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. AI
    Mar 21, 2005
    8
    I am a casual gamer, but a serious driver. I found the experience is very realistic.
  2. AnonymousMC
    Mar 21, 2005
    8
    In GT1 and GT2 the faceles cpu drivers were ok but in fourth (?) one could realy use some charecters. It would ad to whole racing experience if you for example entered in "supercar series" and would notice that there is your old rival from sundaycup, but instead of lupo he has espirit.

    Also, no repaints or custom paints?

    And what about the carwash ?! No ladies ?!
  3. MikeP.
    Mar 20, 2005
    9
    Very good game with very nice graphics.
  4. SunnyS.
    Mar 19, 2005
    10
    Essential to your PS2 as your brain is to your nervous system.
  5. JohnR
    Mar 17, 2005
    9
    Amazing game, so much better than GT3.
  6. FragglesT.
    Mar 16, 2005
    8
    I'm going to try not to rehash everything said. First of all, the game is beautiful, the car list is much improved over GT3, etc. Now maybe it's just me, but the AI has seemed to have gotten worse. This of course is exacerbated by two key things: the increase in rolling start races, and the horrible changes to the rally mode. Let's start with the first. The Gran Turismo I'm going to try not to rehash everything said. First of all, the game is beautiful, the car list is much improved over GT3, etc. Now maybe it's just me, but the AI has seemed to have gotten worse. This of course is exacerbated by two key things: the increase in rolling start races, and the horrible changes to the rally mode. Let's start with the first. The Gran Turismo series generally has two types players: those who mod their cars and prefer to race against their own times and be so far ahead of the CPU that you can lap them in a two-lap race. The other type is the kind that prefers to have a really challenging race, where any mistake will cost them the race as they are maybe just a little undermatched to the CPU, but their driving skills are far superior. The problem is that the rolling start races, which of course always have the CPU "Ringer" at the front are ridiculous, and they force the user to seriously mod their cars way above the class they're racing in just to be able to catch up to the ringer, which, incidentally, is even faster in this game.Take for example one of the classic car challenges, which is a series race. I was in a 650-700 hp Chevelle SS, lightened, all drivetrain upgrades, etc. On the Nurburgring they had a rolling start. By the time I reached the start line so that I could fully accelerate (they limit you to 50 initalliy), the rest of the pack was right in front of me, while the '67 Cobra with 400 hp was 7-8+ seconds in front by the first turn. I was never actually able to pass him, due in part to the other CPU cars battering into me numerous times and cutting me off in the early part of the track. This is crappy for an individual race, but then in the context of a series, it's even worse. If my car is upgraded so that I can make up 8-15 sec. diff. from the start of a rolling race, then what happens when it's a standing start. I am way way ahead of everybody. So you either have races where you'll never catch up, or where you could sit at the start while the CPU does 2 laps, and still beat them. Of course, the ringer has also been tinkered with, and unfairly so. In this same series, the first standing start I was way ahead from the beginning. In the second standing start race, the ringer shot out to a 5 sec. lead going into the first turn, and then accelerated about two times faster as before. Total crap. Also, they completely ruined the fun of the rally mode because they are too lazy to do a damage model. So, since yes, damage is important in all racing and especially rallying, they impose a 5 sec. penalty (where you're limited to 31 mph for 5 sec.) any time the front half of your car touched the wall or the CPU. Now I might be able to deal with this, except that the CPU driving is so horrible that many times you'll hit something b/c he cuts you off or any other such nonsense. Additionally, the CPU gets no penalties. I can't tell how much fun it was for me when I was drifting around a turn and the CPU (following a normal line, not drifting) plowed into my side three times in the turn as it drove through me, and as my car spun off balance, I knicked his bumper and was rewarded with a 5 sec. penalty. Sweet. My other big gripe is that contrary to what one critic said about driving medium range cars for a while, that's BS. He obviously didn't play the very first rally, with an Easy difficulty which you only need your B (first) license for, and you get a 760hp Cadillac Cien for winning. Also, b/c of the Used Car Showrooms, you can start off with a much nicer car right from the start than if you were forced to buy new. In all, loads of fun, but there are some extremely frustrating problems. Props on the inclusion of city tracks in the rally mode.… Expand
  7. LanceK.
    Mar 14, 2005
    10
    Real driving and great fun. the controlling is easier and the graphics are 10 times better than the last one. I really love the muscle cars that are available on the gt4.
  8. MattB.
    Mar 12, 2005
    10
    This game is the best racing simulation in the whole universe.
  9. KaydW.
    Mar 12, 2005
    10
    You may think im a bit of a wimp, but It had me crying from the moment i watched the opening movie. I was sitting in my seat screaming Awesome! at nearly every frame i saw. To experience it in its true form however youll need the gt pro steering wheel. Simply put its the most beautifully developed and best game ever.
  10. PhilipY.
    Mar 10, 2005
    9
    The real driving simulator has become even realer than before. The grafic is quite the same I think but it´s way moor fun to play this than GT3. There are some things I miss but this is enough for me to survive until Granturismo 5 hits PS3. It's a gr8 game, but not as "grantastic"as GT2 was.
  11. BenN.
    Mar 10, 2005
    10
    Quality !
  12. KevinD.
    Mar 8, 2005
    10
    This game kick ass.
  13. Mark
    Mar 7, 2005
    10
    Truly amazing.
  14. MarkoK.
    Mar 7, 2005
    10
    Gran turismo 4ever.
  15. BerS.
    Mar 5, 2005
    10
    The best GT ever, and thats the bottom line.
  16. ReneS.
    Mar 2, 2005
    10
    This is definitely the best GTon the market...No is is not a new ballgame but the best and beautifullest Gt game ever....And thats al wat I ask from a game....It must be better then its predecessors...En GT4 definitely is.
  17. M.K.
    Feb 28, 2005
    9
    Everyone out there seems to be some what disappointed about Gt4. GT4 is what GT3 could have been. Gt3 was great, but Gt4 is greater. Some people moan about graphics that it is similar to Gt3. Get yourself an HDTV and hook up component cables. You'll definitely notice the difference! In fact, there are only handfull of games that support 1080i, and GT4 is only one for PS2. I cannot Everyone out there seems to be some what disappointed about Gt4. GT4 is what GT3 could have been. Gt3 was great, but Gt4 is greater. Some people moan about graphics that it is similar to Gt3. Get yourself an HDTV and hook up component cables. You'll definitely notice the difference! In fact, there are only handfull of games that support 1080i, and GT4 is only one for PS2. I cannot believe that developers pulled 1080i with 60fps on PS2! I don't think Forza will be able to do that. (they downed to 30 fps already.) It's beutiful to look at. Gameplay is still solid racer. B-spec mode is great when you get tired for races. I let cpu do the race while I go have a cig or catch Sportscenter. When I come back, I get money. Overall sound seems better than gt3. Music seems to be more suiting for racing than Gt3. So many people complain about the car damage. Have people played NFS: High Stakes? In simulation, it's pain in the butt to fix your car after every race. AI racers are good racers with precision, but rather dumb when it comes to competiting. Only one mode that I miss is online mode. I'm not really into online experience with consoles, but I was hoping gt4's sell-your-car mode can help. However, it doesn't interfere with car collecting frezy gt4 has to offer. If you love cars, get it. I was getting chills when I saw Delorean in the DMC shop! Too bad it doesn't have as much as european cars and american cars as I hoped for, but there is a car for almost everyone's taste. Muscles, Exotics, Rice rockets,even cars like Ford T, and Mercedez' first car. It's a great game, but not a truest simulation. Physics is still the best I've seen. It even improved over Gt3. Cars feel heavy like they should be and some cars like NSX understeers and some oversteers. Truest simulations are way too difficult to enjoy through TV screen and GT4 is a fun sim to let you enjoy cars. Stop complainin and enjoy!… Expand
  18. MarkW.
    Feb 28, 2005
    9
    The graphics and the frame rate in particular are stunning. No, the computer controlled cars are brainless and there is no collision physics of any kind but the driving physics, variety of cars, track quality and extremely detailed car tuning (unique to Gran Turismo) along with the aforementioned incredible frame rate make this a must buy. It truly has infinite replay value. Also worth The graphics and the frame rate in particular are stunning. No, the computer controlled cars are brainless and there is no collision physics of any kind but the driving physics, variety of cars, track quality and extremely detailed car tuning (unique to Gran Turismo) along with the aforementioned incredible frame rate make this a must buy. It truly has infinite replay value. Also worth mentioning is the photo mode which is highly addictive and rewarding. Copying pictures to a USB drive and uploading them to a PC is surprisingly enjoyable and has to be a first for a console video game. The glitch list for this game is quite small considering it's size and scope.… Expand
  19. 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
  20. NickL.
    Feb 25, 2005
    8
    This game is a great two player game but a letdown from gt3 and gt2 single player mode. had a lot of expectations of this thinking it was going to have high graphics but it just has new tracks and new cars same graphics.
  21. AlexS.
    Feb 25, 2005
    10
    Best racing simulator to date. Period.
  22. 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
  23. MarkM.
    Feb 24, 2005
    9
    NOTE: If this game doesn
  24. Anthony
    Feb 24, 2005
    8
    The driving experience is still not as solid as promised. Maybe it's my wheel, but it's touchy and over-sensitive when it doesn't need to be, and not sensitive enough when you want it to be. The graphics are absolutely stunning, though not "photo real" as the screenshots leads one to believe. I agree that the soundtrack is a bit weak and doesn't produce the adrenaline The driving experience is still not as solid as promised. Maybe it's my wheel, but it's touchy and over-sensitive when it doesn't need to be, and not sensitive enough when you want it to be. The graphics are absolutely stunning, though not "photo real" as the screenshots leads one to believe. I agree that the soundtrack is a bit weak and doesn't produce the adrenaline rush that one would like. The sheer number of tracks and cars to choose from in arcade mode alone is worth the price.… Expand
  25. Warmonger
    Feb 23, 2005
    8
    Good but not what I was expecting!! poor soundtrack. The music was better in GT3- definitely PS2's last hurrah!!
  26. Mobius
    Feb 23, 2005
    8
    There is no denying that this game is a looker and has the cars and traks, but it is just a stop gap until they re release it with online multiplayer. dont be taken for a ride and wait for the online version.
  27. DavidF.
    Feb 23, 2005
    10
    Best game ever made so far ! :) 10/10
  28. RalfW.
    Feb 20, 2005
    10
    This game is very realistic.
  29. TaylorH.
    Feb 20, 2005
    10
    A great game.
  30. [Anonymous]
    Feb 18, 2005
    10
    Easily the best in an phenomenal series that breaks the trend of pop culture that's been infecting the pure car game genre. Underground racers need not apply. This game is for real gearheads.
  31. JohnM.
    Feb 17, 2005
    10
    A game so good you'll play the demo everyday until you get it.
  32. AnonymousMC
    Feb 17, 2005
    10
    this is gonna be THE game of 05 when it lands in Oz in March!!! It has all the right elements to be great, more cars, more tracks and graphics that make GT3 look like a Mega Drive game.How much further can the ps2 be pushed? It is gonna ROCK!!!
  33. JacobH.
    Feb 10, 2005
    10
    An awsome racing game.
  34. JaycenA.
    Feb 8, 2005
    3
    You Expect good things with a game that took 4 years to make. They copied a bit of Sega GT and improved the Graphics bumped up car numbers but it's the same ol same ol. I think I'll Have to take a closer look at Forza now.
  35. 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!
  36. AnonymousMC
    Jul 26, 2004
    0
    Man, if only this game could be made on actual next -generation hardware instead of 4 year old hardware that was outdated when it came out, it might be ok. Too bad Sony pays off everyone so that games that could be great can't be seen on good hardware. GT3 looked just like GT2, pop- up, graininess and all, and GT4 will look the same way. Don't be fooled by the screenshots. TheMan, if only this game could be made on actual next -generation hardware instead of 4 year old hardware that was outdated when it came out, it might be ok. Too bad Sony pays off everyone so that games that could be great can't be seen on good hardware. GT3 looked just like GT2, pop- up, graininess and all, and GT4 will look the same way. Don't be fooled by the screenshots. The XBOX couldn't do that and as we all know it is about 3 or 4 times as powerful as the PS2. Find a different reason to back a company than because of its out of date name. Forza will kill this game because people that love cars will actually be able to see what the cars look like today, not what they looked like in '98 when the PS2, oops I mean PS1 came out. Sorry, I get the graphics engines mixed up when I see them. LOSERS!… Expand
  37. 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.
  38. AnonymousMC
    May 31, 2004
    10
    I remember talking to a couple of friends while playing Gran Turismo 3 some years ago, and saying, "This game is hands down the best in every way! Guys, just imagine how amazing Gran Turismo 4 would be..." Well flash forward to the present and my imagination couldn't even brace itself for what I've seen of GT4. A game that exceedes the boundries of the imagination, is a game thatI remember talking to a couple of friends while playing Gran Turismo 3 some years ago, and saying, "This game is hands down the best in every way! Guys, just imagine how amazing Gran Turismo 4 would be..." Well flash forward to the present and my imagination couldn't even brace itself for what I've seen of GT4. A game that exceedes the boundries of the imagination, is a game that I want to own. I can't wait!… Expand
  39. AnonymousMC
    Apr 21, 2004
    1
    oh no !!!!!!!!!!!!
    this game has failed big time !!!
    Ive got gt 3 a spec which is hot, but ive just got back from japan where i played this at a games show and i was in disbelief at how poor it was compared to the a spec version,i dont know whether this is because it will be different to the actual released game but they said it wasnt going to be that much different.If this is really the    oh no !!!!!!!!!!!!
    this game has failed big time !!!
    Ive got gt 3 a spec which is hot, but ive just got back from japan where i played this at a games show and i was in disbelief at how poor it was compared to the a spec version,i dont know whether this is because it will be different to the actual released game but they said it wasnt going to be that much different.If this is really the case i am going to cry because this is one of the games ive been looking forward to for ages.boo hoo.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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