Reception
| Game | GameRankings | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo | 95.05% | 96 |
| Gran Turismo 2 | 92.42% | 93 |
| Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | 94.47% | 95 |
| Gran Turismo 4 | 89.53% | 89 |
| Gran Turismo 5 | 84.39% | 84 |
The Gran Turismo video game series has been one of the most popular over its lifetime, appealing to an audience ranging from casual gamers to fans of realistic PC racing sims.
Because of the success of the Gran Turismo series, Guinness World Records awarded the series 7 world records in the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008. These records include "Largest Number of Cars in a Racing game", "Highest Selling PlayStation Game", "Oldest Car in a Racing Game", and "Largest Instruction Guide for a Racing Game".
With a collective sales total of 61.41 million units sold, it is the highest-selling PlayStation exclusive franchise of all time.
In the final issue of the Official UK PlayStation Magazine, Gran Turismo 2 was chosen as the 5th best game of all time.
In 2005, Maeda Corporation, in association with Tokyo University of Science, researched the feasibility of making a real-life replica version of the fictional Grand Valley Speedway used in the series.
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