Gran Turismo: The Real Driving Simulator

 PSP
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Sep 30, 2009
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 138 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 138
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 138
  3. Negative: 12 out of 138
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  1. dominatr
    Jul 27, 2023
    9
    I love it, but the lack of a career mode is pretty upsetting. The rewarding factor is only the creidts
  2. CyberLlamaMusic
    Apr 8, 2023
    10
    Sadly this game has the same equal score for both critics and users which are 7.4
    I think the number 4 is considered unlucky since it refers to the noun death.
    I hope in future time the user score will eventually raise to 7.5 and amen.
  3. farrrullll
    Jan 27, 2023
    8
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  4. Ac-Gamer
    May 29, 2022
    5
    The game is great, with amazing graphics, nearly identical to gran Turismo 4. Amazing gameplay. But 4 cars on the track? Hilarious. I know this is a handheld game, but only 4 cars on the track don't make you feel you're actually racing, it seems like just practice mode, that aside. 800 cars??!! AMAZING! no career mode? reasonable, but here's my opinion, I know this is a handheld pocketThe game is great, with amazing graphics, nearly identical to gran Turismo 4. Amazing gameplay. But 4 cars on the track? Hilarious. I know this is a handheld game, but only 4 cars on the track don't make you feel you're actually racing, it seems like just practice mode, that aside. 800 cars??!! AMAZING! no career mode? reasonable, but here's my opinion, I know this is a handheld pocket game to play on the go, but especially during long waits career mode would really be nice, like, the game only takes up 1GB, in which a UMD can fit 1.8GB so I don't understand why they didn't put career mode. a gran Turismo game is not complete without career mode. But hey, its a on-the-go game which makes sense, I'm still laughing at the part where there is only 4 cars on the track, LIKE WHY?? overall I would rate this game a 5.5… Expand
  5. alexandrea
    Nov 25, 2021
    7
    Nostalgia attacks again. I am not a fan of driving simulators, I enjoy arcade racing games but simulator is not for me.
  6. sebastianali
    Aug 22, 2021
    7
    Gran Turismo on PSP (for now) in my opinion is the best game in the series, they polished a lot the formula. First of all the graphics, good lord, the graphics are AMAZING, easily the best looking game on the PSP along with God Of War, it looks like a PS3 game, although the cars lacks any kind of reflection, but they have so many detail both the enviroment and the cars so it gets a pass.Gran Turismo on PSP (for now) in my opinion is the best game in the series, they polished a lot the formula. First of all the graphics, good lord, the graphics are AMAZING, easily the best looking game on the PSP along with God Of War, it looks like a PS3 game, although the cars lacks any kind of reflection, but they have so many detail both the enviroment and the cars so it gets a pass. Also the incredible amount of cars, you have more or less like 800 cars. My final positive point is the focus on the arcade aspect. Previous games in the series were more realistic, although the realism was never very polished, and to be honest, simulation games are just..... frsutrating and boring... Gran Turismo on the PSP was more like an arcade racing game, but a very good one, and much more polished than its previous entries, now the focus is in collecting all the cars in the game, rather than winning all of the trophies. Along with the much more fair AI and licenses (and not more obligatory!!! yeah!!!), this doesnt force you to be so perfect at the beginning of the game like many other previous Gran Turismo, and now the control is much better. The developers removed completely the oversteer, and while the stiff control is still there, is now a smooth stiff control, the car smoothly turns when breaking, and no like previous games where it tends to drift even at low speed or makes a spin. And it has something that future racing games of the seventh generation-today misses.... customizing your own races.... this is something i love it since games like Need For Speed 3 (for example), and you are rewarding the more laps, longer track or ai difficult you are racing.... Your race, your rules. This is amazing, and considering than all of the cars are very impressive looking and the driving is stiff but smooth, it gives you a lot of reward feeling (and that in a videogame is one of the most important things, very few videogames do this right). But now to the negatives, and shamefully some flaws are present from other Gran Turismo and other flaws were new from this game: The tracks itself are still very unmemorable, along with the soundtrack (although you can put your own soundtrack, something very cool). If you dont know about real cars specs, you would never know what car is more faster or have better handling. Despite i said the handling was much better than others Gran Turismo, is still stiff. There´s no upgrade system, and while previous games did this pretty bad, that doesnt mean it should be omited, and for last, the game doesnt have enough game modes, so it becames somewhat repetitive. Arcade racing games like NFS3 wasnt an issue since the game was refined to the max and has every option you need. Gran Turismo on PSP is still a very good racing game, one of the best of the system, and my favorite game in the franchise for its refinement and its arcade style gameplay, but that doesnt mean the series still exploted all of its potential.… Expand
  7. bazzigoplay297
    Nov 22, 2020
    6
    Could it have been better.

    Surely it is the best racing game for PSP for graphic, but no Driver Licenses (the Soul of GT) and rotating cars in the shop are a very big let down
  8. Fervillax
    Sep 2, 2020
    9
    Teniendo en cuenta las límitaciones técnicas que tiene una consola como psp y el año en que aparecio el juego, me parece que Gran Turismo aprovecha al máximo la consola para ofrecer una de las mejores experiencias que puedes tener en psp, especialmente en cuanto a juegos de carreras se refiere.
    Los gráficos simplemente son de los mejores que puedes encontrar en esta consola. Se echa de    Teniendo en cuenta las límitaciones técnicas que tiene una consola como psp y el año en que aparecio el juego, me parece que Gran Turismo aprovecha al máximo la consola para ofrecer una de las mejores experiencias que puedes tener en psp, especialmente en cuanto a juegos de carreras se refiere.
    Los gráficos simplemente son de los mejores que puedes encontrar en esta consola. Se echa de menos a lo mejor un poco más de profundidad en el "modo carrera" que es bastante más simple que en las versiones de la época para ps2.
    Aún así para mi es un juego sobresaliente que incluso en la actualidad da gusto jugarlo.    … Expand
  9. MiGiZA
    Jul 2, 2019
    8
    Gran Turismo PSP - the only best car simulator for everyone's favorite PlayStation Portable, which includes a huge number of cars and tracks. The only disadvantage of the game is that there is no damage physics.
  10. Skyler360
    May 22, 2019
    8
    It is a great game for PSP standards; but compared to the other games in the Gran Turismo saga, this is the least good, so to speak.
  11. FelleBanan_ygsr
    Mar 17, 2018
    2
    Admittedly, I’m not used to the standard GT games, so I’m gonna judge this for it’s own merits.
    It’s trash alright? It goes in constant slow-motion and is boring as **** with nothing entertaining at all.
    The graphics are grey, the levels are grey and the level design is beyond lazy.
    A stale and painful experience for depressed people.
  12. Shadow1
    May 22, 2016
    8
    In this game can arrange race with 99 laps and trucks in this game is very good and amazing . In this game often puts . This is not best GT Game , but one of the best Gran Turismo Game . In this game awesome graphics for PSP and many different awesome cars . Good Game .
  13. XDavidX
    Nov 23, 2015
    10
    The game is just amazing. I love play this game. For me this game is amazing ! Nothing more to comment because this game is amazing ! I rate this 10/10
  14. gamingisgreat
    Jul 14, 2015
    8
    GT for PSP is a solid driving game,the car list is extensive,the driving physics are solid,and the track selection is ridiculously large.

    GT PSP edition makes a solid start as you get a car and 100,000 to start the game.Car list rages from city cars to hypercars.The game however only lets you choose to by cars from 4 manufacturers and changes every 2 races.There is no career mode,but    GT for PSP is a solid driving game,the car list is extensive,the driving physics are solid,and the track selection is ridiculously large.

    GT PSP edition makes a solid start as you get a car and 100,000 to start the game.Car list rages from city cars to hypercars.The game however only lets you choose to by cars from 4 manufacturers and changes every 2 races.There is no career mode,but you choose everything before the race.Car,track,the amount of laps,and if you want to make the race one manuacturer only,the game's strength is the driving,which is the most important.

    Overall:Solid handheld racing game.    … Expand
  15. Annoymous1
    Jan 11, 2013
    6
    Graphics and the Computer Design are good....terrible A.I. that just go's to rigid. A clutter of cars that don't move around. Just little bit of fun and no point in racing. Another thing is that there is no Career Mode which is sad.
  16. jsdgpro
    Aug 30, 2012
    8
    It's pretty fun, the graphics are INCREDIBLE. It is a shame that you can't just buy the cars you want but have to race and then see what the dealership have in store for you, but overall it's pretty great.
  17. Alexwise
    Apr 12, 2012
    8
    Lack of career is the only sad thing about this game. It could have got 10 out of 10 score. but, oh well...
  18. Tubie
    Apr 12, 2011
    7
    All I can think about when I play this game is "wasted opportunity" why they didn't add a GT mode or why you can only have 4 cars in a race. All of these are drawbacks that pretty much kills this game.
  19. ArkonBlade
    Dec 13, 2010
    7
    Gran turismo light is what it should have been called mainly because with out sim mode the game feels kinda empty despite the fact it has 800 cars and 64 tracks . the controls arnt bad but will take alittle gettin used to especialy if youve played prolouge and other GT games with a wheel . the graphics are great and im sure pushes the PSP to its limets. also you cant tune up your cars ><Gran turismo light is what it should have been called mainly because with out sim mode the game feels kinda empty despite the fact it has 800 cars and 64 tracks . the controls arnt bad but will take alittle gettin used to especialy if youve played prolouge and other GT games with a wheel . the graphics are great and im sure pushes the PSP to its limets. also you cant tune up your cars >< whats GT with out that . the load times arnt to bad .if it just had the sim mode this game would be near perfect and i coulda put in alot of hours in this but as is after i raced on all 64 tracks and had a few high end cars which was about 12 hours maybe i got bored and havent played it since. for $20 bucks though its still a good racing game to own just not the gran turismo we all would have liked to see on the PSP that makes it deifferent from all the other racers out there.… Expand
  20. USG
    Nov 22, 2010
    6
    A disappointment to say the least. It ditched the career mode ("Gran Turismo mode") and all the player does is collect cars. Very little gameplay. At least the game has license tests; I can't say the same about the boring races with a few other AI. There's long loading times for each level and every menu, especially on a PSP-1000. Even though it's a car collecting game, the player has toA disappointment to say the least. It ditched the career mode ("Gran Turismo mode") and all the player does is collect cars. Very little gameplay. At least the game has license tests; I can't say the same about the boring races with a few other AI. There's long loading times for each level and every menu, especially on a PSP-1000. Even though it's a car collecting game, the player has to wait to buy which-ever car they want. Each game day a selection of only a few dealers show up, despite how the game is packed with cars. The few pros (such as graphics and frame rate) are easily outweighed. This game was not worth the positive speculation after it was originally announced, years before its release.… Expand
  21. RandyC
    Jan 19, 2010
    7
    this is a review for GRAND TOURISMO for the PSP GO PROS: excellent graphics the best I have seen out of all the race games...The most realistic handling...The best multi-player game as long as you have friends to play CONS :the one thing that ticks me off about GT is the fact that there is no career mode CONCLUSION: I really like the game and I truly believe that anybody who considers this is a review for GRAND TOURISMO for the PSP GO PROS: excellent graphics the best I have seen out of all the race games...The most realistic handling...The best multi-player game as long as you have friends to play CONS :the one thing that ticks me off about GT is the fact that there is no career mode CONCLUSION: I really like the game and I truly believe that anybody who considers themselves as a racing icon must own this game the replays are unmatched...The graphics are a 10 in a 7 world...they just didn't add much replay ability to the game which is really sad considering they made it for a portable system… Expand
  22. SteveK
    Jan 5, 2010
    6
    I wanted to love it. I tried to love it. But it just came out as a poor cousin of the GT family. Sure, the graphics are great and it has the polish of a GT game, but it's missing something. It's not the lack of a career mode or customisation as such, it would have worked as a fun arcade game rather than a simulation, but there just doesn't seem any point to it. Buying cars I wanted to love it. I tried to love it. But it just came out as a poor cousin of the GT family. Sure, the graphics are great and it has the polish of a GT game, but it's missing something. It's not the lack of a career mode or customisation as such, it would have worked as a fun arcade game rather than a simulation, but there just doesn't seem any point to it. Buying cars makes no difference other than that you have yet another car. All AI players are in cars selected from those comparable in power to your own so there's nothing to be gained by having a higher power car or a specific make/model needed to enter a particular race. There's no point in choosing a harder compound tyre over soft as there's no tyre wear for it to make a difference. You can drive down the pit lane but all that seems to happen is you drive on auto under speed limiter without stopping and come out the other end. Surely the pits are there for a reason? Glaring issues like this mean it just feels .. incomplete. It's almost like they realised GT5 wasn't going to ship before Christmas so someone dusted off the half finished proof of concept demo that had been abandoned and spent a couple of months giving it a new coat of paint before shoving it out into daylight with very little warning as if to say 'Look what we were making instead'. The only saving grace in my opinion is the adhoc network play. Suddenly playing it does become fun compared to the tedious procession in single player. You still don't need to have stocked your garage with cars as Party Shuffle mode gives you random cars of comparable power. I think out of all the GT games so far, it offers the simplest and best social multiplayer experience for a group of friends. GT3s firewire based networking worked fine, but was a hassle and required buying proprietary equipment to use. GT4 only worked (officially) on a LAN and we found even that was pretty flaky. GT5P works well but you can only play against random Internet folk and not just challenge your friends to a race. Without multiplayer, I'd probably rate this a 3-4 as while it looks pretty but gets dull and tedious fairly quickly with no real incentives to keep playing. But the multiplayer does make the game more fun. Sadly it doesn't appear to support gameshare so you do all need a copy.… Expand
  23. AdamK
    Jan 1, 2010
    10
    Gran Turismo for PSP is a totally new game, one that is solely about the driving. No rush to finish the game, buy your favourite cars and go racing or drifting. With the limited purchase from 5 manufactures you experience cars you would have missed before. Passing the license tests does provide some new features but if you don't want, don't do it. The game never has you race Gran Turismo for PSP is a totally new game, one that is solely about the driving. No rush to finish the game, buy your favourite cars and go racing or drifting. With the limited purchase from 5 manufactures you experience cars you would have missed before. Passing the license tests does provide some new features but if you don't want, don't do it. The game never has you race anything you don't want to. It's brilliant, at first I was disappointed when I read what people described as a lack lustre game, but it is so much more fun without what one reviewer called the grind of career mode( he meant it positively). The game gives you total freedom with amazing cars, that's how it should always have been.… Expand
  24. JamesD
    Dec 9, 2009
    7
    Gran Turismo on the PSP is a slick package with relatively impressive visuals and a lot of content in terms of tracks and cars. However,with no career mode, no long lasting game modes and numerous problems with car collection makes it a solid if relatively unimpressive sim experience.
  25. samm
    Nov 24, 2009
    9
    some critics seem to forget, what pocket gaming is all about. It doesnt need a carreer. because you don´t want to spent so much time in a pocket game. its a quik on the go game and does what its need to be doing. delivering a quik driving experiens on the go!!! If you want a carreer get a console. Why do critics always compare handheld game´s with console game´s. Sorry some critics seem to forget, what pocket gaming is all about. It doesnt need a carreer. because you don´t want to spent so much time in a pocket game. its a quik on the go game and does what its need to be doing. delivering a quik driving experiens on the go!!! If you want a carreer get a console. Why do critics always compare handheld game´s with console game´s. Sorry for the bad english. I´m dutch.… Expand
  26. RoniSize
    Nov 18, 2009
    6
    It's a watered-down version of GT4's 'Arcade Mode' (without the ability to choose your competition). It looks pretty nice (aside for the seam tearing and pixel flickering) and controls fairly well (TOCA on the PSP controls better), but not having any type of a career mode is just blasphemy - that's the essence of a Gran Turismo game! It seems like PD only had It's a watered-down version of GT4's 'Arcade Mode' (without the ability to choose your competition). It looks pretty nice (aside for the seam tearing and pixel flickering) and controls fairly well (TOCA on the PSP controls better), but not having any type of a career mode is just blasphemy - that's the essence of a Gran Turismo game! It seems like PD only had three people working on this and rushed them to push it out to retail.… Expand
  27. CosmicBandito69
    Nov 5, 2009
    9
    Sure it doesn't have career mode, but it races like a dream. I never got far in career mode anyways in GT4. It was too hard driving those crummy slow cars. I like the automatically adjusting difficulty level. Trust me, turn off all of the driving enhancements (except maybe traction control) and it feels fantastic. There is tons of stuff to do, don't listen to the haters. Sure it doesn't have career mode, but it races like a dream. I never got far in career mode anyways in GT4. It was too hard driving those crummy slow cars. I like the automatically adjusting difficulty level. Trust me, turn off all of the driving enhancements (except maybe traction control) and it feels fantastic. There is tons of stuff to do, don't listen to the haters. I'll play GT5 for career mode. Most of the time you are trying to squeeze in a "quick" race or two or ten. How many people are going to invest hundreds of hours for a career mode on a portable?… Expand
  28. Rogz
    Nov 1, 2009
    4
    I can't believe it took them this long to make the PSP version of GT. Nothing about it seems to work properly, the controls feel clunky. The races with three opponents are boring, and the variety of race modes is limited. If you need a GT fix, grab the PSX versions from the store. They may not be shiny and new, but at least they're fun.
  29. Nigel
    Oct 30, 2009
    9
    The best racing game out there. It's like a mini GT5. The only thing keeping it from a 10, is that there's no career mode, and if you don't have friend to play, and share cars with, it'll get boring, really fast. So if you love the series like me, and you've got a PSP, and a friend to play ad-hoc with, grab $40 and go buy it.
  30. asdfasdfasdfasdfadsfasdf
    Oct 28, 2009
    3
    It feels like Wii Sports, with no carrear mode, a shallow presentation and being a pack-in game for some PSPs (i.e. mine). The driving also handles reaistically like in Grand Theift Auto, meaning steering is really slippery. Maby I don't have any appreciation for this because I've neve played any other Grand Turismo games before. There is no slowdown, and assuming that all other It feels like Wii Sports, with no carrear mode, a shallow presentation and being a pack-in game for some PSPs (i.e. mine). The driving also handles reaistically like in Grand Theift Auto, meaning steering is really slippery. Maby I don't have any appreciation for this because I've neve played any other Grand Turismo games before. There is no slowdown, and assuming that all other GT games have realistic driving controles then it is functional, but if I'm pointing out that a game is functional as a pro, WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THE REST OF THE GAME?! I know the cars you drive are real cars (which there are quite a lot of), but I still think it could have been done better. My dislike could also be because I don't have too many racing games, but I liked Burnout Paradice, regardless of how I crashed every five meters or so. Why can't the racing be as intense as that? Again because it's realistic? I suppose this would suite you if you're into that sort of thing. BTW the music sucks.… Expand
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74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 73 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 33 out of 73
  3. Negative: 1 out of 73
  1. Gameplanet
    90
    Gran Turismo for the PlayStation Portable is a faithful reproduction of the original PSX game that achieved so much success in the 90's. Although missing online functionality, it's still the best racer you'll find for the platform.
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  2. Games Master UK
    79
    Great looks, impressive handling, good tracks and cars. But where's the career mode? [Dec 2009, p.64]
  3. AceGamez
    70
    Gran Turismo PSP is Polyphony's Pokémon and, as such, one that's more for the Jay Lenos amongst us rather than the James Hunts.
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