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The GT PSP embargo just went up. We’ll add the scores below as they come in. Looks as though there might be a bit of a shock result here.
The game’s out alongside PSP go on October 1. If you have a review and want your score added, just drop a link into the comments.
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KingCharMing said:
I’ve just gone flaccid… what a disappointment
DrDamn said:
Complete lack of career mode – wtf were they thinking?
dirigiblebill said:
Told you so.
RomaTotti10 said:
Thanks! Very fast and useful news.
Keep up the excellent work.
Razor said:
Most sites seem to have completley missed the point about what GT PSP was supposed to be about….i.e. pick up and play, not a full a career mode.
I think it’s pretty ridiculous for some people to have been expecting a full console GT equivalent on the PSP.
OrphanageExplosion said:
It didn’t need a full career mode but it did need some sense of progression. The only progression in this is working your way through the re-badged license tests.
dirigiblebill said:
If they can do a full Monster Hunter 2 equivalent on the PSP, they can bloody well do likewise with GT… :p
ianos said:
Nowgamer review: 8.5/10.
http://psp.nowgamer.com/reviews/psp/8684/gran-turismo
Patrick Garratt said:
Ta.
Dr.Ghettoblaster said:
The future of PSP gaming comeback history is now in jeapordy – batten down the hatches!!!
Syrok said:
It’s not like seven is a bad score on a scale of ten.
freedoms_stain said:
An average of those scores (excluding the “buy” because it’s a fucked up way of scoring) is 77.5%, which is a fairly respectable score.
Nugent said:
If you read the reviews, they’re actually fairly positive. The consistent complaint is the lack of a campaign mode; the calendar system they’ve implemented seems to be a love it or hate it kind of thing.
Gekidami said:
“Less-than-pretty scores”? Only 2 of those listed could be considered ‘low’ by some people, for the most part those are perfectly decent scores.
Jadeskye said:
for a PSP game thats not too bad.
Cort said:
Yes, it’s a bit depressing when an average of 7.7/10 is considered a disaster.
Personally I thought a Metacritic average of 98 for GTAIV was a huge disaster. The review system truly is broken.
Psychotext said:
“The review system truly is broken”
Yup. Anything averaging lower than an 80% or higher than a 95% should probably be avoided.
bugmenot said:
the fact people have been waiting nearly 5 years is probably affecting scores too. this would have been pretty remarkable back then as it is just an impressive effort
Dr.Ghettoblaster said:
#18 hit the nail on the head. Expectations have been blown way out of proportion. Compare the game to Ridge Racer or some other PSP racer and GT looks like a diamond in the rough.
dirigiblebill said:
It’s a shock because this is Gran Turismo, not because most sites’ scoring systems aren’t worth the pixels they’re printed on. GT is, or was, a critical phenomenon.
KingCharMing said:
To be fair, when I posted, the only scored that were up were # Eurogamer – 7/10
# IGN US – 6.8/10