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Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
PlayStation 2
Released On: Jul 9, 2001
8.4
All Platforms
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 54 Critic Reviews
95
98% Positive
53 Reviews
53 Reviews
2% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 54 Critic Reviews
95
98% Positive
53 Reviews
53 Reviews
2% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
YOU MUST GET GT3! Your life depends on it!
I cannot say that I have ever played a driving game that has challenged me and given me more feelings of reward for my hard-earned efforts than "Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec."
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 359 User Ratings
8.4
82% Positive
296 Ratings
296 Ratings
11% Mixed
41 Ratings
41 Ratings
6% Negative
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 359 User Ratings
8.4
82% Positive
296 Ratings
296 Ratings
11% Mixed
41 Ratings
41 Ratings
6% Negative
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
Very fun game. I've been playing for a while and don't feel much burn out. Cool races, cars, and awesome graphics. it might take a little to get used to, but its a very fun game nonetheless.
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Perfectly encapsulates the Gran Turismo experience. The only things wrong with this game is its smaller amount of content compared to other games in the series, and an unbalanced length for races in the professional league. Everything else is pure perfection and one of the best racing games of all time. Beautiful graphics and lighting effects for the time. Most intuitive physics in the series in my opinion (although not the most realistic by far). A great career mode and even a progression system in Arcade Mode. It's a must play for racing game fans or anyone looking to get into the genre.
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PlayStation 2
It's been a long time since I've given such high scores across the board to any game; then again, it's been a long time since any game I've reviewed so richly deserved it!
A masterpiece.
Every fan of racing will find something to love in GT3, and purists will find a veritable Mecca of cars, tracks, and realism.
The AI, for one thing, needs some work. The computer drive cars don’t have any personality meaning that they follow a specific path and just bump their way around. It’s like watching the guys in the movie "Swingers" driving, but at a higher speed and a little more violent.
By far the most crafted and exceptional driving game around, but something or even anything new wouldn't go amiss.
HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN MY BELOVED!? Even more than Gran Turismo 4, I adore this game - not because it's a better game, but because it was my first. I was so caught up in the #GT4SWEEP, that I forgot how criminally underrated this title was on this list.
This game is pure, concentrated nostalgia directly injected into my veins. Little did 3 year-old me know it at the time, but this game would shape my taste in music, my love for cars (specifically, the Supra), and my appreciation for gorgeous skyboxes (Smokey Mountain GOATed).
It may not be the most car-rich or the best balanced or the most technically impressive (even though it still holds up like a champ to this day), but god...DAMN does this game have class, character, charisma, and charm.
This will always be my favorite. Not only deserving of a top spot in any racing game ranking, but any game ranking in general.
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PlayStation 2
It's an OK racing game, i enjoyed Gran Turismo 2 and 4 much more than 3. What i like about this game are the graphics, and some new cars and courses that never was on Gran Turismo 2, and great licenses.
The racing on this game was too repetive, for example on many tournaments you will find the same 20 lap-course, it gets boring to play the same course 20 laps again and again...
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PlayStation 2
The Gran Turismo games revolutionised the whole racing game genre, ultimately for the worse in my opinion. It's technically amazing, the graphics superb and the attention to detail extremely impressive. It also has a painfully convoluted menu system with horrible accompanying faux coffee table jazz elevator music, tediously bullies you into completing a series of "tests" before it'll let you play YOUR OWN GAME, and is so joylessly obsessive about "realism" that it's very little fun to play. Give me Burnout 3 every day of the week.
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PlayStation 2
Graphiquement décevant (le célèbre scintillement et l'aliasing de fou, spécialités de la PS3) un contenu bien chétif -pour ne pas dire sabré- par rapport à GT2 et un comportement routier qui stagne, des sons qui n'évoluent pas...
Certes, toujours pas de concurrence digne de ce nom à l'horizon (et à son époque) mais ce n'est pas une raison pour se reposer sur ses lauriers comme ça ! Créateur du genre, Polyphony délivre une suite qui se laisse jouer mais qui ne convainc plus vraiment au fil des heures : une **** froide incompréhensible.
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PlayStation 2
I can't wrap my head around that this game has a 95 on Metacritic. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is just plain overrated. The visuals, car designs, and soundtrack are really good, but that's all. The controls are awkward and sluggish. When you move left (or right), you are locked in moving left until you move right. You try it for yourself and see how it is. But I must be seeing things because I think I'm the only one who's mentioned this. You might say that I need a better car (since I just started playing), but that right there is another problem. Any drivingracing game should never be that dependent on the car selection. That is a life lesson on racing games.
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PlayStation 2
Summary With the addition of two new courses (a downtown Tokyo circuit and the Monte Carlo Grand Prix course), an impressive range of cars (from Vipers to Cooper Minis), and a soundtrack featuring everything from Lenny Kravitz to Jimi Hendrix, this highly anticipated title is finally ready to be driven.
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- PlayStation 2
Initial Release Date: Jul 9, 2001
Developer:
- Polyphony Digital
Publisher: SCEA
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