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Game entry

Gran Turismo

1997 · Racing, Simulation · PlayStation · Sony Computer Entertainment

GameForever voters place Gran Turismo no. 279 in the world ranking, with 1,761 ELO points and 74% of wins across 197 duels settled. Of the 6 duels that pitted it against Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, it has won 2 and lost 4. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 9 out of 258 (Racing).

World rank

no. 279

ELO score

1,761

Wins

74%

Duels played

197

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About Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo is a racing game designed by Kazunori Yamauchi and is the first entry in the critically acclaimed simulator racing series bearing the same name. After five years of development time, it was well-received publicly and critically, shipping a total of 10.85 million copies worldwide as of March 2013, making it the best-selling PlayStation game. The game uses two different modes: Arcade Mode and Gran Turismo Mode. In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose the courses and vehicles they wish to use. Winning races unlocks additional cars and courses. However, Gran Turismo Mode requires the player to earn different levels of driver's licenses in order to qualify for events, and earn credits, trophies and prize cars by winning race championships. Gran Turismo features 140 cars and 11 race tracks (as well as their reversed versions).

The community says

Oh sure, revolutionary racing sim, groundbreaking physics, all that. Also the menus feel like navigating a spreadsheet from another decade, funny how nobody…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,761 ELO points over the last 170 days.

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Around this spot

The games Gran Turismo sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 276 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 1,763
  2. 277 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 1,761
  3. 278 This War of Mine 1,761
  4. 279 Gran Turismo 1,761
  5. 280 Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition 1,761
  6. 281 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 1,760
  7. 282 New Super Mario Bros. Wii 1,760

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The standing

Where Gran Turismo ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Gran Turismo stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 9 out of 258 (Racing).

Where Gran Turismo ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 279 5,035
Racing 9 258
1990s 51 659
1997 11 77

The community

The debate

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  1. Jermain_49

    Oh sure, revolutionary racing sim, groundbreaking physics, all that. Also the menus feel like navigating a spreadsheet from another decade, funny how nobody mentions that part.

    rossi_celina

    Les menus datés, vraiment ? Sur quoi tu compares, sur les jeux de course actuels ou sur autre chose ?

  2. wrodarte

    Le he metido pocas horas, la verdad, pero lo suficiente para notar que el manejo pide paciencia que hoy casi nadie tiene...

    rowe_trystan

    Honestly I never thought of it as patience, more like it just asks you to slow down, but tell me, did the handling ever click for you or did you just push through it?

  3. PixelKid

    On y jouait chez mon oncle, sans trop savoir ce qu'on faisait de la manette.

    Manzano69

    En comparación con lo que ofrecía GTA III en esa época, aquí no había caos ni libertad, solo la pista y el tiempo, y creo que ambos ganan al compararse así.

    Puente51

    Que se jugara sin entender nada no cambia mucho la discusión del puesto, la verdad.

  4. LootLegend682

    pionero total en su género, sentó las bases q toda la saga siguió despues, merece resp

    SilentRunner

    Pionero, dices... ¿alguien más siente que esa palabra ya no le hace justicia del todo?

    Vinyl_Alfonso

    Que no tenga sentido no significa que no debamos discutirlo, para eso está este hilo precisamente.

  5. ComboRunner

    Lo jugué tantísimo que hasta ahora recuerdo ciertos circuitos de memoria, cosa rara porque ya ni me acuerdo qué comí ayer, y aunque las carreras de GTA que le compiten sean otra cosa completamente distinta esto no debería quitarle mérito

    Rudolph_2

    the "completely distinct" part is what matters here, comparing lap memory across genres never really proves anything either way

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