Gran Turismo is a racing game designed by Kazunori Yamauchi and is the first entry in the critically acclaimed simulator racing series bearing the same name. After five years of development time, it was well-received publicly and critically, shipping a total of 10.85 million copies worldwide as of March 2013, making it the best-selling PlayStation game. The game uses two different modes: Arcade Mode and Gran Turismo Mode. 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, Gran Turismo Mode requires the player to earn different levels of driver's licenses in order to qualify for events, and earn credits, trophies and prize cars by winning race championships. Gran Turismo features 140 cars and 11 race tracks (as well as their reversed versions).
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Earnest, plot-driven, grave and warm.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Developer
- Polyphony Digital
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Released
- December 23, 1997
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Perspective
- First person, Third person
- Engine
- Custom Engine
- Time to beat
- 10 h rushed · 25 h main story · 50 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 292 ratings.
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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