Gran Turismo 2

 PlayStation
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Dec 23, 1999
User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 382 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 344 out of 382
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 382
  3. Negative: 15 out of 382
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  1. Yioma234
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game for me has both positive and negative features.

    Pros:
    1) Many cars compared to the first game.
    2) Nice graphics and bright colors.
    3) Good menu content.

    Negatively:
    1) Small campaign.

    2) Difficulty driving from 1st place directly to last place.

    3) Fewer songs and repetitions.    … Expand
  2. Broyax
    Apr 9, 2017
    7
    Si le premier Gran Turismo a inauguré un nouveau genre, il restait au final fort moyen... pour ne pas dire médiocre. Cette suite est plus aboutie, moins arcade (rendez-vous compte, les traczires sous-virent enfin correctement... au lieu de se comporter comme des propus !) et certainement plus riche, le contenu en atteste !

    Techniquement il n'y avait vraiment pas grand'chose à lui    Si le premier Gran Turismo a inauguré un nouveau genre, il restait au final fort moyen... pour ne pas dire médiocre. Cette suite est plus aboutie, moins arcade (rendez-vous compte, les traczires sous-virent enfin correctement... au lieu de se comporter comme des propus !) et certainement plus riche, le contenu en atteste !

    Techniquement il n'y avait vraiment pas grand'chose à lui reprocher eu égard aux capacités de la PS1... et surtout aucune concurrence à l'époque ! il a fallu attendre les Forza Motorsport (à partir du second après le brouillon du premier) pour se rendre compte que les Gran Turismo... c'est pas bon en fait. Mais au temps de GT2, on mangeait ça. Et on était assez content ma foi.    … Expand
  3. Gods_Grlyaright
    Mar 25, 2002
    7
    This game sucks! Handling snicks on almost all the cars! And the car spins out to easily. But the game does have good graphics.
  4. sebastianali
    Aug 21, 2021
    5
    Well, i wasnt expected too much since i also didnt like GT1. But now straight to the positives and negatives. First of all, this game like its predecessor it looks INCREDIBLE, easily one of the best looking games on the PS1, even surprass some early PS2 racing games, but there´s specific places where it looks worse than GT1, but i can understand that, since this game has more cars andWell, i wasnt expected too much since i also didnt like GT1. But now straight to the positives and negatives. First of all, this game like its predecessor it looks INCREDIBLE, easily one of the best looking games on the PS1, even surprass some early PS2 racing games, but there´s specific places where it looks worse than GT1, but i can understand that, since this game has more cars and tracks, so it gets a pass. Still 10/10 graphics, although what doesnt get a pass is the map in the main menu that looks very bland but still a minor issue.
    Second, you have an INSANE amount of cars, like 500 or 600 in a PS1 GAME!!! Even today racing games would dream with that quantity, and while the handling is still very stiff (in fact, i would say is much more rigid than GT1) they remove a lot the oversteer of the car, so it gets a pass. It could control much better, but is still a decent handling nonthenless.
    Now the negatives, and honestly, i think this makes the game much worse to play than GT1. The grinding.... good lord... the grinding in this game is TERRIBLE! In GT1 you dont have to win much races to buy cars or upgrades, but in this game you have to win like 4-8 races to make some few upgrades on your car, and the races itself are a lot more harder than GT1, mainly because the of the issue that i mentioned in my GT1 review, the AI could turn without the need to brake sometimes. Well, in GT2 is practically all the time, and in every turn while you are braking, the AI could catch you, and this is much more noticed if you pick up a bad car to start the game, you will find yourself losing a lot of races because the AI would be faster than you in straights and sharp corners, and the money that they give you for winning a race is pathetic. This reminds me to the first Choro Q game, but at least in that game they make you clear that you have to actually grind, making only the first opponent much more faster than you, and they give you a lot of money and the races itself were FUN, while in GT2 the track design is much more forgettable than 1 and the soundtrack wasnt as memorable imo. The padding also returns, recycling the tracks from GT1, recycling the tracks from GT2 constantly in mid game, and the return of the 2 hours tracks. The much more longer loading times (even in menus) and the return of the licenses also dont help either.
    Now the rally races.... Good lord, if the races in road have clunky controls, now in the rally races unless you get a very good car is just so bad, and this races take up like half (or slighty less) of the game. They demand you absolutely perfection even in the first races, this also applies to the licenses, because even if their are like i said before a lot easier than the first game, that doesnt mean they arent still hard, and while i hate it less more than the first one, the developers putted much more license challenges, and the padding is just so bad... Rally, licenses, repetition of tracks, 2 hours tracks, HP limit for certain races, grinding, and everything else, this game is just full of padding. While this also was an issue for GT1, it wasnt too bad to be honest, the game was much more simple and once you got all the licenses there wasnt too much events in the game, so GT1 was padded, yes, but short.
    The developers tried to make a much more ambitious game, but without solving the previous game flaws their ended making a even more flawed game. While GT1 have terrible controls, at least i have some fun since the grinding and the normal races were ok (except the last ones of course). GT2 isnt a bad game by any means, but rather a game that sucumbed for being too ambitious. Like i said with the first game, this feels like another technical demo, only worth playing because for the novelty of the time, and not for having fun today.    … Expand
  5. Urpjeckt
    Mar 20, 2022
    7
    Più tracciati, più macchine, più storia dell'auto peccato la colonna sonora 3 misere traccie che fanno cadere le orecchie.
  6. BigManReviewer
    Jun 9, 2023
    5
    It just hasn't aged very well, it's still a decent game and the multiplayer is fun. .

Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best PS1 Game of 1999
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#5 Most Discussed PS1 Game of 1999
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#2 Most Shared PS1 Game of 1999

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. CNET Gamecenter
    100
    Is the game a worthy purchase for GT veterans and racing newcomers alike? The answer is a 400-horsepower yes.
  2. GMR Magazine
    100
    The second lap was even better than the first. [Feb 2003, p.97]
  3. CheckOut
    90
    The controls can seem downright impossible to master at first, but with some practice and patience you'll be ripping it up in no time.
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