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Gran Turismo 2

Gran Turismo 2 US box cover
Developer(s) Polyphony Digital
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Designer(s) Kazunori Yamauchi
Series Gran Turismo
Engine custom
Aspect ratio 4:3
Native resolution 240p (LDTV)
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release date JP December 11, 1999[1][2]
NA December 23, 1999[1]
EU January 28, 2000[1]
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone
PEGI: 3+
Media 2 CD-ROMs
Input methods Dual Analog, DualShock

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Contents

Gameplay

Gran Turismo 2 is fundamentally based on the racing game genre. Many Board games can be said to be racing games such as Snakes and Ladders, Cribbage, or Formula Dé. The player must maneuver an automobile to compete against artificially intelligent drivers on various race tracks. A race track (or 'racetrack' or 'racing track' is a purpose-built facility for Racing of animals (eg The game uses two different modes: arcade and simulation. In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose the courses and vehicles they wish to use. However, the simulation mode requires the player to earn driver's licenses, pay for vehicles, and earn trophies in order to unlock new courses. A driver's license, driver license, driver licence, or driving licence is an official document which states that a person may operate a ----A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit Gran Turismo 2 features nearly 650 automobiles and 27 racing tracks.

Unlike its predecessor, the player can race events separately, instead of a tournament with multiple races. Gran Turismo (commonly abbreviated to GT or GT1) is a Racing game designed by Kazunori Yamauchi. A tournament (IPA) is a Competition involving a relatively large number of competitors all participating in a Sport or Game. The player is no longer able to "qualify" for each race entered.

Development

After the unexpected success of Gran Turismo, lead developer Kazunori Yamauchi planned to make Gran Turismo 2 "an even better product". Kazunori Yamauchi (山内一典 born August 5, 1967) is a Japanese Game designer who is the CEO of Polyphony Digital and creator and producer [3] SCEA's marketing director (Ami Blaire) had high hopes, stating "the overwhelming and continuing popularity of Gran Turismo clearly positions Gran Turismo 2 to be one of the hottest titles available for the holidays and beyond". ( SCEI) is a Japanese Video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry mostly in Video game consoles and is a full [4] Jack Tretton (sales vice president of SCEA) had similar enthusiasm, expecting Gran Turismo 2 to "fly off the shelves faster than the original, continuing the momentum of this incredible franchise". Jack Tretton is the President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA a division of Sony Computer Entertainment, which is a ( SCEI) is a Japanese Video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry mostly in Video game consoles and is a full [5]

Upon the game's release, players shortly found various errors and glitches. The word error has different meanings and usages relative to how it is conceptually applied A glitch is a short-lived Fault in a system The term is particularly common in the Computing and Electronics industries and in Circuit bending SCEA did not ignore the outcry, and offered a replacement if any problems occurred. ( SCEI) is a Japanese Video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry mostly in Video game consoles and is a full [6]

Reception and criticism

Gran Turismo was well-received critically, achieving many positive reviews. GameSpot rated it 8. GameSpot is a video gaming Website that provides News, Reviews Previews Downloads and other information 5 out of 10, recommending it to any gamer, car enthusiast or not. [7]

There were a few glitches in some early copies of GT2 that could interrupt gameplay and corrupt saved games (e. g. , A player's entire garage getting erased after a Machine Test). Sony later openly admitted that the game was rushed to the market to be on shelves in time for the holiday rush, and arranged to exchange some games for newer bug-free versions.

Due to the rushed release, it is only possible to complete 98. 2% of the game in the earliest North American version. [6] A reference to drag racing in the game's manual, and the fact that there are three drag racers — two which can be won from races, and the last one by race modifying a Dodge Intrepid — strongly suggest that drag racing was to be included, and, though the racing aspect was removed, the record-keeping aspect was not. Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line The Dodge Intrepid was a large four-door Full-size, Front-wheel drive sedan. The name of the removed drag strip (Palm Strip, which Polyphony Digital misspelled as 'Plam' Strip) is shown in the intro movie. Arecaceae or Palmae (also known by the name Palmaceae, which is taxonomically invalid or commonly palm tree) the palm family is a family of Flowering (It's kind of hard to see because the tracks' names flash by so quickly. )

In the English-speaking PAL version, players can reach 100. 9% completion, due to the presence of both Vauxhall AND Opel manufacturer races, absent in any other version. Vauxhall Motors is a British automobile company It is a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (GM and is part of GM Europe. Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as Opel) is a German automaker part of General Motors.

A minor error can be found in the manufacturer's competition for Dodge cars; the test race contains the misprint "Viper Festibal" instead of "Viper Festival". Dodge is a United States -based brand of Automobiles Sport utility vehicles and Trucks manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC The Dodge Viper is a V10 -powered Sports car manufactured by the Dodge division of Chrysler LLC.

In only the earlier versions of the North American release, Mark Martin's #6 Ford Taurus Valvoline NASCAR stock car is available by race modifying a Taurus SHO in simulation mode; in later versions a more generic "race modification" is substituted. Mark Martin may refer to Mark Martin (racecar driver (b 1959 American racecar driver Mark Martin (cartoonist, American cartoonist The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. Ashland Inc (or simply Ashland) is a Fortune 500 company which operates in more than 100 countries throughout the world The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. (The Valvoline scheme is still playable in Arcade mode though; the player must race modify a Taurus in Simulation mode, then choose it from their garage in the Arcade mode).

Should the player enter all of the Gran Turismo League races, up to the Pacific League events, upon entering the Midfield Raceway event the player receives a Nissan 300ZX GTS FedEx car. The Nissan 300ZX, also known as the Nissan Fairlady Z, is a Sports car that was produced by Nissan. FedEx Corporation ( is a Logistics services company based in the United States.

GT2 is also unable to correctly identify a car's class because users found that cars can enter competitions which they should not be able to enter. For example, a Subaru Impreza can enter in the first race of the tournament for light weight cars, a 305 horsepower Ford GT40 can enter the second race of the Historic Car Cup (limited to cars under 295 horsepower), or a 640 horsepower Vector W8 can enter the last MR Cup race, which is limited to cars under 591 horsepower. The Subaru Impreza' is a Compact car that was first introduced by Subaru in 1993 The Ford GT40 was a high performance Sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row from 1966 to 1969 (in 1967 with a different body though The Vector W8 was produced from 1989 to 1993 It was manufactured by Vector Aeromotive, and was designed by Gerald Wiegert and David Kostka

Original Sound Track

Most of the songs were composed by Isamu Ohira

GT2: Music at the Speed of Sound
GT2: Music at the Speed of Sound cover
Soundtrack by Various Artists
Released April 25, 2000
Length 101:43
Label Tristar
  1. Cold Rock the Mic Apollo Four Forty 4:30
  2. My Favourite Game Cardigans 3:45
  3. Now Is the Time [New Millennium Mix] Crystal Method 5:33
  4. Use Once and Destroy Hole 5:13
  5. Unforgiven Creed 3:36
  6. Sex Type Thing Stone Temple Pilots 3:39
  7. Bodyrock [B&H's Body Rob Mix] Moby 4:41
  8. Dragula [Hot Rod Herman Mix] Rob Zombie 4:44
  9. Cars Fear Factory, Gary Numan 3:33
  10. I Think I'm Paranoid Garbage 3:37
  11. Push Eject Boom Boom Satellites 5:39
  12. Hey Man, Nice Shot Filter 5:15
  13. Super Bon Bon Soul Coughing 3:32
  14. Playable Demo 42:40
  15. Exclusive Downloadable Codes 5:20
  16. Cool Moves/Tips from the Pads  :05
  17. Sneak Preview of Gt2000 for Playstation 2
  18. Interview With the Gt2 Production Team

OST disc 1: "Gran Turismo 2"

  1. Moon Over The Castle(The Theme Of GRAN TURISMO 2)
  2. Blue Line
  3. Never Let Me Down
  4. Blade
  5. Call Of The Wild
  6. Blowing Away
  7. Hot Tin Root
  8. Get Into It
  9. Blue Line(インストゥルメント) (The Japanese text means "instrumental")
  10. Moon Over The Castle(type-R)〈Scene of GRAN TURISMO〉
  11. Welcome Back,G. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The Cardigans is a Swedish English language band formed in the town of Jönköping in 1992 The Crystal Method is an American Electronic music duo consisting of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland Hole was an American Alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and disbanded in 2002 Creed was an American Rock band from Tallahassee, Florida that became popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ " Dragula " is the first single from Rob Zombie solo debut Hellbilly Deluxe. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician " Cars " is a 1979 song by Gary Numan, released as a single from the album The Pleasure Principle. Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band The band formed in 1989 and have released seven full-length Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician Garbage is an American rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994 are a Japanese Electronic music duo consisting of Michiyuki Kawashima and Masayuki Nakano Filter (commonly typeset as FIL TER, to fit their logo is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland Ohio by Richard Patrick Soul Coughing was a New York -based Alternative rock band active in the 1990s T.
  12. Windroad
  13. Poker Face
  14. Gold Rush
  15. The Drift Of Air Ver. 2
  16. Soul of Garage
  17. Get Ready!
  18. You Made It!
  19. From The East
  20. The “Real” Motorious City

OST disc 2: "Gran Turismo 2: Extended Score Groove"

Gran Turismo 2 Extended Score Groove
Studio album by Project GT 2
Released November 7, 2000
Label King Japan
Professional reviews
  1. Moon Over The Castle [prologue]
  2. Moon Over The Castle
  3. Never Let Me Down
  4. From The East [vocal Version]
  5. Call Of The Wild
  6. Blade
  7. Blowing Away
  8. Welcome Back, G. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. T.
  9. Get Ready!
  10. Get Into It
  11. You Made It!
  12. Blue Line [piano Version]

Trivia

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gran Turismo" Series Software Title List. Polyphony Digital (April 2008). Polyphony Digital Inc is an internal Video game developing company of Sony Computer Entertainment and is part of the newly formed Sony World Studios Retrieved on 2008-05-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
  2. ^ a b Sony Computer Entertainment (2008-05-09). ( SCEI) is a Japanese Video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry mostly in Video game consoles and is a full 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of "Gran Turismo Series Shipment Exceeds 50 Million Units Worldwide". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2008-05-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
  3. ^ IGN staff (1999-02-10). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead "Gran Turismo 2 Gets the Nod".
  4. ^ IGN staff (1999-09-03). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius "Sony Stakes December 7 for Gran Turismo 2".
  5. ^ IGN staff (1999-12-14). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people "Gran Turismo 2 Hits Stores in Two Days".
  6. ^ a b IGN staff (2000-01-20). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Sony Answers GT2 Questions".
  7. ^ Taruc, N. (1999-12-16). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion "PlayStation Gran Turismo 2 Review".
  8. ^ YouTube - Gran Turismo 2 (Making of & Interview)

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