Sports Car GT

by Electronic Arts

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004S3AJ
• Item Weight: 9 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,037 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Experience GT racing in the fastest incarnations of the hottest cars on the road, including the Porsche 911, BMW M3, Saleen Mustang, Calloway C12, and McLaren F1. Drive on actual courses throughout North America and Europe. Sports Car GT offers intense racing action, coupled with a world-class license and immersive game play. Try the multiplayer mode via TCP/IP or IPX network play.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best Sportscar Sim to date!(with 3rd party support), March 8, 2000

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Vlistener (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sports Car GT (CD-ROM)

I bought this title when it first came out (after waiting a year for it!) and have loved it since. It is alright straight out of the box - with great smoke effects, drivability, and setup options. However the incar view isn't that great. But with 3rd party support evrything becomes awesome! With it you can get realistic physics, visible damage, many cockpits, hundreds of extra cars,etc... It's just amazing the support this game has! Online Racing is not that great though, but when you can get it to run online (TCP) it runs really good (better than NFS III ever did!) This is the sim to get if you are serious about Sports Car racing - you won't be dissapointed!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most realistic game I have... and great fun too!, February 7, 2001

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Juan Antonio Michelena (Wellington, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sports Car GT (CD-ROM)

Once I had all of the settings in place for my Microsoft Force Feedback wheel, this game quickly became a favorite. I bought 5 driving sims over Christmas, and this one was the most realistic. I have actually driven some of the available tracks in real life, and the level of realism is almost frightening.

I am a driving instructor with the Porsche Club of America, so I have a pretty good idea of what this should feel like. The visual information as well as the feedback through the wheel are all as close to reality as I have seen outside of the real thing- even compared to the best arcade games. Patience in passing other cars in a race is a necessity, if you expect to make it to the end in a respectable position.

Learning a new track in the practice sessions is much like the real thing- no on screen track map, just visual clues to establish turning and braking points, and after getting it right for a lap or two, it is time for a race. This is all very addictive, but it is easy to be exhausted after practice, qualifying and completing a rather long race. It takes concentration and patience, but it is very rewarding if you can take a victory, then upgrade your car with the earnings.

I highly recommend this game to anyone with REAL track time, and urge anyone who would like to do it for real to practice with this first.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars real racing action!, May 26, 2000

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642 (TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sports Car GT (CD-ROM)

I bought Sports Car GT on a reccomendation from a friend. I enjoy racing sims like Cart Precision Racing, Grand Prix 2, and TOCA. This game is thoroughly addicting. There are varying levels of competition, from the lowest (GTQ)to all-out GT1 cars, just like at Sebring or LeMans. The GTQ cars are easy to control, but the gt2 and gt1 cars are a handful. It is hard to relate the adrenaline rush of a Porsche GT1 car at Mosport or a BMW M3 at Lime Rock. The game does a great job of simulating vehicle dynamics. One of my favorite features of the game is that races begin with standing starts, something that takes some getting used to in the higher-powered cars. There is great support for the game on the net, with lots of extra cars, and some new tracks, too.

The one drawback to the game is that it is processor hungry, and you really need a 3d graphics card. With my 32 meg NVIDIA card and a 350 Mhz processor I can't run all the graphics at most tracks, and I should probably run a reduced field of opponents to improve frame rates.

I have to go back to playing the game now.....