Gran Turismo 4

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Feb 22, 2005
User Score
9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 936 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 853 out of 936
  2. Mixed: 52 out of 936
  3. Negative: 31 out of 936
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  1. anonymousanonymous
    Sep 6, 2007
    6
    The roster is way too much complete, offering you about 20 to 40 evos, skylines, etc. Why so many versions of the same car when half of them have exactly the same stats and drive the same? Also, once you're able to have at least a few dozens of millions there's hardly a challenge from the AI, managing to beat all the cars in the first two laps since any car you buy you'll The roster is way too much complete, offering you about 20 to 40 evos, skylines, etc. Why so many versions of the same car when half of them have exactly the same stats and drive the same? Also, once you're able to have at least a few dozens of millions there's hardly a challenge from the AI, managing to beat all the cars in the first two laps since any car you buy you'll obviously want it tuned to the max. One more thing, there are hardy people who would race for 24h consecutively (unless they don't got a life) Even though there's b-spec, that's kinda boring to let the AI win for you. Especially considering that Endurance races still feature 5 ops to contend with. Games like TD LeMans (PSX) is an example of a gaming/racing challenge despite it's low graphics and soundtrack. Hope the producers and programmers wake up and smell the coffee before delivering GT5 or it too will be an even bigger disappointment.… Expand
  2. RafaelBarrera
    Feb 25, 2019
    5
    This is an unpopular opinion, but having to get the driving license felt like **** so I'm sorry.
  3. FRG2
    Feb 9, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ---THIS IS MY OPINION, IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I HAVE TO SAY, THEN, DON'T BOTHER---

    Overrated, that's all i got to say.

    Graphics: 8/10

    The graphics look gorgeous considering its a game from 2005, beatiful models and tracks considering its a PS2. However, the lack of a cockpit camera its really a minus, and doesn't help that the game boasts 1080i when it reality its just a upscaling. Argh.

    Story/Career Mode 2/10

    The game boasts a lot of cars... So?. The game is extremely tedious, and repeating events over and over isn't fun, its just tedious. When you do get to the good stuff, it still feels rather unearned, given you are forced to grind your way through the game. It doesn't help (again) that you have to start with some ***** coupe that is so slow even my mum could drive faster. Another thing that takes away point is that until you own the car you can't drive the car which is a joke.

    Gameplay 6/10

    A lot of fun, but its still pretty flawed. The game contains 0 collision detection which is a joke for a simulation game. The game contains awful engine noises, that while something minor, gets grating after a while. The game is also contains the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which, let me talk to Polyphony Digital, who is going to bother with such a task?!. Regardless, the physics are great for a PS2 game and the racing is still up there. Another thing is that feels a bit pad out at times, with multiple Daihatsus (yay... i guess?).

    OVERALL: A really fun game when you get fast cars. Otherwise, one giant borefest and a dissapointment.

    RATING: 5/10    … Expand
  4. sebastianali
    Feb 23, 2022
    5
    Gran Turismo 4 is.... more of the same... At least from a gameplay design perspective. It doesnt try to make anything revolutionary, besides the amount of cars and its details, which again, they are INCREDIBLE for a 2004 PS2 game. Im start to thinking Poliphony Digital is at the same level as Naughty Dog in terms of optimizing their games and make it run in a barebones hardware, if not,Gran Turismo 4 is.... more of the same... At least from a gameplay design perspective. It doesnt try to make anything revolutionary, besides the amount of cars and its details, which again, they are INCREDIBLE for a 2004 PS2 game. Im start to thinking Poliphony Digital is at the same level as Naughty Dog in terms of optimizing their games and make it run in a barebones hardware, if not, even BETTER. Gran Turismo 4 looks like a PS3 game and for a more or less early PS2 game this is just SO MUCH. Is a shame that the rest of the game isnt at the same level of quality.... like... any GT...
    Well, i wouldnt start to launch the bombs for now, lets start talking about the good aspects, ok? Well, like i said before, unmatched graphics that still looks great, the handling of the cars are actually not that bad and are a great step up from GT2, and i like the new tyre heat system, since now is present in all of the races, not matter if they are endurance tests or not. You can also change the car spoil which is cool... a bit late, but cool anyway and like the other ones you have so many cars and now they are from many eras, even from 1880. A photo mode that it was probably ahead of its time, and some few more options that arent worth mentioning, but again, they are good enough. But now..... the bad.... oh man... get ready.
    The main problem with this game is its unbalance nature, both for rewards and events distribution. The licenses, while repetitive, like GT2 are managable, so i wouldnt criticize this (excpet the coffee break, they should be more of it imo), but after beating all of the licenses and playing some races the problems begins... again... the same ones from Gran Turismo 2.... The grinding of this game at the beginning is horrible. At least if you dont buy a good car, you would struggle to beat some races, and the ones that you can beat they would give you nothing. But after all of that grind, i winning an special condition race, and guess what.... they gives you a 900HP car: the Caddillac... Yep, thats how broken this game is. With a Lancer Evolution 1 of i dont know, 200HP, i obtained one of the best cars of the game, from the beginning. The broken nature of this game doesnt end here, since there´s also events where you can sell cars for 250.000 money. i dont have a problem with this if it was more later in the game, but since all of the races gives me like 600-1000 money, i would expect a more balanced distribution. The events also have the same problem as GT2 and there are so many... MANY filler events that gives you pathetic rewards and repeats the same tracks over and over again, and yep, the return of the endurance races..... good lord..... good lord.... GOOODDDDDD LORRRRRRRRDDDDDDD 4 hours races? 8 hours races??? 24 FUC hours RACESSS!!!??? and there are not only one, but MULTIPLE of it!? OMG.... this game feels like a flanderization of the previous entries. The developers just doesnt seem to respect your time.
    And the realistic nature of this game seems to be accounted only when the developers wanted to, because the AI of this game is horrible, not being able to notice you, being able to making unrealistic shortcuts without being penalized (like the one in Fuji Speedway or La Sattre) or simply starting to crash into walls to gain more speed and not recieving enough speed reduction or just damage your car. Even you can crash the AI car to push it into the sand and win the race more easily or using cars of 900 HP in 200-300 HP races that makes the game easy as hell, something GT2 fixed it.
    Also, no racing modifications... WHY?! It was so cool to turn almost any of the 500 cars in GT2 into a better racing machine..... They waste the opportunity...
    And for last, the B Spec mode breaks the game completely. Nothing more to say.
    Overall, while i only played GT1, GT2, GT4 and GTPSP, of these four, GT4 is the worst i played of the bunch. While some flaws were also present in GT1 and GT2 as well, like the bad AI, this is a much more advance console, and the developers, again, seems to only make the game a showcase, more of a technical demo of what the PS2 can make, but without the overall design and fun, this is just another bland, repetitive racer with a lot of balance issues. Something i also defended GT1 and 2 was its soundtrack and GT4 has a forgettable soundtrack both its races and main menu, and is a shame to be honest, because i loved the soundtrack in previous games, especially 1 since is unique to any manufacturer and gives each one a personality (like Dodge having music more "suspense" than Honda with a more "happier" one since is basically the type of car that owns everyone)....
    Need For Speed Most Wanted, that was released more or less the same year, eats this game as a pancake.    … Expand
  5. Yojimbo2015
    Jul 22, 2023
    6
    If your idea of fun is driving a Fiat Panda round and round in circles, over and over again until you can afford a "port polish", then this is the game for you. Not quite as tedious as the previous game, but still nowhere near as much fun to play as it ought to be.
  6. sam
    Sep 5, 2005
    6
    Great game. however with little improvements on gt3 other than visuals. but graetly let down by load witch can be upwards of 20mins.
  7. JonasB.
    Dec 13, 2005
    7
    I am a hardcore Gran Turismo fan. Played through GT2 twice and GT3 once. I love the realism and drifting abilities. But the Career Mode has seen better days. 24 hour races is just too much, but people defend that by saying that i can use my cooperative driver (B-spec). Then i remind myself of the whole Gran Turismo concept which is "The Real Driving Simulator". Watching a race is not I am a hardcore Gran Turismo fan. Played through GT2 twice and GT3 once. I love the realism and drifting abilities. But the Career Mode has seen better days. 24 hour races is just too much, but people defend that by saying that i can use my cooperative driver (B-spec). Then i remind myself of the whole Gran Turismo concept which is "The Real Driving Simulator". Watching a race is not driving. Music is bad as always but who cares? It's all about cars and racing anyway. The feeling of the cars is two thumbs up, no discussion. Drifting and taking corners has never seen this realism in a game before. You can customize your car with the regular GT parts; brakes, suspension, turbo, engine, clutch, transmission, weight reduction, tyres, rims, mufflers e.t.c... a new thing to GT4 is that you can add a wing to any car (for adjustable downforce), that's great except it mostly look horrible. But it's very functional. You can take a stock car and tune it to perfection and then beat the hardcore racecars with similar weight, power, torque and drivetrain.… Expand
  8. Nelboy
    Mar 29, 2005
    7
    I never bothered with GT3 because I had better games to play, such as burnout- Which actually has realistic crashes! The AI in GT4 is unimpressive. they just take the same route all the time. I am glad there's more choice to the music than in GT2 because, while I do like some rock music, I much prefer hard trance, and the music in GT4 comes close, although they could've had more I never bothered with GT3 because I had better games to play, such as burnout- Which actually has realistic crashes! The AI in GT4 is unimpressive. they just take the same route all the time. I am glad there's more choice to the music than in GT2 because, while I do like some rock music, I much prefer hard trance, and the music in GT4 comes close, although they could've had more tracks. 5 second penalties?!!! what the hell is all that about?! I can just image the lead GT4 programmer at his desk one friday, who is given the task to make the races challenging. And all that asshole comes up with is speed- reducing penalties for hiting walls and other cars- and if other cars hit you (of which they don't get a penalty). you could be going as slow as 20mph when you hit the wall, but there's the penalty- ARRGH! Nurburgring 24 hour endurance race?!! The only way I'm doing that is having a go for about 4-5 hours a day and then leave it paused overnight! At least the cars you win are not randomly chosen. Overall, the game is worth spending the money on, but there are some serious issues to be sorted out, such as having high- speed crashes instead of penalties- and in endurance races over 4 hours long, the ability to save the time used so-far would be good.… Expand
  9. JesseS.
    Jun 18, 2005
    7
    I have been a huge fan of the Gran Turismo series ever since the first title was released on the PSone. This game is one of the games I was waiting on for a LONG time with high hopes. You will notice that the graphics are slightly better than Gran Turismo 3's, but not by any HUGE step. The controls are the same, obviously. Gameplay is very similar, except now, the handeling is a lot I have been a huge fan of the Gran Turismo series ever since the first title was released on the PSone. This game is one of the games I was waiting on for a LONG time with high hopes. You will notice that the graphics are slightly better than Gran Turismo 3's, but not by any HUGE step. The controls are the same, obviously. Gameplay is very similar, except now, the handeling is a lot better, and there are more cars to choose from. There are also a few extra modes, including a Picture Mode, where you can take a picture of your current car in front of a backdrop of one of many real or fake locations around the world. However, I found the picture mode to be pointless, myself. Its definitley a fun game, and its worth it if you are a Gran Turismo fan, but at the end of the day, it feels almost like an expansion for Gran Turismo 3. Other than that, its a great simulation racing game, and I reccommend it to fans of the genre.… Expand
  10. EthanR
    Mar 17, 2009
    5
    Theres something missing in this beautiful, ultra realistic game. That thing is FUN! Man. I don't play videogames to simulate real life! I PLAY them to escape life. SO why would i want to play an ultra realistic driving game. Simply put. The game is BORING!
  11. RiggS.
    Jan 27, 2005
    5
    Beautiful graphics aside (and they are stunning); why bother playing a competitive title like GT4 if you cannot play online? Developers please note: you are either online multiplayer or nothing at all!
  12. Steven
    Feb 25, 2005
    5
    Been playing for a couple days now, and I can't say that it's all that amazing, I've been waiting for a while,and I was hoping they'd finish the game. The AI follows a track on every course, and once you get ahead it's hard to fall behind. Previous Turismo games had the same problem, so maybe I shouldn't be whining, but it's frustrating to see such a Been playing for a couple days now, and I can't say that it's all that amazing, I've been waiting for a while,and I was hoping they'd finish the game. The AI follows a track on every course, and once you get ahead it's hard to fall behind. Previous Turismo games had the same problem, so maybe I shouldn't be whining, but it's frustrating to see such a monster franchise unable to make believable AI. When I'm taking a corner, I don't think it's very professional of another driver to slam into me for no apparent reason other than I'm in their pre-determined track. I once saw a car get turned sideways and then it sat there doing nothing because it couldn't figure out where it was. The graphics are very well done, (not really that hard of a feat anymore though), and the game controls well. The physics are terrible when it comes to collisions, and the no-damage is a huge fault as well. Pick it up if you're into cars and like to look at them for a long time. Tthe game is unconcerned with a real race, the designers set out to make a game that would show off their incredible detail to car models. It doesn't achieve much else. Oh, and the music is among the worst I've heard since the last game, Need for Speed: Underground has a better soundtrack.… Expand
  13. MarcusB.
    May 5, 2005
    7
    Okay game. It's deep and beautiful, but has absolutely ZERO personality. Feels like car Pokemon, which is about as exciting as paint drying. After a while, I don't really care to unlock the 217th cersion of the Lancer Evolution or Honda Civic Rally super-duper SE xi edition Turbo...
  14. AnonymousMC
    Jun 13, 2004
    7
    From what I played of this game at E3 I'm not impressed. The handling hasn't made any great strides from the third game, and the graphics don't come close to living up to the expectations they've created. The Nurburgring is nowhere near as good as on Project Gotham, and the grand canyon rally just looks silly when you see it running, with the pasted in photo backdrops.
  15. DavidT.
    Feb 27, 2005
    7
    I love the franchise...but do i love this game? yes and no....the tracks are beautiful....the cars are outstanding....you really feel the speed and the realism...and i love the car selection...besides the cars that have no purpose in a game like this...but it does add variety. theres the photo mode...where you can go in and take stunning pictures of your car in different cities around the I love the franchise...but do i love this game? yes and no....the tracks are beautiful....the cars are outstanding....you really feel the speed and the realism...and i love the car selection...besides the cars that have no purpose in a game like this...but it does add variety. theres the photo mode...where you can go in and take stunning pictures of your car in different cities around the world. which really has no purpose, but it is fun to do once in a while. i also like the fact that you can buy used cars...but make sure you change there oil before you drive them. and the ice and snow stages are remarkable. on the downside...i have waited which seems ages for this game to hit the shelves...i do not notice any improved AI in this game...also, when i hit a car and im doing 236mph i do expect that car to at least spin out and myself spin out, none of that here, you barely even realize that you hit the other car. i want you readers and gamers to listen to the cars. ive noticed that alot of so called gaming magazines and websites praising the game for how real the cars sound...listen to the cars... when i hop in a muscle car i dont expect the car to rev up like a tricked out honda. i expect a growl and a roar....none of that here. i may be too criticle on this review...but i cant give a game a 9 or a 10 if it doesnt deserve it. another thing....laguna seca has hardly any grass...laguna seca is a brown desolate looking place....why does it look so green and lush in gran turismo...i was really let down when i saw that. and am i going crazy...or does the hp seem to keep changing...i dont mean it dropping after using the car so many times...i mean right there when you buy it...when u buy a car the hp says one thing...when you go into your garage and check the car out it says another? i hate to be critical...but this is supposed to be a real driving simulator...and for 4 years in development i would expect improvement...not a gran turismo 3.5...there are so many other major flaws with this game...but im too tired to list them... well im off...its getting late...and i have alot of gran turismo 4 to be playing....hey, i only said there was alot wrong with it, never said i didnt like it...lol...good nite… Expand
  16. BenJ.
    Jul 14, 2005
    7
    You can't beat Gran Turismo for a quality blend of simulation and arcade feel, quality track and car models, and the sheer scope of the game. However, the game is lagging behind the industry when it comes to just about everything else you'd want to see in a driving game (multiple play modes, damage, competent AI, compelling single player progression). It's a great "gotta You can't beat Gran Turismo for a quality blend of simulation and arcade feel, quality track and car models, and the sheer scope of the game. However, the game is lagging behind the industry when it comes to just about everything else you'd want to see in a driving game (multiple play modes, damage, competent AI, compelling single player progression). It's a great "gotta get 'em all" car game, but how long is that going to keep its fan base happy while the rest of the industry marches on?… Expand
  17. BrianB.
    Jul 19, 2005
    5
    I've learned here, that ultra-realism doesn't usually equal ultra-fun. If I had unlimited free time to practice driving, I could probably get pretty good at this one in like 6 months or so. At that point, this game would probably be a lot of fun. If you're incarcerated for some reason, give it a try (provided the doctors/prison guards let you have a tv and a console). Not I've learned here, that ultra-realism doesn't usually equal ultra-fun. If I had unlimited free time to practice driving, I could probably get pretty good at this one in like 6 months or so. At that point, this game would probably be a lot of fun. If you're incarcerated for some reason, give it a try (provided the doctors/prison guards let you have a tv and a console). Not good for a 5-day rental.… Expand
  18. zrar7777
    Dec 27, 2018
    6
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  19. neojotic
    Aug 29, 2020
    7
    Great driving simulator but feels like nothing new has been added to the franchise for the 6th gen.
  20. KaleSungurCrane
    Nov 21, 2020
    7
    OVERALL - 75%

    Gameplay - 8/10 Graphics (for time) - 8/10 Story - 3/10 Game Length - 7/10 Characters - 3/10 Level/Area Design - 9/10 Atmosphere - 7/10 Sound Effects - 10/10 Soundtrack - 7/10 Replay Value - 8/10 Being terrible at driving games I initially liked this because it felt easier than previous instalments thanks the the B-Spec mode, but after a while and being able to    OVERALL - 75%

    Gameplay - 8/10
    Graphics (for time) - 8/10
    Story - 3/10
    Game Length - 7/10
    Characters - 3/10
    Level/Area Design - 9/10
    Atmosphere - 7/10
    Sound Effects - 10/10
    Soundtrack - 7/10
    Replay Value - 8/10

    Being terrible at driving games I initially liked this because it felt easier than previous instalments thanks the the B-Spec mode, but after a while and being able to afford expensive cars sooner the game gave me less satisfaction. Still technically and graphically proficient though and was enjoyable.    … Expand
  21. The_D4RknesS
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    More or Less, more or less, I didn't like the campaign mode, I just liked playing with my brother, and the amount of cars it has should have a code to release them all at once! There are people who don't have patience and I am one
  22. VLG
    Aug 23, 2023
    5
    I really wanted to like this game, but it was impossible. Realistic car racing games were and still are boring for me.
  23. PunisherTeam
    Sep 1, 2023
    5
    It only evolves graphically. Playably it's a Playstation 2 Gran turismo. It should be an evolution, not a remastered.

Awards & Rankings

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#9 Best PS2 Game of 2005
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#3 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
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#17 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 74 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 74
  3. Negative: 0 out of 74
  1. RealGamer
    70
    Whilst the game can offer a certain joy of ownership for a fraction of the cost, those who are not passionately interested in motoring in general won’t want to put the required effort in.
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  2. VGPub
    93
    Some professional race drivers even use the incredibly life-like tracks in this game to prepare themselves for the real thing.
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  3. G4 TV
    100
    Blows by the competition like it was sitting on jack stands, and is the new high-water mark by which all other driving games will be judged.
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