<s>
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
2002	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sim	B-Application
racing	I-Application
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wow	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
as	O
a	O
retail	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
away	O
on	O
a	O
disc	O
with	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
Future	I-Application
in	O
specially-marked	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
Online	I-Application
for	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
extra	O
cars	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
facility	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
GT-style	O
game	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
their	O
opponents	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
,	O
the	O
license	O
tests	O
are	O
merely	O
timed	O
laps	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
separate	O
tests	O
focusing	O
on	O
specific	O
elements	O
of	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
2002	I-Application
:	O
The	O
players	O
start	O
with	O
just	O
$	O
13,000	O
to	O
buy	O
a	O
car	O
,	O
raising	O
money	O
to	O
buy	O
faster	O
cars	O
and	O
becoming	O
the	O
Official	O
Race	O
champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
Online	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2003	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
2002	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>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Rallisport	O
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
version	O
received	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Sega	B-Application
GT	I-Application
2002	I-Application
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
