Gran Turismo 3 A-spec for PlayStation 2

Pros: Damn realistic, excellent graphics, good but not great AI, Jimi Hendrix
Cons: Quirky AI at times, missing some tracks, petty things, Methods of Mayhem AGAIN!

On a rare occasion, a game comes along, that despite being a sequel, changes the landscape of a console totally. Gran Turismo 3 is that game.

When the PlayStation 2 was revealed, the first game announced was Gran Turismo 2000. It was supposed...

Pros: graphics, sound, choices or courses and cars
Cons: Sometimes the sound of the music and car engines can be annoying.

If you have read any of my PS2 (Playstation 2) game reviews, you will see that I thought Nascar 2000 and Madden Football where the coolest games out there. I still love those but I have to add Gran Turismo 3 and make it top of my list. I have...

Pros: Insane realism. Everything about the game is great.
Cons: You can barely hear the background music

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Pros: a more than worthy successor to Gran Tourismo 2
Cons: Where are the American Cars? Where are the race tracks? What is Snoop Dogg doing?

Is Gran Tourismo 3 the greatest car racing game of all time?
Gran Tourismo 3 follows the previous two editions in this series for the Playstation and now the Playstation 2.

The differences in all the editions are subtle, but over time,...

Pros: Phenominal graphics, strong gameplay.
Cons: not much!

INTRO

The King of simulation racers now has come to the next gen, will it maintain its grasp? Lets take a detailed look at all it has to offer, and see if the King still reigns supreme.


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Pros: Cars look incredible...absolutely jaw-dropping.
Cons: Smoke in rally racing looks cheezy sometimes, computer cheats.

Every time a great game comes out in Japan and they bring it over to the US, the US mucky-mucks come up with a great idea.

"Let's replace all the nice music that the guys worked long and hard to create with English music by bands that are on...

Pros: Graphics... the cars look unbelievable!, excellent game model
Cons: Similar game engine to 1 and 2, sometimes music out of place, odd difficulty levels

Finally, Gran Turismo 3 (GT3) has been released for all of us PS2 owners to enjoy. We've been hearing about this game for months... actually, more than a year now! Does it hold up to the hype... it is that good?

To me, this was a mixed...

Pros: Everything but one! No lies, this game is almost perfect.
Cons: the fact that cars don't get damaged

A little bit of past and present
I’ve never really liked racing games in my 12-13 years of video games due to the fact that I wasn’t into guiding a car on a track for no reason. Thus, this is why I always stuck to the...

Pros: Superb graphics, realistic vistas
Cons: Cars do not gain damage if crashed

Maybe few of us gamers realised it at the time, but December 1997 was to mark a pivotal moment in the evolution of gaming as we knew it. An unknown game developer named Kazunori Yamauchi set about creating a different kind of racing game, a game where ...

Pros: Game play, graphics, sound, music...everything.
Cons: AI, no damage model.

Despite still being roughly new in the market, there are quite a few good games for the PSX2. The system enjoys boasting its superior graphics and awesome capabilities with games such as Dynasty Warriors 2 and Kessen. Nevertheless, there hasn’t ...

Pros: This isn't a race on TV I'm watching...WOAH...
Cons: Has a pretty steep learning curve, you have to work at it.

BUCKLE UP

When the intro kicks in you know you just bought something special:

A car is diligently worked on, tires are changed, gas is poured in, we are sent through the engine as the pistons start moving: fire erupts. A...

Pros: Graphics, control, customizations, cars, replay
Cons: Some options not included, could take like forever to finish

Intro: The original Gran Turismo (GT) was a deep game. The game offered tons of authentic automobiles, a plethora of modes to engage in, and enough challenges to drive any race fan crazy. Even with all the good, I never really enjoyed GT and ...

Pros: Fantastic graphics. Control. Simulation mode. Cars. Snoop Dogg.
Cons: Dodgy computer A.I. Car-damage is non-exsistent. Nothing new.

After the purchase of my PS2, I noticed that there hadn't been any major console-selling games released for the console (e.g. Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Solid) games that have masses of hype surrounding their entrance into the arena. This has...

Pros: "WOW!" graphics, adrenaline pumpin' racing, insanely addictive
Cons: Knock off a star if you don't have a steering wheel

When Gran Turismo came out everyone was freaking out over it's good graphics (for a PS1) and astonishing depth. The Gran Turismo series allows you to buy real life cars and race them in a huge amount of different championships and tracks. Buy earning...

Pros: Great graphics, top-notch physics, proven gameplay
Cons: No damage, old (boring) gameplay, no used cars, weak AI

Overall: 6 Gameplay: 9 Graphics: 10 Sound: 9 Concept: 3 Replay Value: 6 If you haven't played any video games in the last 4 years or so, you probably haven't heard about Gran Tursimo. It was a game that revolutionized the racing genre by ...