Binding: Paperback Brand: gkworld Dewey Decimal Number: 794.8672 EAN: 9780761545156 ISBN: 0761545158 Label: Prima Games Manufacturer: Prima Games Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: May 03, 2005 Publisher: Prima Games Release Date: May 03, 2005 Sales Rank: 386712 Studio: Prima Games
Product DescriptionThe Complete Owner's Manual ·Details on how to unlock every secret car ·The best racing lines for all tracks ·Expert racing lessons to help you dust your competition ·Customization hints and tips to get the most out of your vehicles ·Complete driving basics to bring you from beginner to expert
What Others Say
Missing in Action
The book did not give you tips on the special missions or much on car setup. The only thing of use was the car and prize check off list, but there is no information on Peugeot's Cars anywhere in the book.
Not Needed
This is a completely useless strategy guide. Why? Because Gran Turismo is a racing game. What can a guide teach you that you can't possibly learn by playing the game. Now, I know what you're thinking: Why am I reviewing this if I think it's useless. Because I wasted my money on it, that's why, and I'm going to bash into the ground and attempt to scare others from wasting their money as well.
Pros and Cons:
+ Pages 292-295, which contains a list of the cars you win racing certain events.
- It "describes" driving techniques. How many have ever passed a driving test by only reading the driving manual and never actually getting behind the wheel?
- It analyzes car manufacturers, which can be fun, but it's ... Read More
Horrible waste of money
Gran Turismo 4 (Prima Official Game Guide) is simply not worth buying. I bought Gran Turismo 4 (Prima Official Game Guide) hoping for check times for gold medals in license tests, racing lines, and strategies for tuning, etc.
Gran Turismo 4 (Prima Official Game Guide) has none of this. It's basically a history of all the car companies in the game, with listings of all of the cars available, and an unlock list.
Go to (...)and don't waste your time with Gran Turismo 4 (Prima Official Game Guide).
Waste of money, for the most part
If what you want is a handy reference for some cars, an index of all cars that can be unlocked, and something very light to thumb through at your leisure, buy Gran Turismo 4 (Prima Official Game Guide).
If what you want is what is advertised on the book -- "The best racing lines for all tracks" "Expert racing lessons to help you dust your competition" -- you'll be sorely disappointed.
The closest they come to including "racing lines" is brief mentions of a fraction of the turns on each track. Particularly bad is the Nurburgring Nordschleife coverage. Here's an example of how they describe one vast section of the course: "The third section of the course is also highly technical, with many difficult chicanes and hairpins connected to one another." That's ... Read More
Gran Turismo 4 Rush!
Whoever wrote Gran Turismo 4 (Prima Official Game Guide), the group that did, should be made to do it over again! I'm not kidding, it is this horrible. I've been a gamer, for a very long time and know what I'm doing; not saying I'm the best or anything like that, but I know when I see a crap strategy guide.
This guide is only a guide pertinent towards real life racing and not the game, as it speaks volumes on real technique and real cars, while neglecting the fact that we aren't driving real cars (while close), but a driving simulator game! I want to know (see), like the previous guides each and every task and how to beat them; for instance, there is not one good piece of info on the driving missions, nor for any of the races. The license section, on how to aquire ... Read More
