Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo is a 1997 sim racing video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was directed by Kazunori Yamauchi and produced by Shuhei Yoshida.
RacingSimulator
- Time to beat
- about 25 hours
Overview
Gran Turismo is a 1997 sim racing video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was directed by Kazunori Yamauchi and produced by Shuhei Yoshida. It is the first game in the Gran Turismo series.
After five years of development time, Gran Turismo was well-received both commercially and critically, shipping a total of 10.85 million copies worldwide (making it the best-selling PlayStation game), and scoring an average of 95% in GameRankings' aggregate, making it the highest rated racing video game at the time of the site's closure in 2019. Many publications have deemed it one of the greatest video games of all time. The game has started a series, and has spawned over 10 spin-offs and sequels.
Official trailer
JP Game Intro. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Racing, Simulator
- Developer
- Polyphony Digital
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Series
- Gran Turismo
- Engine
- Custom Engine
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- Yes
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- PEGI
- 3
- ESRB
- E
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation | Japan | 1997-12-23 |
| PlayStation | Europe / PAL | 1998-05-08 |
| PlayStation | North America | 1998-05-12 |
Playable today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has online features | Yes |
Credits
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Developer
- Polyphony Digital
- Released
- 1998-05-12
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 25 hours
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