track

A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or sportsperson. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses....
s. The game uses two different modes: arcade and simulation
Simulation

Simulation is the imitation of some real thing, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviors of a selected physical or abstract system....
. In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose the courses and vehicles they wish to use. Winning races unlocks additional cars and courses.

However, simulation mode requires the player to earn different levels of driver's licenses in order to qualify for events, and earn credits(money), trophies
Trophy

A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit. They are most often awarded with sporting events....
 and prize cars by winning race championship
Championship

Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship....
s. Winning one particular championship also unlocks a video and a few additional demonstration tracks. Money earned by winning championships can be used to purchase additional vehicles, and for parts and tuning of all vehicles.

Gran Turismo features 178 cars and 11 race tracks.

Audio

The opening song for the US and European versions is a Chemical Brothers remix of the Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. Often referred to as the Manics, they are James Dean Bradfield , Nicky Wire and Sean Moore ....
 song "Everything Must Go
Everything Must Go (single)

"Everything Must Go" is a song by Manic Street Preachers, released as a single on July 22, 1996, the second single released from Everything Must Go, released in May of the same year....
".

The game itself had a somewhat limited selection of songs. These include 'Lose Control' by Ash
Ash (band)

Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The media originally pegged Ash's music as Britpop when the band first found mainstream success....
 From the album 1977
1977 (album)

1977 is the first full length album by Ash , released in May 1996 . The punk rock influenced album proved popular in the United Kingdom and, to a lesser degree elsewhere, where Britpop was a small cult phenomenon....
, 4 songs from the Swim
Swim (album)

Swim was the second Extended play by the United Kingdom Rock and roll/Pop music band Feeder . This 6-track EP was released on June 24, 1996 on Echo Records, and later released in Compact disc-format on October 12, 1998....
 era of Feeder
Feeder (band)

Feeder are a Music recording sales certification-selling Welsh rock band, formed in Newport, South Wales during 1992 by Lead singer-songwriter-guitarist Grant Nicholas, and Drum kit Jon Lee....
 (Chicken On A Bone Reworked instrumental, Shade Instrumental, Tangerine Instrumental, Sweet 16), 'As Heaven is Wide' by Garbage
Garbage (band)

Garbage is an USA rock music group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, in 1994. The band consists of Scotland vocalist Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig, and has counted worldwide album sales of over 14 million units....
, 'Oxyacetalene', 'Skeletal', 'Autonomy', and 'Industry' by Cubanate
Cubanate

Cubanate is an industrial metal band from London, founded in 1992 by Marc Heal and Phil Barry with Graham Rayner and Steve Etheridge. The group became well-known known for its early fusion of distorted Heavy metal music guitars, and techno music percussion with industrial electronics and vocals....
. The opening song for the Japanese version is Moon Over The Castle; this song was in all of the Japanese versions of Gran Turismo.

Reception

The game was praised by critics, including IGN (9.5/10), GameSpot (8.6/10) and the Official Playstation Magazine (5/5). As of April 30 2008, the game has shipped 2.55 million copies in Japan, 10,000 in Southeast Asia, 4.3 million in Europe, and 3.99 million in North America for a total of 10.85 million copies.

External links

  • , GameSpot
    GameSpot

    GameSpot is a video game website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1996 by Pete Deemer and Vince Broady....
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