Classic Game Room HD - GRAN TURISMO PSP review Part 2

Part 2 of 2. Classic Game Room HD reviews GRAN TURISMO PSP for Sony PSP, the ultimate Playstation Portable driving game. Have you wasted weeks of your life collecting Nissan Skylines in previous Gran Turismo games? If so then you'll enjoy this one, loads of tracks and around 800 cars, Gran Turismo PSP delivers the goods and then some. The quality and detail of tracks like Deep Forest, Laguna Seca, El Capitan, High Speed Ring, Apricot Hill, Suzuka, Fuji, Gran Valley, Trial Mountain and more are here for you to take on the go. This CGR review of Gran Turismo PSP has gameplay from Gran Turismo PSP showing this driving game being played with game play recorded from Gran Turismo PSP on the PSP series 3000. Cars like Bugatti, Lamborghini and Ferrari are in this game as well as the old favorites like Nissan, Toyota and Subaru. Enjoy the off road tracks like Tahiti Maze with rally style races. A new race structure awaits you as you unlock different AI difficulty levels working to unlock Level S (S for SUPER, SPEED and SENORITA). Watch CGR drive in circles enjoying the game that will devour weeks of your life. Comes with ad-hoc multiplayer, time trial and drift modes. Gran Turismo PSP from Polyphony Digital.

[@baddude1337]

The fact that there is an in-car view on a psp game is pretty awesome..I only just got into racing games with GRID and DiRT 1/2 but I only race in the in-car view. Will definitely give this a look. Great review as always by CGR.

[@shingo7772]

Awesome review, I make it a point to have every GT game ever made and play them all regularly to keep myself sane.

[@nosidezero]

Now that you ask, Midnight Club: Los Angeles is "okay", It suffers from some graphical glitches, but it's pure Rockstar. My personal favorite would have to be, Motorstorm: Artic Edge. The controls are pretty easy and the environments look really nice, And I love the vehicle design. Need for Speed is a great racing series, I think the best would be NFS III: Hot Pursuit. The PSP titles have never lived up to the console games, but the ones that's a little better would be Underground: Rivals&Carbon

[@WayneAshworthArtist]

Superb review. It was because of this video I bought G.T for my PSP, and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Super game and surprisingly good looking for a handheld game. Those wishing to learn a great tip for earning in game money should buy the Honda NSX Type R '92 at the earliest opportunity and use that on the oval speedway test track to earn money to spend on other cars for racing. I am earning 210,000 credits per 4 lap race in just under 10 minutes. It outshines the competition and is superb

[@miniracersus]

One of my favorite cars on that game and IRL by far.

[@cheesyeurotrance95]

+Wayne Ashworth you can earn 300,000 for 4 laps on S rank at the test course if you do 2 races with 2 laps, not one race with 4 laps

[@JamVar]

Nice review. They should've made it so when the Delorean reaches 88 mph, it sends you to the last lap and puts you in 1st.

[@shazmanbound1496]

Is a great series. Just wished it was on the Vita..but well we all know the Vita is done for.

[@velvetrooster5569]

It is available for purchase on the PS Vira store and you can always ad it on to the PS Vita if you have a modded PS Vita.

[@ej20110828]

Subaru impreza wrx and chevrolet camaro esi 97 are good cars to me which i bought in the game it was a cool time in the time trials mode spinning around so i could learn to drive when i get older :)

[@Kazuto344]

rallying on the gt4 game was my favorite mode

[@swordghoti]

At 88mph, that DeLorean should have burned up in a sheet of white light and the screen should have warped to a version of the track in 1955, or maybe even 2015! Man, that would have been awesome...:) I won't buy a Vita until this comes out for it. No point. I go where the best games are, it's common sense. Those twisty Corsican tracks from GT4 made it in here, and they are tremendous to drive round, especially on the sim mode handling. You can definitely prove your chops on this game.

[@Hekifier47]

I totally agree there. What's also disappointing is how much of the tracks in GT5 are just bigger tracks that were taken part by part, or added weather effects or chicanes, and somehow that magically makes it a new track. I found myself wishing they brought back those old ones too, because as there is there really isn't enough for a Gran Turismo game.

[@azbyn692]

gran turismo vs mario kart = mario kart 8 mercedes benz dlc

[@GTChucker86]

How long is the loading time? Surely this game takes some patience when approaching races with all that amount of cars and tracks and graphics embedded in this game in the PSP.

[@mrhappy19]

ya me too im actually buying a psp just for this game... brings me back to the days of ps1

[@eurosonly]

Why do you have two channels? Twice the money?

[@JIMvc2]

was playing Gran turismo while watching the video :D

[@laurensdh]

ah back in the days when 10 mins was youtubes video limit.

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

fast forward to these days, when KZbinrs fill their videos with meaningless content just to hit that sweet 10 minutes spot

[@WilliamRowan]

1) Nissan GT-R is fast as hell. Faster around a track and faster 0-60 than the Ferrari Enzo. 2) Acura NSX being faster: Either the difficulty is dumbed down, or the NSX is seriously tuned up.

[@lctb51]

What happened to the night tracks???? The Clubman cup stage 5, 11 Clubman Special Stage 11, Rome Circuit Night??

[@Powkeemawnz]

I wish I had my psp with me. It's at a friend's house. I'd buy this game in a heartbeat.

[@lasarousi]

its impresive the good praphics in this portable console... i want a psp d:

[@bfcricky]

I just got this game for my PSP Go, and the graphics are stunning for a psp game.

[@TylerVanDresar]

Great looking game! I'm sooo getting it! Awesome review.

[@WarpPal]

Nice review, Everybody doesnt that song at the end sound almost exactly like a song from the N64 Mario Kart???

[@timbata]

Giving you the ability to drive over Yoshi with a RangeRover. Dude that's classic :D xD...

[@RA7ICU5]

do a shift review!!!! and this was a great one as always :)

[@RogersRoyal]

A Delorean!? NO WAY! BTTF is my favorite movie trilogy of all time. Now that's a great reason to get this game.. if you can't own the car in real life.. may as well get the next best thing!! Just not the same without the fire trails and time travel booms though.

[@Crocsthemusical]

i'm getting my psp 3000 on november 20th and this is the first game i am getting for it!!

[@Kazuto344]

@irishgandalf757 so does this game advance a day when you complete a race or does it advance a day in real life?

[@SpencerLemay]

Hey CGR Guy, You ever consider reviewing a MMO? Perhaps EvE Online or World of Warcraft?

[@Wasbo]

Awesome review, like always.

[@WilliamRowan]

What makes GT PSP bad?

[@pjmasterzz]

Great review!

[@XKaiminalX]

The phrase "Calm down its just a video game" comes to mind..

[@ShadowzGamer]

Shall I get this one? btw do this game have a good sense of speed?

[@WLBlazkowicz]

The way he tells about it. I'm gonna buy it One question. The clock on the bottom right screen. Is that the time on your psp. Because if it is then it's great. Then i never have to press the Ps button to see what time it is :)

[@TomoBuddy]

Review V8 Supercars Australia 3!!! I think it's called TOCA Race Driver 3 in the US. You'll love it!

[@superjta59]

800 cars of awesome, including Ferraris. Hitting 88 on the DMC DeLorean S2 will destroy you. Driving over Yoshi with a Range Rover is awesome! I would buy that as well!

[@gurney37]

I love drifting, they have nissan GTR, I love that car, delorean looks cool, like from Back to the future.

[@katakisLives]

I played the first Gran Turismo a whole load! great soundtrack! the second Gran Turismo was too big for just one compact disc! the GT game I played the most was Gran Turismo 3! I'll never forget those classic Feeder tunes! there wasn't a launch GT for the PS2 they made us wait a bit for that! Gran Turismo concept should be reviewed by CGR! that had some really unique cars!

[@AceKarterReloaded]

his game looks amaaaaazing what version does it run on?

[@GTRufus]

as long as i can feel it's gran turismo, i'm happy :)

[@videogameobsession]

Isn't anyone else annoyed by the graphic glitching in this game? It appears as lines of dots at random parts. Sometimes it's hard to ignore. See 0:42 and many other parts too. It reminds of what could be seen on many first generation PSX games. Namco actually addressed this particular glitch and even fixed it (as well as doubling it's frame rate to 60fps) on the bonus disc included with Rage Racer for the Playstation 1. It seems weird for a high profile game like this to include such glitches!

[@Burning_Typhoon]

Here's something I want... I had no plans in getting this before this review..... I'll pick it up with GT5 next year, so that I don't spoil my hype.

[@Night-Tid3]

4:24 ''El capitan" you sound awesome there.

[@AndyVoong925]

Gran Turismo on the PSP is an awesome game. I did not mind the new method of obtaining cars and racing menus. However they should have brought back some of the classic stages like Smokey Mountain, Special Stage Route 5 and 11, and Rome Colosseum circuit for Gran Turismo PSP.

[@Brewhahh]

I'm such a loyal GT fan but I remember playing GT3(when new) at a buddies house for weeks and wasn't impressed, so I stuck with GT2 until GT4 came out. And as he said, they should have had a GT5 ready at least sometime soon after PS3 was released, it's been way too long.

[@irishgandalf757]

I congratulate PD for their effort of transplanting the GT universe into the portable console market and they've done it 90% to my satisfaction. There is one snagging detail that makes the game almost unplayable for me. It's the random manufacturers on different days. "yes!" you think "I finally have the credits to buy X car!, but do i wait until it comes up randomly or blow the cash now on something that costs the same?" It's very frustrating coz waiting could take weeks if not months!

[@Sveta0511]

maybe a dumb question, but can you turn off that blue guide line on the course?

[@WhatThePresidentSays]

IGN said this game has no "content" i played this for 3 years non stop with my psp, the arcade mode has infinite replay value, the only thing holding this game down is the system, and i can't wait for GT PS Vita

[@InugamiTheHound]

1-Gran Turismo 2-Forza Motorsports 3-Project Gotham Racing are the top 3 racing sims out on the market today.

[@fergus1494]

same i have 2 aspects to car games, not only do i love racing (alot) but i also love customising the cars, I hate arcade racers but the customisation is great. I mean only game thats done it upuntill shift is forza.. i still love gran torismo because its just so fun racing

[@andrewhayes88]

Does that clock go by your PSP time?

[@patman93]

I was actually hoping for something to happen when the DeLorean hit the 88 mph 'barrier' lol

[@cpov1]

ha, you get an achievement in PGR4 when you go 88 in a storm in a delorean

[@irishgandalf757]

@light4misa i'm not sure if it's a set time or the "compete a race thing" i've completed a race to find the game has advanced a day, but have also been on a long race where the game has advanced several..... My guess is that it's a set amount of time like a half and hour or an hour

[@JohnnyMo0dy]

Turismo Kart would be awesome lol.

[@joeblow7077]

I'm getting this game just for the DeLorean. I always wanted one of those :3

[@lctb51]

why dont they put the orginal gran turismo on to the psp store???

[@Linkinpork989]

can you play the tracks with diffeent weather conditions like change it from dry day to rainy night?

[@videogameobsession]

Yes, but for a franchise that puts such emphasis and detail into their graphics to have PSX polygon type glitching seemed strange to me.

[@gp75motorsports]

@AndyVoong925 Good news: there's going to be a Rome circuit in GT5! Bad news: it's a completely new one. I agree that they should've included the Special Stages, since those were some of my favorite GT tracks of all time, and Clubman Stage as well.

[@5had0w5talk3r]

@ 6:04 "I don't care for drifting but maybe there is someone that does. So now you know..." And knowing is half the battle!

[@ivangas]

How did you recorded it?

[@vjhy]

isnt tht car at the beginnin in back to the future O.o? im pretty sure it can exceed over 80 cuz in the movie it did :] thts when it could travel trough time :O

[@emshains]

Is CGR like a hobby for you ? And, wil you be reviewing forza 3 ?

[@sonickun95]

when u started to talk about fusing two series into one i knew you were going to say "Gran Turismo VS Mario Kart" XD

[@2Guys1ControllerShow]

@basbas63 Whats your best time and what car did you do it on?

[@Rayman304]

Woo! Back to the Future references rule!!

[@2007excalibur2007]

No McLarens, but there's an SLR McLaren, which is a Mercedes-Benz exotic.

[@myusernameis654]

I think that gran turismo is in the PSN now. Let me check.. Yes, it is on PSN. For about the same price as retail. 39.99 USD.

[@nosidezero]

I thought you said that about Classic Game Room, but now that I know, try comparing the graphics with other PSP games and the controls gives you that GT feel, It may not be perfect, but it sure is a good racing simulator on the go. I think IGN should have given this game at least a 7.5. I just misread, that last comment, that's all.

[@bayzarea925]

lol "Run over Yoshi with a Range Rover" XDDD id sooo buy that

[@iscrewy]

dirt sucks i didn't understand what was going on and you had to start turning a mile before the turn if you didn't want to get totaled. And sometimes the other cars get a 1 minute head start which i didn't understand "get first in this race with all the other card already a lap ahead of you"

[@Kanchoba]

Oh yeah. GT is the best driving game for the PSP, hands down. Can you suggest any other good driving games? (I can't but wish I could)

[@randomuser267]

Cool thing is i own this game and a PSP, But downside is that some car's sound is incorrect like the subaru impreza

[@kiddykorni0]

it´s a shame that sony is not producing more batteries for the psp, are they?

[@travosk216]

Between gt 2 and 4 you say? Isn't it GT3?

[@townsjim]

Why did this take so long to be released? wasn't it supposed to come out about 3 years ago? It's not surprising, polyphony digital always delay their titles, but 3 years, wtf!?

[@chee006]

I just got it today and I am ejoying it liuke hell you should get it too

[@MAZZEKAARTS]

Halfway between GT2 and GT4... must be GT3?

[@ThodraN]

Like Robotfabio says, my Trueno can drift on a track, but it will never give the same thrills a Ferrari can for example, so yes I do expect them to do it amazingly realistic, so I can experience driving a car I would otherwise never get. I'll give Forza this, it is for sure the funner game for casual gamers. But for people like me, who really want to drive fast exotic cars, nothing comes closer than Gran Turismo.

[@ronleybowler1754]

I live in Europe and my e-Plaza (specialized game store) got it in November 2010.

[@Rockerbeck]

Yeah, comparing the PSP with the PS3 is a brilliant idea, Sir!

[@ian1231100]

My favourite track is High Speed Ring... :D

[@mmutasim2]

Quite on the contrary. Loading time can be compared with GT4 for PS2,which is very short,an amazing achievement by Polyphony Digital.

[@sejembalm]

Perhaps they should make a PSP or PS Vita Gran Turismo Demolition Derby where the cars show damage and their performance can be ruined by damage. But to see such beautiful cars getting smashed up may make you weep.

[@PrenzT]

@brumbrine IF you already have a PS3 then PSP.

[@ploppercon]

@basbas63 that's my #1 favourite track ever since i bought gt2 in 98, red rock is a close 2nd.

[@wetarmpits]

i love this game

[@GTChucker86]

How surprising that this game has shorter loading time than other GT games comparing this GT from GT5P i call this better in amount of cars and loading time. THANKS!

[@viper1564]

Gran Turismo needs to be on the iPhone!!! Even if it's sold at $40, it would still be a best seller

[@TannerG1989]

Im going nuts waiting for the GT5 :D

[@fahadqureshi1599]

I have heard that that there's no career mode in the game. is that true?

[@THELUKESTIR]

i might have to pick this game up... oh wait thats right it costs money :O

[@masteriansun]

i'm not sure a land rover could withstand the dramatic carnage of a homing turtle shell.

[@HangmanOfficialUploads]

it takes 2 race days to change available car manufacturers. it has a nice selection,but the algorithm isnt really that good. on several ocations i had worked my ass off to get enough money for a good,expensive car and got Mitsubishi,Mazda,Nissan and Mini several times in different order.

[@MrMister1227]

the only endurance race i did was the nascar looking one in gt 3

[@bfcricky]

@Grzesiekk106 its called that because its in a village called Nurburg.

[@ferrariairwolf]

Personally i think this looks an exelent game to play, especially for a handheld.

[@socue521]

The Lancia DELTA HF is the best car in the game! :D Try drive a snow track with it....You're gonna pwn :D