I was thrilled when my copy of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec for the Playstation 2 arrived a day earlier than its official release date. I dove right into it and played for hours. I loved it and wanted to immediately write my review that night. But to really do the justice GT3 deserved, and to be able to sample more of the game, I decided to wait to write my review.

I’m now up to 18% completion and showing no signs of being bored or disappointed in this game. If you’ve played the other two Gran Turismo series games on the PSX, this isn’t going to be a shocking or groundbreaking game, but that’s not a bad thing. The first two games on the Playstation were unlike an other racing game before or since — while they all have a great arcade single race modes, the game is at its best in its simulation mode — totally addictive, amusing and realistic, all rolled into a game with more sweet vehicles than I can count.

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