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. Tsuknomi
    May 1, 2023
    10
    I really spent a lot of hours in this game, one of the best racing games in PlayStation history
  2. xellomer
    May 1, 2023
    10
    based game based game based game based game based game based game based game based game based game based game based game based game based game based game
  3. TurboAnime
    May 1, 2023
    10
    This game is too BASED. Grew up playing this and it truly deserves to be in my top 10 or even top 5 racing games of all time
  4. PNero199
    May 1, 2023
    10
    Absolute peak of legal motorsports gaming. Giant amounts of cars, tracks and the best graphics in the ps2
  5. Joebiden29
    May 1, 2023
    10
    #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP #GT4SWEEP
  6. bbaez
    May 1, 2023
    10
    Best
    Game
    Ever
    Made.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
  7. CFSoldier
    May 1, 2023
    10
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  8. Kenzizenichi
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    Definitely a huge step forward from gt3 with a whole lots of new contents and every last cars has a really good details and polished very very well especially at 2004 every content is done and polished very well this game is one of the best looking graphics in ps2 the HUD and the music feels like more like a reboot than a sequel even though the licence has 2x more test than the predecessorDefinitely a huge step forward from gt3 with a whole lots of new contents and every last cars has a really good details and polished very very well especially at 2004 every content is done and polished very well this game is one of the best looking graphics in ps2 the HUD and the music feels like more like a reboot than a sequel even though the licence has 2x more test than the predecessor i guess thats kinda fair because you got reward car in every license so that's fine in my opinion… Expand
  9. 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
  10. Hodoar
    Oct 11, 2022
    10
    Racing games today can't even capture a fraction of the experience that GT4 offered over 12 years ago. Whenever a racing game comes out I always find myself comparing it to GT4. This is the gold standard that developers should be striving to recreate.
  11. Usuario01
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    Gran Turismo 4 ♡ Gran Turismo 4 ♡ Gran Turismo 4 ♡ Gran Turismo 4 ♡
  12. Grimm6Jack
    Jul 28, 2022
    10
    The peak of gran turismo.

    Incredible car and track selection. Very content heavy, with lots of different classes of racing, from one-make races, endurance races, championships with high performance race cars, rally races, etc.
    And driving physics that at the time of the game's release, were the best among console games.
  13. Weiend
    Jul 20, 2022
    10
    Truly one of the greatest racing games ever made. I love that you can go through the game in many different ways, which makes it great for re-playing. The amount of content is also staggering. Not to mention the graphics still hold up when playing in HD. Really shows what the PS2 is capable of. My only real gripe with the game is that the controls aren't as smooth as Gran Turismo 3, as inTruly one of the greatest racing games ever made. I love that you can go through the game in many different ways, which makes it great for re-playing. The amount of content is also staggering. Not to mention the graphics still hold up when playing in HD. Really shows what the PS2 is capable of. My only real gripe with the game is that the controls aren't as smooth as Gran Turismo 3, as in it feels kinda stiff at times. I spent countless hours on this game as a kid, and definitely contributed to my love of cars.… Expand
  14. hugh2125
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    Quite possibly the greatest racing game of all time, needless to say. The amount of attention to detail, cars, tracks, career mode races were truly remarkable. No Gran Turismo game has ever reached the same heights of superiority over the racing game genre, and some newer entries of the series can’t even match this near 20 year old masterpiece for single player content and cars. No racingQuite possibly the greatest racing game of all time, needless to say. The amount of attention to detail, cars, tracks, career mode races were truly remarkable. No Gran Turismo game has ever reached the same heights of superiority over the racing game genre, and some newer entries of the series can’t even match this near 20 year old masterpiece for single player content and cars. No racing game will ever be more clear of the competition than Gran Turismo 4 back in 2004.… Expand
  15. renato__gt__
    Jun 13, 2022
    10
    masterpiece.................................................................
  16. levoxyl
    Jun 12, 2022
    10
    Such great graphics for it's time .
  17. ctank3p_94
    May 30, 2022
    10
    Even with modern day race sim hardware this game still holds up. I can go back into it and have fun starting a new career different each time.
  18. JJ2478
    May 10, 2022
    10
    Arguably the greatest racing game of all time.

    Graphics:
    10/10. Absolutely amazing for the era, and although it's clearly aged they still look decent today.

    Gameplay:
    9/10. Amazing physics, very fun, and definitely a good challenge. The only complaint is that the license tests are a bit tedious.

    UI:
    10/10. Can't think of a single complaint here.
  19. CarNerd86
    Apr 15, 2022
    8
    The game is actually pretty fun, only the handling physics feel a little too arcades.
  20. Golfius
    Mar 31, 2022
    10
    The best Gran Turismo of all, from here the saga went down, the bar was too high. It's just perfect.
  21. DaniiChile
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Bastante contenido y mejora grafica en vehiculos premium. Lo disfruté mucho en 2006
  22. randrewmccarthy
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    This is one of the best video games I have ever played. The graphics and gameplay were well ahead of their time. It is the only game I have ever played and been stunned at how realistic it looked. The content is fabulous and it has brought me hours of joy for nearly 20 years.
  23. L4ncer
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    I love this game, i grown up playing GT4. Not too much to say, this game is truly incredible.
  24. FCE_TR64
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    This game is perfect because then a wise Kazunori Yamauchi decided against forcing his fans and players to buy MTX.
  25. Skyfuzzball8312
    Mar 20, 2022
    9
    Meme aside. The game is absolutely unbelievable, hope they remastered with better racing rules (Including racing flag, AI and license test difficulty. And the License FAIL song is making me laugh as hell.
  26. Duje1
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    Simply one of the best videogames i have ever played its amazing the progression is great I Love It!
  27. BrunnoGio
    Mar 3, 2022
    9
    Gran Turismo 4 is a racing simulator classic. A satisfying and deeply rewarding experience that i have only good memories of, with some of these memories being from playing split screen mode with my brother, cousins and uncle.
  28. 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
  29. stefannowksy
    Feb 22, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece, very memorable sountrack, hard, but satisfacting license test and missions, nike one 2022
    a lot cars many tracks and this is probably ps2 game with best graphics.
    Campain mode is good, cars tuning- great
  30. Xbluannax
    Nov 20, 2021
    8
    Classic gameplay for its time and really enjoyed it although it takes a while to gain money to get better cars and upgrades. Loved the soundtrack as well.
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Awards & Rankings

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#9 Best PS2 Game of 2005
3
#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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