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"GT3 Concept. TOKYO"

Imagine what it would have been like to test-drive Honda's SSM in 1995, a full five years before it was introduced to the buying public as the S2000, or the feeling you'd get from taking Ford's redesigned GT-40, a Ferrari killer that might never see the light of day, out for a spin. It takes years for concept cars to finally be made into production vehicles--if they're not scrapped entirely--and in the process, they often lose a lot of their glamour, exotic looks, and impressive performance figures. While you might never have a chance to drive these cars in real life, Sony and Polyphony Digital are giving you the ability to do the next best thing with Gran Turismo Concept 2001 Tokyo.
The game was unveiled earlier last year at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show, a mere three months after Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec was released in the US. The game is a sequel of sorts to GT3, and like GT3, Gran Turismo Concept will hand you the keys to a number of highly coveted exotics that you'd otherwise only be able to read about within the pages of Car & Driver or catch a brief glance at during an episode of MTV Cribs. But perhaps calling it a sequel isn't entirely accurate. Gran Turismo Concept 2001 Tokyo can best be described as a stand-alone expansion pack for Gran Turismo 3. That is, it uses the same graphics engine and sound library from GT3, features the same play mechanics and similar interfaces, and has the same collection of tracks, while adding around 50 new cars (many of which are brand-new concept vehicles that were debuted at the auto show on the same day that this game was announced) as well as a few other bonuses that were unavailable in the original--basically, all of the things that an expansion pack should be. The only difference is, of course, that you don't need a copy of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec to play Gran Turismo Concept 2001 Tokyo.

dus look gd i agree

Kni9h£ wrote:
> sorry forgot to put it,i said it on my getaway 1 though

sorry

Thats ok. I remember somebody won GAD for some information written from a website. He did actually say that it was from the site but some how it was over looked. Alot of people moaned about it.

Anyway GT Concept, does look good. Its better than I thought it would be and if they do bring it out over here a price tag of £19.99 would be good. As GT concept is probably better than quite a few proper full price racers.

sorry forgot to put it,i said it on my getaway 1 though

sorry

AfroJoe wrote:
> His post wasn't really ever going to be considered a GAD contender anyway so
> doesn it matter if the post is copied this time?

Yeah I know, but most people put a sentance at the top saying "from here " or something to that effect.

His post wasn't really ever going to be considered a GAD contender anyway so doesn it matter if the post is copied this time?

Just went on to gamespot and found that you had copied your post Kni9h£ from that. Anyway i've been reading about it and I found out there is more to it than I thought. It has 51 cars altogether. 5 courses which include a new one. And races and licenses. Also once you complete it you get money to add to your GT3 file.

I do agree that £20 is a reasonably price to pay, as it does offer more than what other racing games offer for £40. Lets hope Sony do the right thing and release it pretty soon.

Good plan by Polyphony Digital. The ydidn't make a sequel called GT4 that would take ages to make, they decided to save that for a year or so and make an expansion to GT3. Clever thing, but you also don't need the old GT3 to play it. Brilliant.

Whether we'll see it over here though is another question....

Kni9h£ wrote:
> if u go to gamespot .com u can look at their screens that should change your
> mind for £20 that aint bad

I've seen the pcis of the game. Its the same as GT3, maybe with a slight improvement in graphics if any. Then there are 20 cars and only an arcade mode available. I think only a few of the courses are going to be included, with slight graphical improvements I think. And you think £20 is good. You can pick up the full copy of GT3 for £35 and that has 170 odd cars as well as a full set of courses and GT mode.

If it did come out for £20 I may consider it but at what it offers compared to the orginal GT3 its a rip off. It is still probably better than most racers out there, but its a mere add on.

if u go to gamespot .com u can look at their screens that should change your mind for £20 that aint bad

Kni9h£ wrote:
> iam quite sure its gonna be relesed in england

I dont think it is. Its full of only about 20 cars in arcade mode and with no tuning options. I dont think it is planned for a UK release, it could be. I wouldnt spend more than £10 on it.