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Gran Turismo (series)
(''GT'') is a series of racing simulation video games developed by Polyphony Digital. Developed for PlayStation systems, ''Gran Turismo'' games are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, most of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles. Since the franchise's debut in 1997, over 90 million units have been sold worldwide for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation Portable, making it the highest selling video game franchise under the PlayStation brand. Overview The ''Gran Turismo'' series is developed by Polyphony Digital and produced by Kazunori Yamauchi. ''Gran Turismo'' can trace back its origins to 1992, when Kazunori Yamauchi set out with a group of seven to develop the original '' Gran Turismo'', which took five years to complete. The appeal of the ''Gran Turismo'' series is due significantly to its graphics, a large number of licensed vehicles, attention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazunori Yamauchi
, nicknamed "Kaz", is a Japanese game designer and professional racing driver. He is CEO of Polyphony Digital and producer of the '' Gran Turismo'' video game series. Polyphony Digital He became the president of Polyphony Digital after designing his first game '' Motor Toon Grand Prix'', a cartoon-inspired racing title similar to Mario Kart. ''Motor Toon Grand Prix'' later spawned a sequel, '' Motor Toon Grand Prix 2'', which was the only game in the franchise released outside Japan. Since then, Yamauchi has fulfilled his dream of creating realistic driving simulators with his massively successful ''Gran Turismo'' series. He has also expressed interest in broadening out to other game genres; in 1999 Polyphony Digital released ''Omega Boost'', a shoot 'em up title set in space, which has since proven to be Yamauchi's only foray outside of racing game development. As a result of ''Gran Turismo's'' success, Yamauchi has become an important figure in the worldwide automotive indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Best-selling Video Game Franchises
This is a list of List of video game franchises, video game franchises that have sold or shipped at least twenty million copies. Unless otherwise stated, numbers indicate worldwide units sold, ordered alphabetically whenever two or more list the same amount. The exception are the ones specifying shipments, which have lower precedence than others listing sales. Media franchise, Franchise sales include Expansion pack#Video game expansion packs, expansion packs even though they are not considered full video games. Free-to-play game downloads (including free mobile games) and microtransactions should not figure into sales or shipment figures. For video game franchises that have generated the highest overall media revenue (from games and other media and merchandise), see the list of highest-grossing media franchises. For best-selling individual video games, see the list of best-selling video games. The sales figures given below also do not include arcade video game sales, which can be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Turismo HD Concept
''Gran Turismo HD Concept'' (グランツーリスモHDコンセプト ''Guran Tsūrisumo HD Konseputo'') is the first installment of the '' Gran Turismo'' racing series to be released on the PlayStation 3. It was made available as a free download which was released on the PlayStation Store on December 24, 2006. A Blu-ray Disc version, called "Install Disc", was released in Japan in limited quantities in September 2007. The game was intended to be a sneak preview, in the likes of ''Gran Turismo Concept'', preceding the release of a full version title, but the ''Gran Turismo HD'' project was canceled and replaced by ''Gran Turismo 5 Prologue''. Gameplay ''Gran Turismo HD Concept'' includes external view (or rear view) and bumper view, the latter introduces left and right view as seen from the driver's helmet. Left and right views are available with both Sixaxis and steering wheel peripherals although they are not assigned in the wireless controller's default configuration. As a sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prologue
A prologue or prologe (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. The Ancient Greek ''prólogos'' included the modern meaning of ''prologue'', but was of wider significance, more like the meaning of preface. The importance, therefore, of the prologue in Greek drama was very great; it sometimes almost took the place of a romance, to which, or to an episode in which, the play itself succeeded. Latin On the Latin stage the prologue was often more elaborate than it was in Athens, and in the careful composition of the poems which Plautus prefixes to his plays we see what importance he gave to this portion of the entertainment; sometimes, as in the preface to the ''Rudens'', Plautus rises to the height of his genius in his adroit and romantic prol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Turismo Concept
is a racing video game of the ''Gran Turismo'' series for PlayStation 2 which is developed by Polyphony Digital. It was released in 2002 in Japan, Southeast Asia, Korea, and Europe. The full game was not released in the North American market, although a stripped-down version of it was released in form of ''Gran Turismo: Nissan 350Z Edition''. This short version title followed the release of the full-length version '' Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec'' in 2001 and was eventually followed by ''Gran Turismo 4''. Versions ''2001 Tokyo'' The ''2001 Tokyo'' version features Tokyo Motor Show 2001 concept cars including the Nissan GT-R Concept '01, for a total of 51 cars. The game also comes with a 64-page manual, featuring images of the available cars. It was released in Japan and Southeast Asia on January 1, 2002. As of April 2008, ''Gran Turismo Concept 2001 Tokyo'' has shipped 430,000 copies in Japan and 10,000 in Southeast Asia. ''2002 Tokyo-Seoul'' A second version, ''2002 Tokyo-Seoul'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Turismo 2
''Gran Turismo 2'' is a 1999 racing game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the sequel to '' Gran Turismo''. It was well-received critically and financially, shipping 1.71 million copies in Japan, 0.02 million in Southeast Asia, 3.96 million in North America, and 3.68 million in Europe for a total of 9.37 million copies as of April 30, 2008, and eventually becoming a Sony Greatest Hits game. The title received an average of 93% in Metacritic's aggregate. Gameplay ''Gran Turismo 2'' is a racing game. The player must maneuver an automobile to compete against artificially intelligent drivers on various race tracks. The game uses two different modes: Arcade Mode and Simulation Mode (Gran Turismo Mode in PAL and Japanese versions). In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose vehicles they wish to use, and can enable damage, while the simulation mode requires the player to earn driver's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Turismo Sport
''Gran Turismo Sport'' is a 2017 racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It is the 13th game in the '' Gran Turismo'' series, the seventh game in the main series. One of ''Gran Turismo Sport''s main focuses is competitive online racing, supported by the international governing body of motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and serving as the platform for the FIA-Certified Gran Turismo Championships. The game launched with 168 cars and 29 tracks; post-launch game updates have brought the count to 338 cars and 82 track configurations as of July 2021. The free updates also added a more traditional single-player campaign mode to the game. The game sold 8 million units by June 2019. Gameplay Similar to its predecessors, ''Gran Turismo Sport'' is a racing game and includes two game modes: "Sport Mode" and "Arcade Mode". Online racing is also featured in the game and saving is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygon
In geometry, a polygon () is a plane figure that is described by a finite number of straight line segments connected to form a closed ''polygonal chain'' (or ''polygonal circuit''). The bounded plane region, the bounding circuit, or the two together, may be called a polygon. The segments of a polygonal circuit are called its '' edges'' or ''sides''. The points where two edges meet are the polygon's '' vertices'' (singular: vertex) or ''corners''. The interior of a solid polygon is sometimes called its ''body''. An ''n''-gon is a polygon with ''n'' sides; for example, a triangle is a 3-gon. A simple polygon is one which does not intersect itself. Mathematicians are often concerned only with the bounding polygonal chains of simple polygons and they often define a polygon accordingly. A polygonal boundary may be allowed to cross over itself, creating star polygons and other self-intersecting polygons. A polygon is a 2-dimensional example of the more general polytope in any number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
''Gran Turismo 5 Prologue'' (グランツーリスモ5 プロローグ, ''Guran Tsūrisumo 5 Purorōgu'') is a 2007 racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. ''Gran Turismo 5 Prologue'' is a precursor to ''Gran Turismo 5'', in celebration of the series' 10th anniversary. The game has sold 5.09 million copies worldwide, making it the second highest-selling PlayStation 3 exclusive title after its successor, ''Gran Turismo 5''. Gameplay This game introduced the ability to race with up to 16 cars at once to the '' Gran Turismo'' series. According to game developer Polyphony Digital, the NPC's AI has also improved from previous ''Gran Turismo'' games. New to the series is the realistic in-car view feature. It includes functioning speedometers, odometers, reflecting rear-view mirrors, wing mirrors and real-time in-car lighting effects, such as shadows. Players driving with either the control pad or the steer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Game
An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are presented as primarily games of skill and include arcade video games, Pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games or merchandisers. Types Broadly, arcade games are nearly always considered games of skill, with only some elements of games of chance. Games that are solely games of chance, like slot machines and pachinko, often are categorized legally as gambling devices and, due to restrictions, may not be made available to minors or without appropriate oversight in many jurisdictions. Arcade video games Arcade video games were first introduced in the early 1970s, with ''Pong'' as the first commercially successful game. Arcade video games use electronic or computerized circuitry to take input from the player and translate that to an electronic display such as a monitor or telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Car Handling
Automobile handling and vehicle handling are descriptions of the way a wheeled vehicle responds and reacts to the inputs of a driver, as well as how it moves along a track or road. It is commonly judged by how a vehicle performs particularly during cornering, acceleration, and braking as well as on the vehicle's directional stability when moving in steady state condition. In the automotive industry, handling and braking are the major components of a vehicle's "active" safety, as well as its ability to perform in auto racing. The maximum lateral acceleration is sometimes discussed separately as "road holding". (This discussion is directed at road vehicles with at least three wheels, but some of it may apply to other ground vehicles). Automobiles driven on public roads whose engineering requirements emphasize handling over comfort and passenger space are named sports cars. Factors that affect a car's handling Weight distribution Centre of mass height The centre of mass hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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