Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 8 Gran Turismo & Polyphony Digital Games
29The critics loved HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us, audiences turned out to see that Spider-Man kid in Uncharted and the Ratchet & Clank movie was definitely a thing that happened, which means that the next big video game adaptation from Sony is going to be ... Gran Turismo? And it’s based on a true story? What? Okay, look, we did one of these EGM Ranks episodes when Twisted Metal got a show, so I figure that we might as well see what Electronic Gaming Monthly thought of Gran Turismo back in the day.
In case you’re wondering, EGM reviewed five Gran Turismo games between 1997 and 2008. That includes everything from the original game right up to the 2007 release of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue. Unfortunately, they did not get a chance to cover Gran Turismo 5 through 7, along with the PSP version and Sport, because those came out after the magazine folded. However, to keep things interesting, we’re going to include the three unrelated PlayStation games made by Polyphony Digital, including the adorable Motor Toon Grand Prix. What we’re going to do today is count down the best and worst Gran Turismo and Polyphony Digital games using Electronic Gaming Monthly’s own words and scores. There’s no editorializing here, we’re going to focus on what the critics said back when these games first came out. So, get ready to earn your virtual driver’s license, because you’re going to need it when Electronic Gaming Monthly Ranks Gran Turismo and Polyphony Digital games.
0:00 – Introduction
1:46 – Commercial: Gran Turismo (UK)
2:17 – Tourist Trophy (PS2)
3:10 – Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
3:56 – Motor Toon Grand Prix (PS1)
4:34 – Omega Boost (PS1)
5:06 – Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)
6:08 – Gran Turismo (PS1)
6:42 – Gran Turismo 2 (PS1)
7:21 – Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2)
8:18 – Commercial: Gran Turismo 3 (U.S.)
8:49 – Question of the Day
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