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Chapters: Gran Turismo, Need for Speed Iii: Hot Pursuit, Sega Touring Car Championship. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 5.55 Firmware (North American PSP release) Gran Turismo (also previously known as Gran Turismo 4 Mobile, Gran Turismo PSP, Gran Turismo Mobile, Gran Turismo 5 Portable and Gran Turismo Portable) is a PlayStation Portable (PSP) game developed by Polyphony Digital. The game was announced at the E3 Sony press conference on May 11, 2004, the same conference where Sony announced the original PSP. Following five years of delays and speculation, it made a reappearance at E3 on June 2, 2009 in a playable form. It was released on October 1, 2009 as one of the launch titles for the new PSP Go. As of December 31 2009, Gran Turismo has sold 1,8 million units. Gran Turismo is available as both a Universal Media Disc (UMD) at retail and as a digital download from the PlayStation Store. The game features over 800 cars, although only four cars are present in any race. The exotic car manufacturer Ferrari is featured, and for the first time in the main Gran Turismo series, Lamborghini, Bugatti and various other cars were introduced and fully licensed. There is no damage model in the game. 45 tracks are included, and most can be driven forward and reverse, for close to 75 layouts. Gran Turismo is centered on completing driving missions in order to advance in the game, unlike Gran Turismo 4's open-ended map. The game uses a new trading system to allow players to acquire cars. Ad hoc multiplayer will be supported for up to four players. Gran Turismo also allows online play through a free downloadable PlayStation 3 (PS3) application known as Adhoc Party for PlayStation Portable. During an interview at E3, it was revealed that tracks featured in the game...http://booksllc.net/?id=8475131
