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Gran Turismo

The highly acclaimed Gran Turismo makes its hotly anticipated debut exclusively on the PSP system, introducing the most ultra-realistic racing experience ever on a handheld. 800 cars. 35 tracks. Only possible…

72 1 October 2009

Gran Turismo is a racing developed by Polyphony Digital, released 1 October 2009 on PlayStation Portable.

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What Gran Turismo is

Gran Turismo is a racing game developed by Polyphony Digital and released in 2009. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation Portable only. It runs on Custom built engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gran Turismo is a 2009 sim racing video game by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. The game was announced at Sony's E3 press conference on May 11, 2004, alongside the original PSP. Following five years of delays and speculation, during which it was variously known as Gran Turismo Portable, Gran Turismo 4 Mobile, Gran Turismo 5 Mobile and Gran Turismo 4.5, it made a reappearance at E3 on June 2, 2009, in playable form. It was released on October 1, 2009, as one of the launch titles for the new PSP Go. As of September 2017, Gran Turismo has sold 4.67 million units, making it one of the best-selling PlayStation Portable games. On June…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Gran Turismo series

Gran Turismo is the 12th of 32 entries we hold in the Gran Turismo series. It arrived 12 months after Gran Turismo 5: Prologue Spec III. The next entry was Gran Turismo 5 in 2010. Its critic score of 72 is 8 points below the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec at 100.

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How it was received

Gran Turismo holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 5 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Gran Turismo launched on 1 October 2009, within three weeks of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and Pokémon SoulSilver Version. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, Pokémon SoulSilver Version.

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Quick answers

Gran Turismo — frequently asked questions

When did Gran Turismo come out?
Gran Turismo was released on 1 October 2009 for PlayStation Portable.
Does Gran Turismo have multiplayer?
Yes. Gran Turismo supports multiplayer, including co-op.

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