Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec

More than two years in the making, Gran Turismo 3 A-spec features over 150 detailed cars -- each composed of more than 4,000 polygons -- 60 beginner, amateur and professional championship races, as well as ten…

100 28 April 2001

Racing Simulator Non-fiction

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is a racing developed by Polyphony Digital, released 28 April 2001 on PlayStation 2.

Verified 29 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is a racing game developed by Polyphony Digital and released in 2001. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 2 only. It runs on Custom Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is a 2001 sim racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the third installment in the Gran Turismo series. During its demonstration at E3 2000 and E3 2001, the game was known under the working title Gran Turismo 2000.

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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 6 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Gran Turismo series

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is the third of 32 entries we hold in the Gran Turismo series. It arrived a year after Gran Turismo 2. The next entry was Gran Turismo Concept: 2001 Tokyo in 2002. Its critic score of 100 is 20 points above the series average of 80. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec holds a critic score of 100 out of 100. That places it above 99% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 28 points above the year average. Players rate it 92, 8 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

What it launched against

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec launched on 28 April 2001, within three weeks of Flower, Sun, and Rain, Tropico, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare and Bomberman Tournament. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Flower, Sun, and Rain, Tropico, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, Bomberman Tournament.

Cheats and codes

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