Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | 15:41 BST
GT PSP review embargo lifts, less-than-pretty scores revealed
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.
- Eurogamer – 7/10
- IGN US – 6.8/10
- Videogamer – 9/10
- Loot Ninja – 4/5
- PocketGamer – 8/10
- Play.tm – 80%
- CVG – 6.7/10
- Arstechnica – “Buy”
- NowGamer – 8.5/10
- Joystiq – No score
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Posted in: Hot, Journalism, PSP, Racing, Sony
Tags: gt psp, Polyphony Digital, review
21 comments
#1
KingCharMing
15/09/09, 5:25 pm
I’ve just gone flaccid… what a disappointment
#2
DrDamn
15/09/09, 5:28 pm
Complete lack of career mode – wtf were they thinking?
#3
dirigiblebill
15/09/09, 5:30 pm
Told you so.
#4
RomaTotti10
15/09/09, 5:38 pm
Thanks! Very fast and useful news.
Keep up the excellent work.
#5
Razor
15/09/09, 5:46 pm
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.
#6
OrphanageExplosion
15/09/09, 6:07 pm
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.
#7
dirigiblebill
15/09/09, 6:16 pm
If they can do a full Monster Hunter 2 equivalent on the PSP, they can bloody well do likewise with GT… :p
#8
ianos
15/09/09, 7:21 pm
Nowgamer review: 8.5/10.
http://psp.nowgamer.com/reviews/psp/8684/gran-turismo
#9
Patrick Garratt
15/09/09, 7:22 pm
Ta.
#10
Dr.Ghettoblaster
15/09/09, 7:29 pm
The future of PSP gaming comeback history is now in jeapordy – batten down the hatches!!!
#11
Syrok
15/09/09, 7:31 pm
It’s not like seven is a bad score on a scale of ten.
#12
freedoms_stain
15/09/09, 7:34 pm
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.
#13
Nugent
15/09/09, 7:40 pm
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.
#14
Gekidami
15/09/09, 8:42 pm
“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.
#15
Jadeskye
15/09/09, 9:26 pm
for a PSP game thats not too bad.
#16
Cort
15/09/09, 10:09 pm
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.
#17
Psychotext
15/09/09, 10:14 pm
“The review system truly is broken”
Yup. Anything averaging lower than an 80% or higher than a 95% should probably be avoided.
#18
bugmenot
15/09/09, 10:28 pm
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
#19
Dr.Ghettoblaster
16/09/09, 1:02 am
#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.
#20
dirigiblebill
16/09/09, 1:05 am
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.
#21
KingCharMing
16/09/09, 2:31 am
To be fair, when I posted, the only scored that were up were # Eurogamer – 7/10
# IGN US – 6.8/10