Sega GT

"A good game that COULD have killed GT2"

Sega GT is a good game. It really is. But it has some really bad points to it.

First of all, the handling on some cars absolutely sucks. Especially the A and SA class works cars. You'd think that on a 2 million dollar race car, they could make it handle BETTER than a street car. Sega GT disproved that. The handling is unacceptable on about 50% of the cars in the game. For instance, drive a stock Nissan Skyline GTR (R34) for a few races. Then beat the Nismo SA class license with a new record time (very easy) and try the Skyline works car. It just makes no sense.

Second, lots of races are piss hard. Especially most of the license tests used to unlock works cars. I have had this game since the month it came out, and STILL only have 6 out of like 50 works cars.

Third, there are some bugs that really should have been seen. I was racing the Nissan GTR works car, trying to beat the race, and I lost. I said oh well, and then tried the TRD A class race. I was supposed to be driving an Autobacs MR2, but to my suprise, the Skyline was there! I was like WTF!

Now for the high points of the game. The graphics are great, only surpassed by Metropolis Street Racer, but that doesn't matter. The car selection is awesome, and the sponsor system is very well designed. Also the Carrozeria system, although missing that certain something, absolutely rocks! No game has ever come close to such a well designed system. The music isn't anything special, but much better than some other games (MSR comes to mind again). Also the computer opponents have just the right amount of intelligence. However, especially in the works races, they are just too flawless. It's like their cars are brick walls and you are a superball. You could hit someone directly in the side going near 200 mph and they would barely move.

All in all, I give it 8/10. It's a good game that could have been much better. But regardless, it's worth the cash. Also, it is DC's only true racing sim. That fact in itself makes it worth the money. This game could have been a GT2 killer, but wasn't because of Sega's own stupidity. Sega GT 2002 has corrected many of these problems, and if you have a Xbox, I would strongly reccommend picking that up.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 12/16/02, Updated 12/16/02