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Gran Turismo 4 ( Gran Turismo 4 , GURANGANS FULL OFFO ? , also know as Gt4 ) It is a video game for the PlayStation 2. was marketed on September 7, 2004 in Japan and Hong Kong (NTSC-J), on October 20, 2004 in the United States (NTSC-U/C) and on June 9 2005 in Europe (PAL). After having delayed its launch a year and a half and had removed its online mode, Gran Turismo 4 was one of the most anticipated games of 2005, and sold a million copies in its first week of sales in Japan. It contains 721 cars (in the PAL version) of 80 manufacturers, from the Daimler Motor Carriage, to concepts, through the Nissan 350z Gran Turismo Edition, a collaboration between Nissan and Polyphony Digital. It also contains 51 circuits, many are variants of Gran Turismo originals such as High-Speed Ring, Trial Mountain, Autumn Ring. Some important circuits are Nordschleife, the 20 km version of Nürburgring, Suzuka Circuit, the cross circuit, circuits modeled in important places such as the Times Square in New York, Hong Kong, Paris and Las Vegas.
A PSP version, with the provisional title Gran Tourism Portable (formerly called Gran Turismo 4 Mobile) would be based on Gt4 , which has already been published, at 60 fps, which came out in 2009.
The graphic engine of Gt4 It also gives life to Tourist Trophy , a motorcycle simulator. As mentioned in the game “Powered by Gran Turismo 4”. This game was also made by Polyphony Digital for PlayStation 2, and was released in early 2006.
Polyphony Digital announced in December 2011 that the game had been sold 11.38 million copies.
Total sales: 80,947,271
New modes have been added: Simulation (Career) and photographic, as well as compatibility with the logitech driver force pro, USB storage and printers, for photographic mode. Also a PS2 network adapter can be used to connect to other PS2 and make a multi screens competition. You can play in line with up to 6 players in a LAN.
It is the first PS2 game that supports HDTV 1080i, 480p and Widescreen resolution. Compared to previous versions, GT4 adds an AI in the race, indicating when you must enter Pits, pass, how fast to go (on a scale of 1 to 10).
It is emphasized that about 5000 polygons are used by car. 500 to 700 parameters define the management characteristics according to the vehicle physics model.
Stops in the pit [ To edit ]
As a novelty, during the race if you have a critical level of fuel or the tires are broken down before or both cases, in the A-Spec or B-Spec mode (by pressing the button to stop boxes) the car must direct towards the Boxes Street and during the Tour of entry to replace, the menu appears if you must change the current mode as a pilot or career director, change the components of the tires and others, depending on the level of fuel, it will take time to exit through the Boxes street to return to the race.
B-SPEC way [ To edit ]
The new B-Spec mode puts the player in the role of the race team leader: telling the driver how aggressive it should be, when to exceed and when stopping in Pits or boxes (monitoring the conditions of the tires, the level of fuel and Oil). The speed of the race time can be increased up to 3 times, allowing performance races to be completed in less time than in A-Spec mode.
B-Spec points are given to the player for each race completed in the B-Spec mode. Which increases its level of skill in different categories. If you do not click on boxes for a long time, the car automatically.
Management tests [ To edit ]
Another aggregate of the game is the handling tests (Driving Missions) that are similar in experience to the license tests.
To access these missions, you must first have a card both in class Ib and Ia to run.
Photographic mode [ To edit ]
In photographic mode it is possible to make a selection of screenshots with different compression (normal/fine/superfine) and size (up to 1280×960 72DPI) that the player can save from the Memory Card 8MB (for PlayStation 2) or through storage USB via insert in the console or print with a USB Epson printer. The photographic mode allows the player to have control of a virtual camera to take photographs of his vehicle in specific places during the race, including the Grand Canyon.
Awards [ To edit ]
The game includes, as awards, a large number of cars of historical interest, for example, the carriage “without horses” Benz and Daimler (1886), the Ford Model T, etc. Due to the complexity of their models, these cars cannot be used in the races, and can only be used in solitary counterreloj tests or in photographic mode. Modern cars with complex shapes, such as Chrysler Prowler or Caterham Seven Fire Blade, neither can they be used in the race. Players interested only in races can get rid of these cars, however, while most prize cars can be sold, these “special cars” no, and can only get rid of them without receiving anything in return. The Audi Auto Union V16 Type C Streamline (1937), which can be considered as the first supercar in history, although of long dimensions in the body, can only be conducted in Nürburgring Nordschleife, the test circuit (Course test), and Las Vegas Drag Strip. For some players, the goal of GT4 is to collect all the cars that the game offers and, therefore, it is not so important that the car cannot be competed. And in any case, there are a good number of historical vehicles that can be competed such as the Jaguar E-Type (1961), the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1954) and the Citroën 2CV (1954).
GT4 also include as prizes that are requirements when successfully completing in any game modes, for example, licensed exams, management tests, normal and special championships that range from production cars, sports, concepts, special or even versions of LM races (Le Mans) and each vehicle unlocked as a reward can also be played in Arcade mode.
As GT4 intended to launch worldwide at Christmas 2003 but it was not possible, Polyphony Digital, as a consolation, launched the GT4 Prologue as a look (including an extra documentary album) of the GT4 experience. Although the number of circuits and cars was limited, the album contained all the main features of the Gran Turismo franchise: races, clock challenges and license tests. The album also demonstrated the advancement of technology that Polyphony Digital had accumulated in two years presenting 50 of the 500 cars that had initially proposed (later increased to 720) and 5 circuits.
Capable 1000 HP Production Cars [ To edit ]
Pagani Zonda C12 can reach a power of 1015 HP with oil change.
The Dodge Viper SRT10 can reach a 1050 HP power with the oil change.
Capable 1000 hp cars [ To edit ]
-Toyota:
-Nissan:
-Suzuki:
-Polyphony Digital:
The game contains 51 racing circuits:
World Circuit (world circuits):
They are circuits that truly exist in real life these are:
– Sarthe I 2005 Circuit (with Chicanes) (France)
– Sarthe II 2005 circuit (without girls) (France)
– Fuji Speedway (1980’s version) (Japan)
– Fuji Speedway (1990’s version) (Japan)
– Fuji Speedway (2005´s version) (Japan)
– Fuji Speedway (2005 GT4 version) (with two additional girls) (Japan)
– Twin Ring Motegi East Short Course (East of the Grande Circuit) (Japan)
– Twin Ring Motegi West Short Course (West of the Grande Circuit) (Japan)
– Twin Ring Motegi Road Course (the two parties together) (Japan)
– Twin Ring Motegi Super Speedway (Japan)
– Nürburgring Nordschleife (Alemania)
– Mazda Raceway Laguna Dry (United States)
– Suzuka Circuit West Course (west part of the original circuit) (Japan)
– Suzuka Circuit East Course (East part of the original circuit) (Japan)
– Suzuka Circuit (two parts together) (Japan)
– Tsukuba Circuit (Japan)
– Tsukuba wet circuit (the same circuit only with the wet track of rain) (Japan)
– Infineon Raceway Sports Car Course (United States)
– Infineon Raceway Stock Car Course (the same circuit but shorter and less curves) (United States)
Use : These circuits cannot be set in reverse.
Original Circuits (Original Circuits) :
Asphalted fictitious circuits:
– The Captain (United States)
– Autumn Ring (United Kingdom)
– Autumn Ring Mini (Short version of Autumn Ring) (United Kingdom)
– Apricot Hill Raceway (Francia)
– Driving Park: Begginer Course (United States)
– Driving Park: Gymkhana (Practice Circuit with Cones) (United States)
– Grand Valley Speedway (Alemania)
– Grand Valley East (Mini version and East of Grand Valley Speedway) (Germany)
– High-Speed Ring (United States)
– Mid-Field Raceway (Japan)
– Deep Forest Raceway (United States)
– Driving Park: Test Course (United States)
– Trial Mountain Circuit (United States)
– Motorland (United States)
City Courses (Camie Curuit):
They are fictitious circuits, but with original location, in real cities (most) such as New York, Las Vegas, Paris, Seattle, etc.
– New York (New York, United States)
– Opera Paris (Paris, Francia)
– George V Paris (Paris, France)
– Las Vegas Drag Strip (acceleration) (Las Vegas, United States)
– Seattle Circuit (Seattle, United States)
– Clubman Stage Route 5 (fictional city)
– Special Stage Route 5 (Large Version of Clubman) (Ciudad Fictitia)
– City of Aria (Asis, Italy)
– Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
– Tokyo Route 246 (Tokyo, Japan)
– Cote d’azur (monte carlo, monaco)
– Costa di Amalfi (Capri, Italy)
Dirt & Snow (Earth and Snow):
Without asphalting circuits with extreme climates and rallys headquarters.
– Grand Canyon (United States)
– Ice Arena (Canada)
– Chamonix Rally (Suiza)
– Tahiti Maze (Tahiti)
– Cathedral Rocks I (United States)
– Rocks II cathedral (mini version of the I) (United States)
– Swiss Alps (Suiza)
Circuits and cars [ To edit ]
According to official information provided by Sony, GT4 consists of 51 circuits and 720 cars.
- The main criticism that the game has received is the lack of damage to vehicles, which the competitor game, Microsport Motorsport, does possess. Instead of receiving damage, cars simply bounce in rival vehicles or walls (this may be because the car brands that signed so that their vehicles appear in the game, do not want them to be damaged).
- The lack of online game was also strongly criticized since it was eliminated shortly before being released.
- Some vehicles, for example, Ford Model T, cannot compete in complete races, but can only be used in counterreloj challenges or photographic mode.
- In the asphalt races only six cars can compete. In Rally, only two can compete.
- Ign.com showed disapproval in the artificial intelligence system, referring that virtual pilots continue their line and seem not to notice the presence of the player.
- In the penultimate test of the International Card (Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit), it indicates that the Mercedes-Benz plays the security car and in doing so they disqualify you.
- Gaining easy money by selling rally type cars and earning simple races such as in Capri Rally removes reality to the player’s money system, advancing more than normal.
- According to the general culture, nitrous oxide has more effects on the graph, power and acceleration of the car.
- Reverse/reverse lights are not turned on in any car.
- The first launch in Japan and China included a 212 -page guide, with a message from the famous car tester Reychiro Fukuno, an introduction to physics in the races, lesson on how to use the GT Force Pro steering wheel, a guide and catalog of parts To modify the engine, a photographic mode tutorial made by photographer Chikara Kitabatake, a circuit index, a partial index of the cars and a complete index of game music.
- Japan launch includes the song as entrance music “Moon Over the Castle” of Masahiro Andoh. However, in European and American versions it was changed to others, including “Panama” The van Halen.
- The Hong Kong circuit is located in the Tsim Sha Tsui district, with a route in the direction of the clock hands. He starts in Salisbury Road, then on his way in front of the water and then by Nathan Road.
- Due to the speed with which the Chinese version was launched, it has several notorious textual errors, such as the names of two used cars of the 90s that were exchanged.
- Advertise the game was on one occasion the task of two teams in the reality show the apprentice.
- It is the first game in the series to present a custom car, the Buick Special. It is also the first time that Pickup trucks are included (such as Ford Lightning), vehicle replicas (Delorean), vehicles with diesel engine (BMW 120D) and auto parts companies.
- All series games have resistance races that require more than an hour to complete. However, GT4 is the first game where 24 -hour events are included. There are three: nürburgring, pan 1 and pan 2.
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