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Gran Turismo 2
"The sheer amount of cars, options and flexibility that this game offers is staggering almost to the point of being intimidating."
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Developer  Polyphony.D Game Type  Racing
Distributor  Sony Review Date  Feb 00
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Staff Opinions
Tom_R  "Gran Turismo 2 is unarguably the most anticipated driving game ever for a home console system and I am very happy to say that the title lives up to the expectations. The game takes the basic premise and gameplay of the first GT2 and one-ups it in virtually every category.

Yes, the graphics may be getting a tad old looking compared to that other new console that's out right now but never has a driving game been done so well on the Playstation (or any other system) before. With the incredible amount of game physics that had to have gone into this game I am surprised the graphics are as rock solid as they are! This is one excellent example of the software out-muscling the hardware.

If you liked the first Gran Turismo you are going to love GT2…it's driving game heaven. "
Graphics  18/20
Playability  50/50
Sound  10/10
Lastability  20/20
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Steve  "Overall, the GT Mode alone is an incredible piece of programming that will appeal to anyone that enjoys driving simulations. The sheer amount of cars, options and flexibility that this game offers is staggering almost to the point of being intimidating.

Sure there are still areas of programming that could and should have been tightened up, but the fact remains that we only noticed (and got annoyed by) them because of the simple fact that we all WANTED this highly complex game to be PERFECT.

When we asked over 1000 of our readers for their verdict on the initial 'bugged' NTSC version of the game, the massive majority of them said that while they were disgusted in Sony for releasing a sub-standard product, they still believed that GT2 was the best racing simulation out there.

Now that the worst of those problems have been eradicated, the simple fact of the matter is that the game is light-years ahead of its time - even with the handful of annoying 'glitches' that occasionally rear their ugly head within the game."
Graphics  18/20
Playability  50/50
Sound  10/10
Lastability  20/20
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