Sega's attempt at the GT world (Sega GT Sport (DC))

Member Name: matrusty

Product:	Sega GT Sport (DC)
Date:	25/05/01 (68 review reads)
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Advantages: Good graphics

Disadvantages: Time consuming

Much like its playstation counter parts, Sega GT is track racing in vastly souped up cars. The bulk of the single player game has you starting with no career and just ten grand to your name. So little money limits the capabilities of your first car, but once you start to prove yourself as a driver you earn cash and sponsor bonus’s. More money means customization or a wider choice of cars, essential so that you can enter races specific to a certain make, model or size of car.

The rather open ended game style theoretically means that you could be on sega gt for months. Taking part in the same race, time and time again, as you attempt to save up enough money, to splash out on a major improvement. Even to get a top of the range vehicle from the number of license manufacturers. But the downside is that you have to be patient from the very start of the game because even if you are a veteran driving fan your limited budget means that you probably will not have a hope of coming in so much as the top three for most of your early races.

Gran turismo’s strength, apart from its depth and originality, is that it feels far more realistic than any other playstation racer. This does not hold true for this dreamcast contemporary, though. The whole engine has been messed and mucked about in an attempt to make the game deliberately tougher. Many of the courses benefit from full throttle throughout the race. Although this is supposedly a simulation and you need to slow down for corners, you can dramatically reduce your momentum by simply turning the steering wheel. Even a slight change in front wheel angle seems to be enough to lose about 20 per cent of your speed, forcing you to adopt a wooden approach to every circuit. You have to find the straightest line and smallest turn through every corner to get a good lap time. This is a good discipline, but it's hardly entertaining, and seems to go against every established racing game.

I loved play
ing on this game and got quite addicted to it. The graphics are very good and some of the sound tracks were reasonable. I would recommend this game to most people who like racing games but also have allot of patience.

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