Gran Turismo (1997 video game)
Gran Turismo is a 1997 racing simulation video game developed by Japan Studio's Polys Entertainment (later called Polyphony Digital for North American releases and sequels) 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.
| Gran Turismo | |
|---|---|
Japanese cover art featuring a Nissan Skyline GT-R (left) and a Toyota Supra (right) | |
| Developer(s) | Japan Studio (Polys Entertainment) |
| 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) |
| Series | Gran Turismo |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sim racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
After five years of development time, Gran Turismo was well-received both publicly and critically, shipping a total of 10.85 million copies worldwide (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. 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.