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| GT Pro Series (Wii) | 
 enlarge | From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £24.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6380
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Media: Video Game
Age: 3 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.8
EAN: 3307210237095
ASIN: B000I1L1UY
Release Date: December 8, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Unrealistic, but who cares? February 1, 2008
This was the first game I bought for my Wii, and having played Gran Turismo on a PS2 the physics suprised me a little. It has awful graphics, as I am sure I am the millionth person to point out, and much drifting. This makes the game is a fun playing experiance, as long as you don't expect a proper driving game.
If the music bothers you (it seems unobtrusive to me) I have a perfect solution - a radio. Or just turn the sound down and then you won't annoy your family.
GT Pro Series April 2, 2007
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
GT Pro Series is a great game to play and is really realistic, you could play for hours and you wouldn't get bored. Also you get a free stering wheel, so you get more for your money.The graphics are very good and it feels like you are really driving. Overall GT Pro Series is a super game and you should go out and buy it right now.
 Very poor buy even with the free plastic steering wheel. March 2, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Ok, it's been said to death but the graphics on this game are horrible, poor even for a Gamecube game. The sound is also pretty nasty too. Despite all this I gave the game a good go, both single and multiplayer but never really had any fun playing it. The controls aren't terrible but everyone who played my copy commented that they never really felt in control as you can't really "feel" the car. When i got Excite Truck this lack of feel on GT Pro series became all the more apparent.
I think racing games really require you to become immersed in the experience and with the graphics and sound grating your eyes and ears and a real absence of feel, GT Pro Series just doesn't do that.
I am sure there will be better "real car" racing games for the Wii in time but I think it will probably be the "wacky" racing games such as Excite Truck and the inevitable Mario Kart release that will work best.
Unless you are a real racing game fan I would avoid this title and even then, don't expect too much.
Over-priced, but reasonably fun January 9, 2007
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Reviews are usually 5* or 1* on Amazon. Middling reviews don't seem to happen too often. However, this is a fairly middling game for the Wii -- apparently a pretty straightforward port from a Gamecube game, with the inclusion of Wiimote support.
For that, though, it is reasonably fun. It does not require the player to go through a steep learning curve (one of the key factor's in Wii Sports' success at least) and the gameplay is... OK. There is no AI to speak of on the part of other cars, so you just plough your own furrow and get on with winning. The drifting element is pretty good fun, but there is drift enough in the "Racing" style -- "drift" style overdoes it. The game won't last too long as there isn't that much to get through (a limitation of the lack of a learning curve). There is a reasonable garage of cars and mods to win, a few tracks to crack... it's really a 3.5* star game, and for that, should be cheaper than it is.
What can I say? If you find it on offer/sale, it's not terrible and certainly a racer you can play when you have 15 free minutes rather than a whole night session for a PS Gran Turismo title. But let's be clear - it's not in the same league as Gran Turismo or Project Gotham Racing. The visuals are decidedly last generation (not a show-stopper, but you should know) and the game has a limited shelf-life. It doesn't really show what the Wii can do, but it's still quite fun as an arcade racer. The control system certainly bodes well for other arcade racers, like Ridge Racer.
Fun but not ground breaking December 22, 2006
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
I loved Gran Turismo on the PS2. Now (for me at least) it has a contender!
I like the cel shaded graphics and the steering wheel. It just shows what extra attachments you could have. What about a sword for twilight princess 2. Or a glove for punching in a fighting game. The problem with this game is how boring it gets. Nice try though.
P.S. Can't wait for ridge racer Wii!
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