Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3060 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2006-12-08
• Platform: Nintendo Wii

Manufacturer's Description
GT Pro Series is an exclusive car-racing game for Nintendo's new-generation gaming console entitled Wii and will hit shelves in time for the new console's launch.

With more than 80 licensed cars, tons of tuning options and its fluid drift-style controls and physics, GT Pro Series perfectly fits the Wii's unique gameplay approach. It's a fast-paced racing game that takes full advantage of the Wii Remote.

Customer Reviews

Poor excuse for a 2006 game
We bought this only becuase there wasn't much else to buy for the Wii when it came out............certainly regret it now

Everything about the game is naff. Very poor graphics, playability, the way the car handles. There are car games on the PS1 that are better.

Don't waste your money

Very poor buy even with the free plastic steering wheel.
Ok, it's been said to death but the graphics on this game are horrible, poor even for a Gamecube game. The sound is also pretty nasty too. Despite all this I gave the game a good go, both single and multiplayer but never really had any fun playing it. The controls aren't terrible but everyone who played my copy commented that they never really felt in control as you can't really "feel" the car. When i got Excite Truck this lack of feel on GT Pro series became all the more apparent.
I think racing games really require you to become immersed in the experience and with the graphics and sound grating your eyes and ears and a real absence of feel, GT Pro Series just doesn't do that.
I am sure there will be better "real car" racing games for the Wii in time but I think it will probably be the "wacky" racing games such as Excite Truck and the inevitable Mario Kart release that will work best.

Unless you are a real racing game fan I would avoid this title and even then, don't expect too much.

Over-priced, but reasonably fun
Reviews are usually 5* or 1* on Amazon. Middling reviews don't seem to happen too often. However, this is a fairly middling game for the Wii -- apparently a pretty straightforward port from a Gamecube game, with the inclusion of Wiimote support.

For that, though, it is reasonably fun. It does not require the player to go through a steep learning curve (one of the key factor's in Wii Sports' success at least) and the gameplay is... OK. There is no AI to speak of on the part of other cars, so you just plough your own furrow and get on with winning. The drifting element is pretty good fun, but there is drift enough in the "Racing" style -- "drift" style overdoes it. The game won't last too long as there isn't that much to get through (a limitation of the lack of a learning curve). There is a reasonable garage of cars and mods to win, a few tracks to crack... it's really a 3.5* star game, and for that, should be cheaper than it is.

What can I say? If you find it on offer/sale, it's not terrible and certainly a racer you can play when you have 15 free minutes rather than a whole night session for a PS Gran Turismo title. But let's be clear - it's not in the same league as Gran Turismo or Project Gotham Racing. The visuals are decidedly last generation (not a show-stopper, but you should know) and the game has a limited shelf-life. It doesn't really show what the Wii can do, but it's still quite fun as an arcade racer. The control system certainly bodes well for other arcade racers, like Ridge Racer.