Forza Motorsport 3 has eclipse 2 million copies sold since its October release, putting it just slightly ahead of handheld rival Gran Turismo PSP.
That Forza Motorsport 3 has sold 2 million copies is a great thing, though it’s not totally fair to compare it with the 1.8 million Gran Turismo copies bought on PSP. After all, PSP is a handheld and Xbox 360 is a console.
Three PSP titles appear on the PSN bestsellers list for October. Makes sense, considering the launch of the all-digital PSP Go. Surprisingly, the much-anticipated Gran Turismo PSP didn’t top the charts. Instead, PSone classic Final Fantasy VII takes the lead once again, undoubtedly boosted by nostalgic RPG players wanting to relive Cloud Strife’s cross-dressing adventure on the Go. Here’s the full list:
1. Final Fantasy VII (PS3/PSP)
2. Zombie Apocalypse
3. TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
4. .deTuned
5. UNO
6. Gran Turismo PSP
7. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
8. Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest For Booty
9. Critter Crunch
10. God of War: Chains of Olympus
DualShockers writes:
"It’s been a long time since a new Gran Turismo game has been released, and I’m not counting the glorified demo that is Gran Turismo 5: Prologue either. Not since GT4 hit the PS2 in 2005 have we seen a full game in the franchise on a current system. Gran Turismo PSP breaks the long wait and gives us a very welcome addition to the racing genre that will likely satiate fans of Polyphony Digital’s master franchise until the full-blown PS3 incarnation graces us with its presence. Is it worthy of the title, and does it work well in a portable format? Read on to find out…"
"Classic Game Room HD reviews GRAN TURISMO PSP for Sony PSP, the ultimate Playstation Portable driving game. Have you wasted weeks of your life collecting Nissan Skylines in previous Gran Turismo games? If so then you’ll enjoy this one, loads of tracks and around 800 cars, Gran Turismo PSP delivers the goods and then some."-Classic Game Room
Part 2 is here- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx3LChjHhMM
"Does 800 cars + 60 tracks = 4 years of waiting? If only.
I remember the day I originally purchased my PSP. I was beyond excited with the thought that the authentic PlayStation experience would be accessible from my pocket. No game better encapsulates that PlayStation experience than Gran Turismo, which I was sure would be my first purchase, but then I discovered the shocking truth. Gran Turismo was not available at launch as promised and the wait would be over four years long. However, that is all in the past and the meticulous developers at Polyphony Digital have finally delivered the game, but it may not be the exact racing game PSP owners have been eagerly pining for all this time."
The long awaited Gran Turismo on the PSP is reviewed by the french webzine Gamekult.
TheSixthAxis: You know, all the time I was playing Gran Turismo PSP for the review (8/10) I was thinking "I can’t wait until GT 5 is out so I can start porting over these cars" – Gran Turismo PSP’s a great game but without that all important ‘career mode’ it’s destined for nothing more than dip in and out gameplay as one of its main selling points for me is the ability to act as a portable garage for its big brother. But as we all know, GT 5 isn’t out until March 2010 in Japan (and chances are a European release will be some time after) and whilst that didn’t please everyone, it has given Turn 10, developers of the Forza series on Xbox 360, one hell of a head start.
GameTrailers.com’s video review of GT PSP.
This Gran Turismo game, while fun, does a whole lot of things wrong.
Polyphony Digital published an high quality opening movie from Gran Turismo for PSP. Enjoy.