
Wow, not just another racing game!
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
This is the first Gran Turismo title for the Playstation 2 and boy is it GREAT! With over 500 cars, much improved graphics, more car companies and better driving physics, it's the best racing game on PS2 (save GT4). They also somewhat fixed the sound problems, now when you turbo-charge your car, it actually kinda sounds like it! There are so many tacks it's hard to keep straight! Besides made up tracks, there are many real world tracks including Laguna Seca and infineon raceway. Gran Turismo 3 is still missing a few nameplates including Ferrari, Maserati, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Porsche.
Also in this edition is a rally aspect of the game. It's is a good rally rendering, but it's not great. There are a great many rally cars to buy and tune, which also rock the street tracks. But the focus isn't on rallying, it's on paint trading racing! By the way, still no damage to cars. Why can't the GT guys get on that for GT5!!!! Also a cool addition to GT3 is a few F1 cars you can win...secret...which when you get one, will KILL the competition.
The only thing about Gran Turismo is that you have to get licenses to move ahead in that game, which I HATE. Mostly because they are a little too hard not to matter! But after you get through them, smooth sailing till the end. The controls are a little more realistic this time around. If you are a first time player, it will probably take you upwards of an hour to really learn the game.
Even if you own Gran Turismo 4, you NEED this game. I actually think, in alot of ways, it's better than GT4!
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