The fact that there is an in-car view on a psp game is pretty awesome..I only just got into racing games with GRID and DiRT 1/2 but I only race in the in-car view. Will definitely give this a look. Great review as always by CGR.
Superb review. It was because of this video I bought G.T for my PSP, and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Super game and surprisingly good looking for a handheld game. Those wishing to learn a great tip for earning in game money should buy the Honda NSX Type R '92 at the earliest opportunity and use that on the oval speedway test track to earn money to spend on other cars for racing. I am earning 210,000 credits per 4 lap race in just under 10 minutes. It outshines the competition and is superb
Now that you ask, Midnight Club: Los Angeles is "okay", It suffers from some graphical glitches, but it's pure Rockstar. My personal favorite would have to be, Motorstorm: Artic Edge. The controls are pretty easy and the environments look really nice, And I love the vehicle design. Need for Speed is a great racing series, I think the best would be NFS III: Hot Pursuit. The PSP titles have never lived up to the console games, but the ones that's a little better would be Underground: Rivals&Carbon
I totally agree there. What's also disappointing is how much of the tracks in GT5 are just bigger tracks that were taken part by part, or added weather effects or chicanes, and somehow that magically makes it a new track. I found myself wishing they brought back those old ones too, because as there is there really isn't enough for a Gran Turismo game.
At 88mph, that DeLorean should have burned up in a sheet of white light and the screen should have warped to a version of the track in 1955, or maybe even 2015! Man, that would have been awesome...:) I won't buy a Vita until this comes out for it. No point. I go where the best games are, it's common sense. Those twisty Corsican tracks from GT4 made it in here, and they are tremendous to drive round, especially on the sim mode handling. You can definitely prove your chops on this game.
Subaru impreza wrx and chevrolet camaro esi 97 are good cars to me which i bought in the game it was a cool time in the time trials mode spinning around so i could learn to drive when i get older :)
Isn't anyone else annoyed by the graphic glitching in this game? It appears as lines of dots at random parts. Sometimes it's hard to ignore. See 0:42 and many other parts too. It reminds of what could be seen on many first generation PSX games. Namco actually addressed this particular glitch and even fixed it (as well as doubling it's frame rate to 60fps) on the bonus disc included with Rage Racer for the Playstation 1. It seems weird for a high profile game like this to include such glitches!
1) Nissan GT-R is fast as hell. Faster around a track and faster 0-60 than the Ferrari Enzo. 2) Acura NSX being faster: Either the difficulty is dumbed down, or the NSX is seriously tuned up.
Gran Turismo on the PSP is an awesome game. I did not mind the new method of obtaining cars and racing menus. However they should have brought back some of the classic stages like Smokey Mountain, Special Stage Route 5 and 11, and Rome Colosseum circuit for Gran Turismo PSP.
@light4misa i'm not sure if it's a set time or the "compete a race thing" i've completed a race to find the game has advanced a day, but have also been on a long race where the game has advanced several..... My guess is that it's a set amount of time like a half and hour or an hour
A Delorean!? NO WAY! BTTF is my favorite movie trilogy of all time. Now that's a great reason to get this game.. if you can't own the car in real life.. may as well get the next best thing!! Just not the same without the fire trails and time travel booms though.
I'm such a loyal GT fan but I remember playing GT3(when new) at a buddies house for weeks and wasn't impressed, so I stuck with GT2 until GT4 came out. And as he said, they should have had a GT5 ready at least sometime soon after PS3 was released, it's been way too long.
How long is the loading time? Surely this game takes some patience when approaching races with all that amount of cars and tracks and graphics embedded in this game in the PSP.
IGN said this game has no "content" i played this for 3 years non stop with my psp, the arcade mode has infinite replay value, the only thing holding this game down is the system, and i can't wait for GT PS Vita
I congratulate PD for their effort of transplanting the GT universe into the portable console market and they've done it 90% to my satisfaction. There is one snagging detail that makes the game almost unplayable for me. It's the random manufacturers on different days. "yes!" you think "I finally have the credits to buy X car!, but do i wait until it comes up randomly or blow the cash now on something that costs the same?" It's very frustrating coz waiting could take weeks if not months!
800 cars of awesome, including Ferraris. Hitting 88 on the DMC DeLorean S2 will destroy you. Driving over Yoshi with a Range Rover is awesome! I would buy that as well!
I played the first Gran Turismo a whole load! great soundtrack! the second Gran Turismo was too big for just one compact disc! the GT game I played the most was Gran Turismo 3! I'll never forget those classic Feeder tunes! there wasn't a launch GT for the PS2 they made us wait a bit for that! Gran Turismo concept should be reviewed by CGR! that had some really unique cars!
The way he tells about it. I'm gonna buy it One question. The clock on the bottom right screen. Is that the time on your psp. Because if it is then it's great. Then i never have to press the Ps button to see what time it is :)
same i have 2 aspects to car games, not only do i love racing (alot) but i also love customising the cars, I hate arcade racers but the customisation is great. I mean only game thats done it upuntill shift is forza.. i still love gran torismo because its just so fun racing
@AndyVoong925 Good news: there's going to be a Rome circuit in GT5! Bad news: it's a completely new one. I agree that they should've included the Special Stages, since those were some of my favorite GT tracks of all time, and Clubman Stage as well.
I thought you said that about Classic Game Room, but now that I know, try comparing the graphics with other PSP games and the controls gives you that GT feel, It may not be perfect, but it sure is a good racing simulator on the go. I think IGN should have given this game at least a 7.5. I just misread, that last comment, that's all.
Perhaps they should make a PSP or PS Vita Gran Turismo Demolition Derby where the cars show damage and their performance can be ruined by damage. But to see such beautiful cars getting smashed up may make you weep.
Like Robotfabio says, my Trueno can drift on a track, but it will never give the same thrills a Ferrari can for example, so yes I do expect them to do it amazingly realistic, so I can experience driving a car I would otherwise never get. I'll give Forza this, it is for sure the funner game for casual gamers. But for people like me, who really want to drive fast exotic cars, nothing comes closer than Gran Turismo.
dirt sucks i didn't understand what was going on and you had to start turning a mile before the turn if you didn't want to get totaled. And sometimes the other cars get a 1 minute head start which i didn't understand "get first in this race with all the other card already a lap ahead of you"
isnt tht car at the beginnin in back to the future O.o? im pretty sure it can exceed over 80 cuz in the movie it did :] thts when it could travel trough time :O
How surprising that this game has shorter loading time than other GT games comparing this GT from GT5P i call this better in amount of cars and loading time. THANKS!
I WANT THIS GAME 4 CHRISTMAS!!! It's on GamePro's christmas gift guide when it displays 5 must-have holiday titles, although on that same magazine, it was given 3 out of 5 stars based on it's "fun factor," or in other rating terms, 6 out of 10. 02:50-02:54 MOMENT OF THX SOUND!!! (random, right?)
The fact that there is an in-car view on a psp game is pretty awesome..I only just got into racing games with GRID and DiRT 1/2 but I only race in the in-car view. Will definitely give this a look. Great review as always by CGR.
Awesome review, I make it a point to have every GT game ever made and play them all regularly to keep myself sane.
Superb review. It was because of this video I bought G.T for my PSP, and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Super game and surprisingly good looking for a handheld game.
Those wishing to learn a great tip for earning in game money should buy the Honda NSX Type R '92 at the earliest opportunity and use that on the oval speedway test track to earn money to spend on other cars for racing. I am earning 210,000 credits per 4 lap race in just under 10 minutes. It outshines the competition and is superb
One of my favorite cars on that game and IRL by far.
+Wayne Ashworth you can earn 300,000 for 4 laps on S rank at the test course if you do 2 races with 2 laps, not one race with 4 laps
Now that you ask, Midnight Club: Los Angeles is "okay", It suffers from some graphical glitches, but it's pure Rockstar. My personal favorite would have to be, Motorstorm: Artic Edge. The controls are pretty easy and the environments look really nice, And I love the vehicle design. Need for Speed is a great racing series, I think the best would be NFS III: Hot Pursuit. The PSP titles have never lived up to the console games, but the ones that's a little better would be Underground: Rivals&Carbon
Nice review. They should've made it so when the Delorean reaches 88 mph, it sends you to the last lap and puts you in 1st.
Is a great series. Just wished it was on the Vita..but well we all know the Vita is done for.
It is available for purchase on the PS Vira store and you can always ad it on to the PS Vita if you have a modded PS Vita.
I totally agree there. What's also disappointing is how much of the tracks in GT5 are just bigger tracks that were taken part by part, or added weather effects or chicanes, and somehow that magically makes it a new track. I found myself wishing they brought back those old ones too, because as there is there really isn't enough for a Gran Turismo game.
rallying on the gt4 game was my favorite mode
Great looking game! I'm sooo getting it! Awesome review.
was playing Gran turismo while watching the video :D
At 88mph, that DeLorean should have burned up in a sheet of white light and the screen should have warped to a version of the track in 1955, or maybe even 2015!
Man, that would have been awesome...:)
I won't buy a Vita until this comes out for it. No point. I go where the best games are, it's common sense.
Those twisty Corsican tracks from GT4 made it in here, and they are tremendous to drive round, especially on the sim mode handling. You can definitely prove your chops on this game.
Subaru impreza wrx and chevrolet camaro esi 97 are good cars to me which i bought in the game it was a cool time in the time trials mode spinning around so i could learn to drive when i get older :)
Great review!
ah back in the days when 10 mins was youtubes video limit.
fast forward to these days, when TH-camrs fill their videos with meaningless content just to hit that sweet 10 minutes spot
Awesome review, like always.
Nice review, Everybody doesnt that song at the end sound almost exactly like a song from the N64 Mario Kart???
ya me too im actually buying a psp just for this game... brings me back to the days of ps1
gran turismo vs mario kart = mario kart 8 mercedes benz dlc
do a shift review!!!! and this was a great one as always :)
Review V8 Supercars Australia 3!!!
I think it's called TOCA Race Driver 3 in the US. You'll love it!
Isn't anyone else annoyed by the graphic glitching in this game? It appears as lines of dots at random parts. Sometimes it's hard to ignore. See 0:42 and many other parts too. It reminds of what could be seen on many first generation PSX games. Namco actually addressed this particular glitch and even fixed it (as well as doubling it's frame rate to 60fps) on the bonus disc included with Rage Racer for the Playstation 1. It seems weird for a high profile game like this to include such glitches!
The phrase "Calm down its just a video game" comes to mind..
What happened to the night tracks???? The Clubman cup stage 5, 11 Clubman Special Stage 11, Rome Circuit Night??
1) Nissan GT-R is fast as hell. Faster around a track and faster 0-60 than the Ferrari Enzo.
2) Acura NSX being faster: Either the difficulty is dumbed down, or the NSX is seriously tuned up.
I just got this game for my PSP Go, and the graphics are stunning for a psp game.
I wish I had my psp with me. It's at a friend's house. I'd buy this game in a heartbeat.
Giving you the ability to drive over Yoshi with a RangeRover.
Dude that's classic :D xD...
Gran Turismo on the PSP is an awesome game. I did not mind the new method of obtaining cars and racing menus. However they should have brought back some of the classic stages like Smokey Mountain, Special Stage Route 5 and 11, and Rome Colosseum circuit for Gran Turismo PSP.
its impresive the good praphics in this portable console... i want a psp d:
@light4misa i'm not sure if it's a set time or the "compete a race thing" i've completed a race to find the game has advanced a day, but have also been on a long race where the game has advanced several..... My guess is that it's a set amount of time like a half and hour or an hour
i'm getting my psp 3000 on november 20th and this is the first game i am getting for it!!
A Delorean!? NO WAY! BTTF is my favorite movie trilogy of all time. Now that's a great reason to get this game.. if you can't own the car in real life.. may as well get the next best thing!! Just not the same without the fire trails and time travel booms though.
@irishgandalf757 so does this game advance a day when you complete a race or does it advance a day in real life?
as long as i can feel it's gran turismo, i'm happy :)
I'm such a loyal GT fan but I remember playing GT3(when new) at a buddies house for weeks and wasn't impressed, so I stuck with GT2 until GT4 came out. And as he said, they should have had a GT5 ready at least sometime soon after PS3 was released, it's been way too long.
I was actually hoping for something to happen when the DeLorean hit the 88 mph 'barrier' lol
How long is the loading time? Surely this game takes some patience when approaching races with all that amount of cars and tracks and graphics embedded in this game in the PSP.
IGN said this game has no "content" i played this for 3 years non stop with my psp, the arcade mode has infinite replay value, the only thing holding this game down is the system, and i can't wait for GT PS Vita
ha, you get an achievement in PGR4 when you go 88 in a storm in a delorean
Here's something I want... I had no plans in getting this before this review..... I'll pick it up with GT5 next year, so that I don't spoil my hype.
I congratulate PD for their effort of transplanting the GT universe into the portable console market and they've done it 90% to my satisfaction. There is one snagging detail that makes the game almost unplayable for me. It's the random manufacturers on different days. "yes!" you think "I finally have the credits to buy X car!, but do i wait until it comes up randomly or blow the cash now on something that costs the same?" It's very frustrating coz waiting could take weeks if not months!
800 cars of awesome, including Ferraris. Hitting 88 on the DMC DeLorean S2 will destroy you. Driving over Yoshi with a Range Rover is awesome! I would buy that as well!
I played the first Gran Turismo a whole load! great soundtrack! the second Gran Turismo was too big for just one compact disc! the GT game I played the most was Gran Turismo 3! I'll never forget those classic Feeder tunes! there wasn't a launch GT for the PS2 they made us wait a bit for that! Gran Turismo concept should be reviewed by CGR! that had some really unique cars!
his game looks amaaaaazing what version does it run on?
maybe a dumb question, but can you turn off that blue guide line on the course?
1-Gran Turismo
2-Forza Motorsports
3-Project Gotham Racing
are the top 3 racing sims out on the market today.
4:24 ''El capitan" you sound awesome there.
Hey CGR Guy, You ever consider reviewing a MMO? Perhaps EvE Online or World of Warcraft?
Why do you have two channels? Twice the money?
I love drifting, they have nissan GTR, I love that car, delorean looks cool, like from
Back to the future.
The way he tells about it. I'm gonna buy it
One question. The clock on the bottom right screen. Is that the time on your psp. Because if it is then it's great. Then i never have to press the Ps button to see what time it is :)
can you play the tracks with diffeent weather conditions like change it from dry day to rainy night?
3:10 I just call it simply Monaco circuit
Quite on the contrary. Loading time can be compared with GT4 for PS2,which is very short,an amazing achievement by Polyphony Digital.
Shall I get this one? btw do this game have a good sense of speed?
why dont they put the orginal gran turismo on to the psp store???
same i have 2 aspects to car games, not only do i love racing (alot) but i also love customising the cars, I hate arcade racers but the customisation is great. I mean only game thats done it upuntill shift is forza.. i still love gran torismo because its just so fun racing
How did you recorded it?
I'm getting this game just for the DeLorean. I always wanted one of those :3
@AndyVoong925 Good news: there's going to be a Rome circuit in GT5! Bad news: it's a completely new one.
I agree that they should've included the Special Stages, since those were some of my favorite GT tracks of all time, and Clubman Stage as well.
what car customization features?
@basbas63 Whats your best time and what car did you do it on?
Does that clock go by your PSP time?
Yes, but for a franchise that puts such emphasis and detail into their graphics to have PSX polygon type glitching seemed strange to me.
What makes GT PSP bad?
whats up with the delorean?
I think that gran turismo is in the PSN now. Let me check..
Yes, it is on PSN. For about the same price as retail. 39.99 USD.
when u started to talk about fusing two series into one i knew you were going to say "Gran Turismo VS Mario Kart" XD
i'm not sure a land rover could withstand the dramatic carnage of a homing turtle shell.
@Grzesiekk106 its called that because its in a village called Nurburg.
I thought you said that about Classic Game Room, but now that I know, try comparing the graphics with other PSP games and the controls gives you that GT feel, It may not be perfect, but it sure is a good racing simulator on the go. I think IGN should have given this game at least a 7.5. I just misread, that last comment, that's all.
I live in Europe and my e-Plaza (specialized game store) got it in November 2010.
Turismo Kart would be awesome lol.
Perhaps they should make a PSP or PS Vita Gran Turismo Demolition Derby where the cars show damage and their performance can be ruined by damage.
But to see such beautiful cars getting smashed up may make you weep.
@windflasher0 the psp version of motorstorm
Like Robotfabio says, my Trueno can drift on a track, but it will never give the same thrills a Ferrari can for example, so yes I do expect them to do it amazingly realistic, so I can experience driving a car I would otherwise never get. I'll give Forza this, it is for sure the funner game for casual gamers. But for people like me, who really want to drive fast exotic cars, nothing comes closer than Gran Turismo.
dirt sucks i didn't understand what was going on and you had to start turning a mile before the turn if you didn't want to get totaled. And sometimes the other cars get a 1 minute head start which i didn't understand "get first in this race with all the other card already a lap ahead of you"
the only endurance race i did was the nascar looking one in gt 3
No McLarens, but there's an SLR McLaren, which is a Mercedes-Benz exotic.
Is CGR like a hobby for you ?
And, wil you be reviewing forza 3 ?
what's the track called in 07:55???
@basbas63 that's my #1 favourite track ever since i bought gt2 in 98, red rock is a close 2nd.
@carfansunited yea, but i thought the car's top speed was 88 mph, my bad
I have heard that that there's no career mode in the game. is that true?
Gran Turismo needs to be on the iPhone!!! Even if it's sold at $40, it would still be a best seller
Woo! Back to the Future references rule!!
The bad thing is that unfortunately there are only single races and that after a while you get bored :(.
isnt tht car at the beginnin in back to the future O.o? im pretty sure it can exceed over 80 cuz in the movie it did :] thts when it could travel trough time :O
Oh yeah. GT is the best driving game for the PSP, hands down. Can you suggest any other good driving games? (I can't but wish I could)
I`ll buy a PSP now... And Its your fault Mark... You do a good job, keep up.
How surprising that this game has shorter loading time than other GT games comparing this GT from GT5P i call this better in amount of cars and loading time. THANKS!
I WANT THIS GAME 4 CHRISTMAS!!! It's on GamePro's christmas gift guide when it displays 5 must-have holiday titles, although on that same magazine, it was given 3 out of 5 stars based on it's "fun factor," or in other rating terms, 6 out of 10.
02:50-02:54 MOMENT OF THX SOUND!!! (random, right?)
Cool thing is i own this game and a PSP, But downside is that some car's sound is incorrect like the subaru impreza
What's the screen program?
lol "Run over Yoshi with a Range Rover" XDDD id sooo buy that
it´s a shame that sony is not producing more batteries for the psp, are they?
can u only compete against 3 cpu's in dis game?
I just got it today and I am ejoying it liuke hell you should get it too
Yeah, comparing the PSP with the PS3 is a brilliant idea, Sir!
they said March 2010!! finally a date!!!!!