<s>
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
sim	B-Application
racing	I-Application
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Wow	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
TOSE	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
their	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
home	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
published	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
—	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
by	O
Sega	O
to	O
rival	O
Sony	O
's	O
popular	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
racing	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
driving	O
the	O
strong	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
raising	O
interest	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
closest	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
yet-unreleased	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
sales	O
were	O
only	O
modest	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
given	O
little	O
traction	O
against	O
its	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Sega	O
would	O
continue	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
,	O
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
2002	I-Application
following	O
the	O
demise	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
would	O
include	O
additional	O
cars	O
from	O
Alfa	O
Romeo	O
,	O
Fiat	O
,	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
,	O
Audi	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
O'Connor	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
2000	O
issue	O
that	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Japanese	O
import	O
"	O
seems	O
to	O
come	O
down	O
to	O
making	O
comparisons	O
with	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
unfortunate	O
,	O
because	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
merits	O
,	O
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
Homologation	O
Special	O
is	O
stunning.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
only	O
buy	O
one	O
racing	O
game	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
make	O
it	O
this	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
Japanese	O
import	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
fundamental	O
problem	O
with	O
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inability	O
to	O
decide	O
whether	O
to	O
stay	O
close	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
arcade	O
roots	O
or	O
venture	O
down	O
the	O
simulation	O
route	O
,	O
choosing	O
instead	O
to	O
hover	O
uncomfortably	O
somewhere	O
in	O
between.	O
"	O
</s>
