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02 Mar, 2006

Tourist Trophy to hit in May

PS2 News | You know, from those Gran Turismo lads.
Gran Turismo fans will be no doubt pleased to hear that Polyphony's latest game - the 'real riding simulator', Tourist Trophy - is set for a May 2006 release. That's this year folks, actually falling into place with Sony's original prediction. Hopefully it doesn't slip like some past Polyphony titles have been known to.

As you would except from a Polyphony racing game, there's no shortage of content. There are over 35 real life tracks in the game - and they're good ones, too, with the lovely Laguna Seca and the Nürburgring mentioned. As well as plenty of tracks, Polyphony have, of course, bought in a large number of licensed bikes - 180, to be exact. Manufacturers include Honda, Yamaha, Aprilia and more.

The game seems to be structured exactly like Gran Turismo, funnily enough. There's your quick-fix arcade mode, Tourist Trophy made, where you steadily accrue a large number of different bikes and riding gear for being successful. Oh, and the rather superficial photo mode from GT4 is back.

While no official date in May has been set, the game looks unlikely to slip at this stage. If you're interested, there are some impressive screenshots in the media panel for your perusal. As always, more as we get it.

Related Tourist Trophy Content

Tourist Trophy Review
27 Jun, 2006 Polyphony's excuse to spend a year drawing 3D motorbike models.
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12 May, 2005 We'll be watching, will you?
Gran Turismo 4 - Photo Mode Screens
06 Jul, 2004 Gran Turismo 4's newest Photo Mode feature is looking quite impressive.
3 Comments
5 years ago
I will admit, I'm not exactly a bike enthusiast. I have only just started watching MotoGP and I'm definitely not very knowledgable when it comes to the two wheels (not when compared to four wheels anyway), but for some reason I am still really looking forward to this. Maybe it is because it will teach me a few things? Maybe it is because I want to compare the feel of the handling between cars and bikes, or maybe it is purely because this is a Polyphony game? I don't know and I don't care, I just want this game for some reason.

Yeah, as for the date well it would be nice if it was a true date for once but we shall see.
5 years ago
I can understand your feeling for wanting this game. The graphics just look so gorgeous. I hope the game play is good too
5 years ago
GT got me interested in Cars (well, improved my interest) back in the day, i can only assume this will do the same for bikes.
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