<s>
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2004	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
sixth	O
for	O
the	O
overall	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
2003	O
release	O
,	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
was	O
delayed	O
for	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
by	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
its	O
online	O
mode	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
51	O
tracks	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
new	O
or	O
modified	O
versions	O
of	O
old	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
tracks	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
notable	O
real-world	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
was	O
well-received	O
critically	O
and	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
games	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
third	I-Application
best-selling	I-Application
game	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited-edition	O
,	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
Online	O
test	O
version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
summer	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
enhanced	O
port	O
entitled	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
Mobile	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
follow-up	O
game	O
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
accumulate	O
points	O
by	O
winning	O
races	O
in	O
the	O
normal	O
first-person	O
driving	O
mode	O
,	O
called	O
A-Spec	B-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
race	O
event	O
can	O
yield	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
200	O
A-Spec	B-Application
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
,	O
a	O
win	O
using	O
a	O
car	O
with	O
less	O
of	O
an	O
advantage	O
over	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
is	O
worth	O
more	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Points	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
won	O
once	O
,	O
so	O
to	O
win	O
further	O
points	O
from	O
a	O
previously	O
won	O
event	O
,	O
it	O
must	O
be	O
re-won	O
using	O
a	O
car	O
with	O
less	O
of	O
an	O
advantage	O
over	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
A-Spec	B-Application
points	O
are	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
not	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
B-Spec	B-Device
mode	O
puts	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
place	O
of	O
a	O
racing	O
crew	O
chief	O
:	O
telling	O
the	O
driver	O
how	O
aggressively	O
to	O
drive	O
,	O
when	O
to	O
pass	O
,	O
and	O
mandating	O
pit	O
stops	O
(	O
by	O
monitoring	O
tire	O
wear	O
and	O
fuel	O
level	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
race	O
can	O
be	O
increased	O
up	O
to	O
3×	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
Endurance	O
races	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
less	O
time	O
than	O
would	O
take	O
in	O
A-Spec	B-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
manual	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
speed	O
up	O
B-Spec	B-Device
mode	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
5×	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
typo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
B-Spec	B-Device
points	O
are	O
given	O
out	O
for	O
each	O
race	O
completed	O
in	O
B-Spec	B-Device
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
increases	O
the	O
skill	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
driver	O
in	O
the	O
categories	O
of	O
vehicle	O
skill	O
,	O
course	O
skill	O
,	O
and	O
battle	O
skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
thereby	O
use	O
B-Spec	B-Device
mode	O
in	O
harder	O
races	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
mode	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
wet	O
,	O
dirt	O
,	O
and	O
snow	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
Driving	O
Missions	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
similar	O
in	O
experience	O
to	O
the	O
license	O
tests	O
,	O
but	O
award	O
successful	O
completion	O
with	O
250	O
A-Spec	B-Application
points	O
and	O
1000	O
or	O
more	O
credits	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
with	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
A-Spec	I-Application
,	O
graphics	O
are	O
greatly	O
improved	O
with	O
more	O
detail	O
on	O
cars	O
and	O
tracks	O
(	O
despite	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
series	O
for	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
which	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
undisclosed	O
reasons	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
disc	O
featuring	O
Toyota	O
Prius	O
and	O
Toyota	O
MTRC	O
concept	O
car	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
either	O
on	O
requesting	O
a	O
Toyota	O
Prius	O
brochure	O
online	O
or	O
by	O
attending	O
the	O
Toyota	O
stand	O
at	O
the	O
2004	O
New	O
York	O
International	O
Auto	O
Show	O
,	O
that	O
features	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
Prologue	O
branding	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
short	O
version	O
title	O
preceded	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
full-length	O
version	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
regular	O
edition	O
was	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
ceramic	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
in	O
a	O
Christmas	O
limited	O
SKU	O
called	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Racing	O
Pack	O
"	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVD	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
limited	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
"	O
Special	O
DVD	O
Set	O
"	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
regular	O
edition	O
was	O
discontinued	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-issued	O
under	O
Sony	O
's	O
'	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
 '	O
line	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
the	O
Best	O
"	O
)	O
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2004	O
and	O
Europe	O
(	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
worldwide	O
2002/2003	O
Christmas	O
release	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
,	O
in	O
consolation	O
,	O
Polyphony	O
brought	O
out	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
:	O
Prologue	O
as	O
a	O
sneak	O
preview	O
(	O
including	O
a	O
documentary	O
bonus	O
disc	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
experience	O
of	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
limit	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
cars	O
and	O
courses	O
included	O
,	O
this	O
product	O
still	O
included	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
franchise	O
such	O
as	O
races	O
,	O
time	O
attacks	O
and	O
license	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
official	O
steering	O
wheel	O
,	O
the	O
Driving	O
Force	O
Pro	O
known	O
as	O
GT	B-Application
Force	O
Pro	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
supporting	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Logitech	O
(	O
Logicool	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
Prologue	O
launch	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
Prologue	O
has	O
sold	O
1.4	O
million	O
copies	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
free	O
2006	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
by	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
2004/2005	O
racing	O
game	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
featuring	O
extra	O
online	O
services	O
that	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
standard	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
some	O
issues	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
several	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
public	O
beta	O
for	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
Online	O
(	O
GT4OL	O
)	O
was	O
freely	O
shipped	O
to	O
4,700	O
selected	O
gran-turismo.com	O
members	O
from	O
Japan	O
and	O
300	O
from	O
South	O
Korea	O
to	O
collaborate	O
as	O
"	O
test	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
services	O
lasted	O
three	O
months	O
from	O
June	O
1	O
to	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
and	O
included	O
6-player	O
"	O
Competition	O
"	O
( 対戦	O
,	O
taisen	O
)	O
,	O
Time	O
Trial	O
,	O
chat	B-Protocol
(	O
mail	O
message	O
and	O
microphone	O
communication	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Internet	O
ranking	O
chart	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
test	O
was	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
precede	O
a	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
Online	O
full-scale	O
release	O
but	O
instead	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
test	O
online	O
features	O
and	O
structures	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
5,000	O
test	O
players	O
,	O
seven	O
special	O
guests	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
test	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
from	O
August	O
25	O
to	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Kazunori	O
Yamauchi	O
the	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
series	O
producer	O
(	O
re	O
)	O
invited	O
two	O
Japanese	O
and	O
two	O
European	O
professional	O
racing	O
drivers	O
sponsored	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
enter	O
GT4OL	O
's	O
Time	O
Attack	O
mode	O
Internet	O
ranking	O
chart	O
and	O
,	O
either	O
to	O
challenge	O
him	O
or	O
another	O
guest	O
in	O
a	O
versus	O
race	O
,	O
either	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
five	O
test	O
drivers	O
in	O
an	O
8	O
~	O
10	O
rounds	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
competition	O
called	O
"	O
trophy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
guest	O
was	O
Super	O
GT	B-Application
GT500	O
Nissan	O
Motul	O
Pitwork	O
Z	O
driver	O
Satoshi	O
Motoyama	O
(	O
Top	O
Racer	O
Battle	O
challenger	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
entered	O
the	O
dedicated	O
"	O
Motoyama	O
Trophy	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
2-lap	O
10	O
races	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
competition	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
three	O
rounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
guest	O
specially	O
came	O
from	O
France	O
,	O
Sébastien	O
Loeb	O
,	O
LeMans	O
2005	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Pescarolo	O
C60	O
Judd	O
LMP	O
Race	O
Car	O
'	O
04	O
driver	O
and	O
WRC	B-Device
champion	O
,	O
he	O
set	O
a	O
new	O
Time	O
Attack	O
Internet	O
record	O
on	O
the	O
24	O
Hours	O
of	O
Le	O
Mans	O
 '	O
Circuit	O
de	O
la	O
Sarthe	O
I	O
(	O
"	O
Loeb	O
Special	O
Attack	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
defeated	O
Kazunori	O
Yamauchi	O
in	O
their	O
Pescarolo	O
Online	O
Time	O
Attack	O
duel	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
circuit	O
(	O
Internet	O
rank	O
10th	O
vs	O
11th	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
guests	O
were	O
both	O
Top	O
Racer	O
Battle	O
challengers	O
,	O
one	O
is	O
Ryo	O
Michigami	O
,	O
Super	O
GT	B-Application
GT500	O
Honda	O
Takata	O
Dome	O
NSX	O
driver	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
is	O
Michael	O
Krumm	O
,	O
GT500	O
Nissan	O
Motul	O
Pitwork	O
Z	O
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
online	O
testing	O
campaign	O
,	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
Online	O
Public	O
Beta	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
held	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Gamer	O
Advisory	O
Panel	O
members	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
intention	O
and	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
online	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Polyphony	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
Sony	O
press	O
conference	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
conference	O
where	O
Sony	O
announced	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
PSP	I-Device
was	O
finally	O
confirmed	O
for	O
an	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
exact	O
port	O
of	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
although	O
it	O
also	O
included	O
selected	O
content	O
from	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Circuit	O
Ricardo	O
Tormo	O
from	O
Tourist	B-Application
Trophy	I-Application
and	O
new	O
cars	O
such	O
as	O
Chevrolet	O
Corvette	O
(	O
C6	O
)	O
,	O
Enzo	O
Ferrari	O
and	O
Nissan	O
GT-R	O
SpecV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brauer	O
's	O
best	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
Ford	O
GT	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
1:38	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
best	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
track	O
was	O
1:52	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
system	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
virtual	O
racers	O
will	O
follow	O
their	O
(	O
driving	O
)	O
line	O
with	O
little	O
concern	O
for	O
where	O
the	O
human	O
driver	O
is	O
at	O
any	O
one	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
found	O
B-Spec	B-Device
mode	O
to	O
offer	O
little	O
to	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Jim	O
Schaefer	O
of	O
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
GT	B-Application
Mode	O
does	O
a	O
great	O
job	O
of	O
organizing	O
your	O
choices	O
on	O
a	O
large	O
home	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2005	O
,	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2005	O
,	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
over	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
received	O
a	O
"	O
Double	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
600,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
had	O
shipped	O
1.27	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
3.47	O
million	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
6.83	O
million	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
180,000	O
in	O
Asia	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
11.76	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
,	O
but	O
behind	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
A-Spec	I-Application
.	O
</s>
