Gran Turismo (1997 video game)

Gran Turismo
Japanese cover art featuring a Nissan Skyline GT-R (left) and a Toyota Supra (right)
Developer(s)Polys Entertainment[a]
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s)Kazunori Yamauchi
Producer(s)Kazunori Yamauchi
Shuhei Yoshida
Designer(s)Kazunori Yamauchi
Takeshi Yokouchi
Hirotaka Komiyama
Programmer(s)Seiichi Ikiou
Artist(s)Masaaki Goto
Composer(s)Masahiro Andoh (JP)
Isamu Ohira (JP)
Jason Page (EU/US)
SeriesGran Turismo
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
Genre(s)Sim racing[4][5]
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gran Turismo[b][c] is a 1997 racing simulation video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was directed by Kazunori Yamauchi and produced by Shuhei Yoshida. It is the first game in the Gran Turismo series.

After five years of development time, Gran Turismo was well-received both commercially and critically, shipping a total of 10.85 million copies worldwide[1][6] (making it the best-selling PlayStation game), and scoring an average of 95% in GameRankings' aggregate, making it the highest rated racing video game at the time of the site's closure in 2019.[7] Many publications have deemed it one of the greatest video games of all time. The game has started a series, and has spawned over 10 spin-offs and sequels.

  1. ^ a b c ""Gran Turismo" Series Software Title List". Polyphony Digital. June 2008. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
  2. ^ "Gran Turismo Series Shipment Exceeds 50 Million Units Worldwide" (Press release). Sony Interactive Entertainment. May 9, 2008. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
  3. ^ "Sony Ships Worlds Greatest Racing Game". PSX Nation. May 12, 1998. Archived from the original on February 25, 2001. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Top 10 Most Influential Racing Games Ever". IGN. April 3, 2015. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. ^ The Greatest Games of All Time: Gran Turismo Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, GameSpot
  6. ^ "Gran Turismo Series Software Title List". polyphony.co.jp. 2013. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  7. ^ "Reviews and News Articles". GameRankings. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019.


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