is a

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of the ''Gran Turismo'' series for

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which is developed by

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. It was released in

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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 ''

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''.

Versions

''2001 Tokyo''

The ''2001 Tokyo'' version features

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2001

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s 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'', was released in South Korea on May 16, 2002, to celebrate the PlayStation 2 official launch in this country. It featured cars from the ''2001 Tokyo'' version plus additional models unveiled at the Seoul Motor Show. This game introduced South Korean automakers, like

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, in the ''Gran Turismo'' series. As of April 2008, ''Gran Turismo Concept 2002 Tokyo-Seoul'' has shipped 90,000 copies in South Korea.

''2002 Tokyo-Geneva''

A last version, ''2002 Tokyo-Geneva'', was released in Europe on July 17, 2002. It featured all the cars from the ''2002 Tokyo-Seoul'' version plus new models unveiled at the

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including the

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. A Chinese/English

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version was released in the Southeast Asia on July 25, adding 30 cars to the ''2001 Tokyo'' version released earlier in this area. As of April 2008, ''Gran Turismo Concept 2002 Tokyo-Geneva'' has shipped 1 million copies in Europe and 30,000 in Southeast Asia. 2002 Tokyo-Geneva is the definitive version of GT Concept, as it has the most cars, including the Ford GT40 LM Edition.

Reception and sales

On release, ''

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'' magazine scored the ''2001 Tokyo'' version of the game a 33 out of 40.''プレイステーション2 - グランツーリスモコンセプト 2001 TOKYO''. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.70. 30 June 2006. As of April 30, 2008, all versions of ''Gran Turismo Concept'' combined have shipped 430,000 copies in Japan, 1 million in Europe, and 130,000 in Asia for a total of 1.56 million copies.

References

External links

Gran Turismo Concept: 2002 Tokyo-Geneva (YouTube)
{{Gran Turismo Series Gran Turismo (series) 2002 video games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 2-only games Racing simulators Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Daiki Kasho Multiplayer and single-player video games