dbot on 15 September 2009
Arstechnica seemed to like it. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2009/09/gran-turismo-psp-review-portable-racing-grows-up.ars
To put it very simply: this is the best portable racing game you can buy at the moment. At times it feels almost like a magic trick; Polyphony has done some amazing things with the hardware. It's very real, however, and in a few weeks it will be here. Save some money in the ol' gaming budget, whether you buy a PSP Go or not, you'll want to pick this game up.
The Good
- Absolutely stunning, 60FPS graphics
- The ability to listen to your own music will playing
- Wide variety of tracks and cars
- Detailed information and history of cars
- Races are simple to set up, can be finished in minutes, although longer tracks are available
- Strong multiplayer, with the ability to both share and trade cars with your friends
- Zippy loading times when installed to memory stick, UMD release includes the install option
The Bad
- No online infrastructure mode
- Cockpit view is just the black shape of the windshield
- Only four cars in races, in both single and multiplayer
- A small selection of cars available to buy at the dealership, making it hard to browse all the available vehicles
- No damage to the cars
- AI can feel rather artificial and sterile
- Finding your saved replays is a pain in the ass, because there is no way to simply browse what you've saved; they're arranged by track
The Ugly
- People who traded in their PSP systems sheepishly buying another unit to play this
Thanks for the input, Jeff.
