SUMMARY GT is split into two main areas, Arcade and Gran Turismo. Arcade allows you limited access to the cars and the tracks, with single racing, time trail or multiplayer options. The Arcade mode offers little in the way of the advanced gameplay available in GT-mode, but it does allow you to race blindly without worrying about the consequences

FEATURES Gran Turismo mode starts with you buying a car with the initial money you are given. From there you either get yourself your first license (B-license) or you can race practise races to get a feel for the car you have chosen. The part I enjoy the most is tweaking the car with additional parts, getting the horsepower up to some stupid level, messing around with the gear ratios, or suspension settings and see how the car performs differently. As you might imagine, the graphics in GT are quite amazing. The cars are superbly modelled and the tracks are well replicated - I had a little problem with the textures used, a little gaudy. The cars within the game are perfect, each car has a range of colours to choose from, and each model is perfectly replicated - even cars with complicated blended bodies like the Dodge Viper. Tracks are nicely modelled, with a range of heights (something that some previous racing games seemed to lack). While the modelling is good, the textures used are a little bright and gaudy. This doesn't affect the game because the textures fly by at crazy rates. In summary Gran Turismo is a driving-fanatics dream, RATING: 9/10