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Most realistic console racer for the Xbox

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: September 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game really surprised me in how realistic it is. I've played realistic sim racers for the PC, and have been waiting for a good simulation on the Xbox. This game delivers. The handling of the cars felt very comfortable, the Acura NSX is so much easier to drive around twisty tracks than a Dodge Viper for example, and you can feel the differences in handling between a midengine platform and a Front engine, front-wheel drive car. Just make sure to turn off traction and spin control aids and the cars will drift and slide just like in the real world when pushed beyond their limits.

The graphics are great, everything runs at a silky smooth 60fps. It has a realistic cinema look, rather than the obvious "toy story" style computer-generated graphics. Realism is what this game is after, so the sense of speed when you're in 1st person view is not too slow as some people have complained. This is not the same type of game as the Need for Speed series.

The cars are customizable, every time I pick the game up I have to keep playing to earn more money for the next upgrade. It's very addictive. I think after I beat the game, I'll still enjoy occasionally popping the disc in and take a spin in some of the real-life cars such as the Subaru WRX, Acura RSX, Audi TT, or even a Dodge Viper every now and then, or race them against a friend. It's like having a virtual garage of the hottest cars and places to race them right inside my xbox.

The driving physics in this game are so good, it might even make you a better driver in real life!

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 18
Date: August 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is sweet. It has over 125 cars from the 60's to the present. It even has awsome cars like the new Ford GT40 and the super exotic GT90. I have seen several movies of this game and it shows realistic lighting and highly detailed cars. The best part of the game is the GT mode where you buy a car and race to win money so you can upgrade your ride or buy a new ride. All I have to say is watch out Gran Turismo 3!

good but not great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: September 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

ok i dont know what some ppl r talking about. first of all, this game has amazing graphics. the cars, roads, barriers, and background buildings are very detailed. trees and people are terrrible. second, the sounds are phenominal. every car has a distinct engine noise (and going through tunnels sounds really cool too). The only bad thing about the sound is def. the music (which is some japenese techno crap) but u can play the music saved on your hard drive so the music shouldnt be a problem.

The selection of cars is impressive but not amazing. i was dissapointed by the lack of any bmw's. also most of the cars are biased towards japenese makers. About the customization system, its in depth enough for me. you can adjust turbo boost pressure, camber, gear ratios, suspension, brakes, tires and you can buy a few upgrades: exhaust system, intercooler, port polishing, weight rediction, tuned rom, turbochargers, tires, brakes, suspension and a few other things. this should be enough for all but the most anal players. The other modes are ok but not quite as good as the sega gt mode. you have your standard quick battle and time attack and you also have chronichle mode in which you race cars form one era (70's, 80's etc).

all in all sega gt 2002 is a good all around racing game for xbox. project gotham was way too hard towards the and and had too few cars. rallisport was an excellent game but it was rally only (thats not a complaint, i love rally). burnout is an insane arcade racer thats not 2 great at anything and wreckless is another great but its a mission based arcade game.i give sega gt 2002 a 4.3 out of 5 stars.

Segrantourismo...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

What can you say about this game? The first few hours I played this game I didn't really love it. The cars in quick battle tend to understeer and the racetracks are not as beautiful as seen in Grantourismo 3 on PS2 (Seattle Circuit...). But when you're playing Sega GT2002 mode...this game is highly addictive. The first car you can buy is a Fiat, go to your first races start tuning and saving for new cars. Here the pros and cons:

+nice looking cars
+fine sound
+motivating career mode
+nice enemy AI
+pay for your mistakes
+good (tuned) car handling
+2d animated spectators
+blurring air at higher speeds
+tune your car and let your opponents breathe dust
-I'd like more tuning options
-I've seen better trees and landscapes
-I'd like more tracks
-drag races vs cpu in split screen only
-stupid replay studio
-no rain, fog...
-only one type of sport tires
-no calibration for analog controller/racing wheels

That's a lot of "-", but this one is well worth your purchase and comes with my unqualified recommendation.

Ok maybe i was wrong!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

... i took some time, and gave Sega GT 2002 another try, and all right guess what? I LIKE IT!!!!!
I like it a lot!!! it has good controls, and very nice crisp graphics. That along with the addition of a custom soundtrack that the player provides. hey whats not to like?? The license tests ala Gran Turismo are very challenging, but so far have not hindered my enjoyment of the game. I have to say that this is a good game, and well worth the purchase price. XBOX hits a home run with this one!!!!! i am a true XBOX convert.

It's so bad, it hurts...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: September 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Cars are my passion. In fact, I have my X-Box installed in my car. I've been waiting for a supreme racing game for the X-Box since it came out. Everything else was all pretty typical, graphics aside. So when I heard the hype about Sega GT 2002 rivaling GT3 for the PS2, I actually believed it since nothing else comes close. Upon first play I was IMMEDIATELY turned off. After the opening video, which is actually cool, the menus and music are hidious, like it was designed 15 years ago. My major gripe is this: NO DAMAGE!!! There's ONLY Damage in the Career Mode and even then, it's monitored by a power meter, like in Street Fighter or MK. Your actual car doesn't get a scratch on it, even if you plow straight into a wall, and it doesn't drive any differently either, unless you blow a major engine part, which happens from wear and tear, not crashing. The cars are supposed to be customizable but I'd hardly call it that. You buy upgrades for various area's of a car (i.e. Engine, Brakes, Suspension & Handling) but you can't REALLY customize the car, no increasing the cam profile or altering the Air/Fuel ratio or anything remotely similar to a realistic experience, just some very minor tuning. They give you hardly any stats either (only displacement, hp, torque, and drivetrain). I mean, how hard is it to type in car stats? That's just lazy. The cars all drive somewhat similar but you do kinda get a sense that they're different (maybe it'd be better with a steering wheel) but it could certainly have been better. One of the most annoying features of the game are the replays. There's no option of seeing a replay or not, they just force you after every race, even races you quit before finishing. To quit the replay you have to hit FIVE buttons. (Start, Down, Down, A, A)
This game is tremendously disappointing, and there are more things wrong than right.

Can somebody make an honestly good racing sim for the X-Box PLEASE???

XBOX's version of Gran Turismo 3, just better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I know many of you are familiar with the Gran Turismo series on PSX and PS2, especially the great GT3 on PS2. Sega GT 2002 is Sega's XBOX version of that game, but it is better than GT3. Unlike GT3, you can't just pick up the controller and expect to win all the time (I found myself winning race after race on Gran Turismo 3 without ever losing the first time I ever played it!), but instead you will be challenged at first and the controls are hard to master. But after a while you get more and more used to the controls and you get better as you play more often. My favorite part of the game is what the main focus of Sega was on. You are given $10,000 to start with and are given a large variety of cars to choose form to buy. After you buy a car you are able to enter races. For every place taken during the race there is a prize given, anywhere form $50 for 6th place up to a great prize of $4,000 for 1st place. But, you better be careful! You are charged money for damage done on your car. But the cool thing is, if your car had no damage during any one race you are given a nice bonus amount of money along with your regular prize for your place in the race. As you get really far into the game there are some races that you can win great cars such as Dodge Viper's. You can use all the money you have saves up to get new parts for your car, make repairs to your car or buy great new or used cars from the car shop. You can get many excellent cars including Toyota Supras and Toyota Celica's and many, many more. If you are looking for a racing title for your XBOX, look no further, Sega GT 2002 is the ultimate racing game!

A Great Car Racing Sim, a Must-Have for all Racing Fans!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The first thing u think when u pop in and play SEGA GT 2002 for the Microsoft XBOX is A) How awsome the cars look and B) How hard it is.

This game doesn't have thousands of cars, or the most customizable ones. It doesn't have the greatest graphics, or the the most addicting gameplay.

What it does have is whatever u want. It's a good game, with a ton of options, and will keep you playing for many days to come.

1) The Gameplay: You start out with $13,000 dollars to buy a car. Unfortunantly, not many cars are at that price, so you'll have to start very small and build your way up. There are about 30 car companies in this game, each with 3 or 4 cars to buy. To name a few: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Subaru, Ford, etc... Now, once u find a car that u can afford, u can buy it (first pick a color. Some cars have dozens, some only have 2 or 3 choosable colors), then you can upgrade it. Buy it a better engine, or make it less heavy. Unfortunantly, the upgrades will have to be minimal at first with the limited cash u have. So once you've selected a car, color, and upgrades, your ready to pick your race!

There are dozens and dozens of races to choose from. Each has a prize cash award (the first ones usually only 3 or 4 K). During the race, you have to watch your damage meter, because at the end, you have to pay for ithe damage u rack up. Now, once you make a few dollars and can buy a decent car, you'll realize how deep this game goes. A) You can buy 4 or 5 of the same car in different colors. Every thought of owning every color of the rainbow in Vipers in your garage? B) The never ending upgrades. Make your car cool itself better, or make it weigh less. The possibilties are endless. And with over 125 cars to buy and upgrade (and if u want, get in different colors) this game will take ages...and will be super fun in the process.

That's just the SEGA GT mode. There's also multiplayer (race against a friend or brother, NOT ONLINE), Chronicle Mode (race cars from either the 60's, 70's, 80's, or 90's and unlock NEW cars), and other modes. Each is a blast and should take a lot of time to beat.

The cars control very realisticly as well. You can't just make a sharp 360 degree turn! You often spin out, hit walls, and the whole thing is a major challenge...like really driving! This isn't some arcade racer at the mall, this is a real racing SIM. Are u ready?

2) Options: Dozens. Multiplayer, GT Mode (built a HUGE garage), buying every color of every car. Etc...this game could last u forever. But that's not all! You can also listen to some of your OWN toons while racing! Record some of your favoite music on to the MASSIVE XBOX hard disk and listen to it during gameplay! So much fun, and no offense to SEGA, the in game music isn't exactly great. A very good feature!

3) The graphics: Breathtaking! The cars shine, the backgrounds are HUGE, cameras flash from the stands. You really feel like your racing, and it brings the game (like many others now a' days) to life! Little things like 2D crowds are a bit dissapoining, but when your going 200 MPH in a Dodge Viper, your probably not going to notice. This game is massive, fun, and the graphics don't bring it down!

Overall, this is the best racing SIM out there for the XBOX. It's no Gran Turismo, but its a very good game, and should meat many people's needs. Though a few more cars would have been nice (GT3 seems to have thousands), this game has so many, it didn't really matter. Dozens of cars, companies to choose from, and colors to buy in. Customizable musicle soundtracks, and awsome mutlipler fun. SEGA GT 2002 is a great game, and a must buy for those who didn't get it with the bundle *like me*

The Good Stuff

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: August 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you liked Tokyo EXtreme Racer:Zero and Project Gotham Racing than you'll love this game. With over 120 cars and over 200 car parts to choose from what else would you want? Choosing cars from the 60's up to the near future will never limit you from your posibilities.

5 star action, 1 star 'story'

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: October 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Schizophrenic game. Great action, beautiful graphics, excellent choice of fairly realistic cars in quick race mode, good playability, excellent simulation of different cars' handling. I played this game for nearly two weeks just in quick race mode before I decided to try the 'storyline' game.

Boy, was that a mistake.

You start with a ridiculously small amount of money to buy a car with, and as far as I can tell, there's only one or two Diddy Kong-style junk cars you can buy. And you're going to be racing them for a while, since the most you can win in the early races is $4,000 - and the AI is a tough opponent (which seems to be able to corner at an unearthly rate of speed you'll never match). Now, I don't mind some dues-paying in these win/unlock/win/unlock-type games...but THE CAR IN MY GARAGE GOES FASTER THAN THE CAR YOU HAVE TO START WITH. Fun factor was pretty low after the first few races. I began with $13,000 to start my, uh, pro racing career, at which point a friend of mine burst out laughing and said, "you've got $13K in the bank and you want to be a professional racing driver?" It's a good point. Sega - you dropped the ball here. At least let people start with a Civic or something in the ballpark of respectability.

Rent before you buy...

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