PS1 Game Review: Sports Car GT

 Sports Car GT is another game EA made for racing, but this one related to sports cars rather than NASCAR.  There isn't a specific series they went after, so it wasn't like WEC, American Le Mans, Rolex GT at that time.  It was more of a basic game at the time and something that also went to the PC as a game as well.  So how did it do then? What were positives and negatives?

Positives:

1. Real cars- When they made this game it related to 1999 cars, so the cars are realistic and the current times with that at the time as well.  Overall they did well with this and made it realistic.

2. Real tracks- Yes they also have real tracks as well, minus the last one and one other I believe (though I think one they tried to make like Las Vegas but may not have had the naming rights.)  However they drove a lot like the regular tracks which was nice to see.

3. Frame rate- Not choppy, very fluid and won't have lag at all really.  EA did well with this game on the basis of the frame rate.

Negatives:

1. Graphics- Yeah they did not do well with the graphics in this game and they look very choppy overall throughout the game and the cars are very rigid and not fluid like you would have in many other games.

2. Driving- This game is just too terrible to drive on.  If you go even an inch in the grass, you lose all your speed.  Driving while breaking makes you nearly spin out a lot of the time.  Take a corner even a bit wrong and you are all sorts of messed up.  The driving in this game is complicated and it will test you in every way possible.

3. Why the end?- Literally why have the race on a non-existent race course.  Almost every other is real minus this track at the end.  On top of that, it's such a narrow track that the only way to win is by wrecking people.  Yes it's better on video games to do it, but it makes the track almost undrivable. 

4. No commentary- Would have been better with commentary by all means to be honest.  The fact there is no commentary is a major let down on EA's behalf. 

5. Unrealistic upgrades and levels- It's just mainly new and faster cars when you go up the ladder in class.  The class/levels are just unrealistic, albeit quick and it's not much better than just do one thing and go from there, finish the best in three races and move on.  You get money, but mainly just need a new car and you are good to go, pretty unrealistic overall.

Overall Rating

I cannot recommend this game for the PS1.  It is more favorably reviewed for the PC so check this game out for that.  However for the PS1, no do not waste your money on this game.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 10.