Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

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  • Summary: The world's most advanced racing game returns with thunderous new features.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Hot Games
    100
    Put simply, this is the best racing game you can get for yourself right now and is the sequel every Gran Turismo fan could have wanted.
  2. Da Gameboyz
    100
    The sheer breadth of gameplay and the incomparable selection of cars offered sets "Gran Turismo 2" far above the competition.
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  3. CNET Gamecenter
    100
    Is the game a worthy purchase for GT veterans and racing newcomers alike? The answer is a 400-horsepower yes.
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  4. Game Fan
    94
    Yet another intense racing experience that any fan of tire-melting action will worship.
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  5. Total Video Games
    93
    Frankly, GT2 is so good it hurts.
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  6. 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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  7. Core Magazine
    67
    While GT2 adds more of everything -- cars, courses, even a rally mode and circuit -- it fails to improve the 2-year-old graphics engine or add any new gameplay features.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. [Anonymous]
    Aug 31, 2002
    10
    This game ROCKS! As for the spin out part, you gotta know how to drive and play the game for more than 3 minutes. I LOVE THIS GAME!!!
  2. GinJuice
    Apr 18, 2002
    10
    It's the best.
  3. AnsonG.
    Aug 20, 2006
    10
    Play this game and start your ENGINE!
  4. CrackS.
    Oct 10, 2002
    10
    I think its the best.
  5. Garian
    Aug 18, 2012
    10
    I remember playing this as a young kid, and I loved all of it, the customization and the races were great. Its the main game that got me into cars in the future.… Expand
  6. BobbyS.
    Oct 30, 2003
    10
    Really goood.
  7. twilightrocks
    Oct 9, 2013
    1
    When I ordered this game, I was expecting it to be very fun and at most, vaguely frustrating. However, I was completely wrong. It first took me an hour to get my first licence which annoyed me. I was then only given $10,000 to spend on a car. I searched around ALL the garages (I must have been doing it for at least 45 minutes) and I couldn't find an affordable car so I had to buy a 1996 Toyota to plough me through the first few events.

    Now onto the racing. The most annoying thing about the racing is that your position can change from 1st to 6th in NO TIME AT ALL, which just frustrates me to the bone. You could be 5 seconds away from winning a race, when suddenly a mob of cars from behind you come and steal your position you worked hard for. The car can't be controlled with the analog stick (which is dumb when you consider that a PS1 controller with an analog stick had been out for 2 years when the game was released) so you have to use the d-pad which is terrible for steering because you CONSTANTLY swerve off the track.

    I swear to God, this game frustrates me so much that I one time yelled at the box and almost broke it. Sometimes it gets so bad, I feel like snapping the disc.

    Thank God I only paid £3.49 for it.    … Expand

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