Tourist Trophy drives to America @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on November 09, 2005

News: Gran Turismo Motorocycle Edition is coming to America courtesy of Sony.

Announced at the Tokyo Game Show, and on the development board for a long time, Sony announced Tourist Trophy for the PS2. Today, they announced that it's coming to American PS2s next spring.

Created by Polyphany Digital and sure to be labeled Gran Turismo Motorcycle Edition by gamers everywhere, motorcycles have long been an obsession at PD.

"Since the inception of Gran Turismo, it has been a labor of love for us to offer players the most authentic racing experience possible, and we are excited to build upon this foundation with our new motorcycle entry titled Tourist Trophy for PlayStation 2," said Kazunori Yamauchi, famed creator of Gran Turismo franchise, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. "With motorcycle racing background, our development team for Tourist Trophy follows the Gran Turismo standard in realism, taking into account the various parameters of individual motorcycles, riding style, environments and how they react to the player's moves."

Tourist Trophy will collect 80 licensed motorcycles and 35 international courses into two big modes: Arcade and Challenge.

Arcade is your simple one or two player quick race, but Challenge is where the meat is. Starting in license school and then moving up to races in a variety of engine classes.

Rounding out the game are Photo Mode, which allows players to take in-game snapshots of their racer and then share them with friends via PS2 Memory Card or USB and a racer custmization feature that proves clothes really do make the man with unlockable helmets, suits, shoes and more.

For the really curious, Sony has a ton of screens at touristtrophy-thegame.com