Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (Playstation 2)

Description

Sony’s award-winning racing series makes its debut on the PlayStation 2 with Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec. Taking the driving engine and interface of the 1998 PlayStation original, the game offers enhanced visuals using the system’s 128-bit processing power. With over 150 cars available from actual car companies, some of which include Ford, Fiat, Audi, BMW and Chrysler, Gran Turismo 3 offers players a choice of models based on their real-life counterparts, from the car bodies to the individual engines.

As before, Gran Turismo 3 A Spec is divided into an Arcade Mode and a Simulation Mode. Both modes have a variety of updated courses from the previous two titles as well as a few new tracks. The Simulation Mode has players purchasing and racing for money, with 60 different racing circuits divided into beginning, amateur, and championship difficulty levels, as well as ten rally and ten endurance rounds. In order to enter many of the races, players will have to earn certain licenses by passing a series of tests, some of which involve taking turns and stopping correctly within a time limit.

The soundtrack features artists ranging from Snoop Dogg to Lenny Kravitz to Judas Priest. Players can also alter their gameplay view from a camera positioned behind the car to a first-person perspective inside the driver’s seat. As with others in the series, Gran Turismo 3 supports vibration feedback and full analog control. A memory card is required in order to save progress, statistics, and accumulated cars.

Features:
* Obsessively technical, meticulously designed, viciously fast
* Precise physics modeled according to each car’s actual specifications
* Star-studded soundtrack features hot remixes and original songs
* Race in the hot ‘Arcade’ mode or the customizable ‘Simulation’ mode

MANUFACTURER’S DESCRIPTION:

Obsessively technical. Meticulously refined. Viciously fast. A fervent arcade mode with blinding speeds. A passionately customizable simulation mode. You’ve never seen anything this suped-up.

Photo-realistic graphics blur the line between game and reality

Precise calculated physics designed according to each car’s real-life specifications

Star-stunned soundtrack featuring original songs and remixes

Opponent racers come to life with ‘Emotion’ physics

THE DRIVE OF YOUR LIFE

All of the world’s top manufacturers
ACURA
ALFA ROMEO
ASTON MARTIN
AUDI
BMW
CHEVROLET
CHRYSLER
CITROEN
DAIHATSU
DODGE
FIAT
FORD
GILLET
HONDA
JAGUAR
LANCIA
LISTER
LOTUS
MAZDA
MERCEDES-BENZ
MINI
MITSUBISHI
NISSAN
OPEL
PAGANI
PANOZ
PEUGEOT
RENAULT
RUF
SHELBY
SUBARU
SUZUKI
TICKFORD
TOMMYKAIRA
TOYOTA
TVR
VOLKSWAGEN