<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
A-Spec	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
series	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
demonstration	O
at	O
E3	O
2000	O
and	O
E3	O
2001	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
was	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
opened	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
was	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
exclusive	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
selling	O
14	O
million	O
copies	O
since	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
GT3	O
,	O
the	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
Mode	O
(	O
Simulation	O
Mode	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
)	O
has	O
a	O
reorganized	O
layout	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
structured	O
and	O
progressive	O
arrangement	O
of	O
races	O
and	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
circuits	O
are	O
at	O
fictional	O
locations	O
,	O
but	O
California	O
's	O
Laguna	O
Seca	O
Raceway	O
and	O
Côte	O
d’Azur	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
heavily	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Monaco	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
circuit	O
)	O
are	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
include	O
the	O
omission	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
race	O
modify	O
"	O
or	O
add	O
downforce	O
to	O
production	O
cars	O
,	O
removal	O
of	O
suspension	O
damage	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
torque	B-General_Concept
limits	O
for	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
GT3	O
also	O
contained	O
unlicensed	O
versions	O
of	O
six	O
actual	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
cars	O
,	O
labelled	O
as	O
F686/M	O
,	O
F687/S	O
,	O
F688/S	O
,	O
F090/S	O
,	O
F094/H	O
and	O
F094/S	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
American	O
versions	O
)	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
win	O
from	O
endurance	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lamborghini	O
would	O
make	O
its	O
first	O
official	O
appearance	O
in	O
2009	O
's	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
Porsche	O
made	O
its	O
first	O
official	O
appearance	O
in	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
GT3	O
named	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
that	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
GT3	O
A-Spec	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
taking	O
longer	O
to	O
make	O
than	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
2	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
greatly	O
improved	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
cars	O
has	O
been	O
drastically	O
reduced	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
large	O
work	O
onto	O
graphics	O
,	O
cars	O
structure	O
,	O
detailed	O
statistics	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
cars	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
being	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
giveaway	O
launched	O
at	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
various	O
prizes	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
day	O
at	O
the	O
Skip	O
Barber	O
Racing	O
School	O
,	O
car	O
payments	O
for	O
a	O
month	O
and	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
themed	O
shirt	O
and	O
hat	O
up	O
for	O
giveaway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
reception	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
version	O
,	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
Concept	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
various	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
except	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
save	O
game	O
with	O
all	O
licenses	O
completed	O
and	O
10,000,000	O
credits	O
for	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
A-Spec	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextGen	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ranked	O
fifteenth	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
best-selling	O
unbundled	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
just	O
below	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
fifth-best	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
presented	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Technical	O
"	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Console	O
Racing	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
5th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Console	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
voted	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
2	O
97th	O
top	O
retro	O
gamer	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
staff	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
mix	O
of	O
realistic	O
handling	O
and	O
superb	O
graphics	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
mention	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
features	O
hundreds	O
of	O
licensed	O
vehicles	O
,	O
has	O
won	O
it	O
the	O
admiration	O
of	O
car	O
lovers	O
everywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
deep	O
and	O
difficult	O
for	O
many	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
its	O
core	O
followers	O
,	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
is	O
the	O
be	O
all	O
and	O
end	O
all	O
of	O
digital	O
racing	O
,	O
and	O
GT3	O
has	O
been	O
voted	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
bunch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
