GT Pro Series

{{Infobox video game

| title = GT Pro Series

| caption = PAL box art

| image = GT Pro Series.jpg

| developer = MTO

| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|MTO|WW|Ubisoft}}

| series = GT

| released = {{vgrelease|NA|November 19, 2006|AUS|December 7, 2006}}{{vgrelease|EU|December 8, 2006}}{{vgrelease|JP|January 11, 2007}}

| genre = Racing

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = Wii

}}

GT Pro Series is a racing video game developed by MTO. It was originally released by Ubisoft as a launch title for the Wii in North America, in Europe and Australia in December 2006 and Japan by MTO in 2007.{{cite web |url=http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/index.php?p=59&art_id=60&vars=c2VuZGVyPUFMTCZzZW5kZXJfdXJsPWluZGV4LnBocCUzRnAlM0Q1OSUyNmFydF9pZCUzRCZjb21faWQ9MzYxJmZpbHRlcl90eXBlPSZmaWx0ZXJfbW9udGg9JmZpbHRlcl95ZWFyPQ%3D%3D |title=Ubisoft Expands Support for Nintendo's Wii with Seven Titles Available at Launch |publisher=Ubisoft |date=August 3, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311221317/http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/index.php?p=59&art_id=60&vars=c2VuZGVyPUFMTCZzZW5kZXJfdXJsPWluZGV4LnBocCUzRnAlM0Q1OSUyNmFydF9pZCUzRCZjb21faWQ9MzYxJmZpbHRlcl90eXBlPSZmaWx0ZXJfbW9udGg9JmZpbHRlcl95ZWFyPQ%3D%3D |archivedate=March 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 15, 2014}} It includes over 80 licensed Japanese cars, next-gen physics and many gameplay modes, including Championship, Quick Race, Time Attack, Versus (4 players), Drift, and Replay.{{cite web |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=August 3, 2006 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/08/03/interview-ubisoft-on-wii-launch-games |title=Ubisoft on Wii Launch Games |website=IGN |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215024624/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/08/03/interview-ubisoft-on-wii-launch-games |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=September 8, 2006 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/08/interview-gt-pro-series |title=Interview: GT Pro Series |website=IGN |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215020847/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/08/interview-gt-pro-series |url-status=live }} The game uses a cel-shaded style. Critics found the graphics underwhelming.

Gameplay

GT Pro Series features eighty Japanese cars from various companies, including Honda, Subaru, Toyota, and Nissan.{{cite web |last=Mueller |first=Greg |date=November 18, 2006 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/gt-pro-series-review/1900-6162042/ |title=GT Pro Series Review |website=GameSpot |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=September 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915073240/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/gt-pro-series-review/1900-6162042/ |url-status=live }} The tracks are in the same vein as those found in the Gran Turismo series of games, but are of a less overall graphical quality.{{cite web |last=Welsh |first=Oli |date=December 21, 2006 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gt-pro-series-review |title=GT Pro Series |website=Eurogamer |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215021144/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gt-pro-series-review |url-status=live }}

The game features cel-shaded cars driving in more realistic settings.

=[[Wii Remote#Wii Wheel|Wii Steering Wheel]]=

As with Monster 4x4: World Circuit, a steering wheel shell for the Wii Remote is bundled with the game. The peripheral steering wheel is created by Thrustmaster. Other games, such as Mario Kart Wii, which are controlled by turning (but not tilting) the Wii Remote can be used with this peripheral as well.

Development

Ubisoft purchased the rights to publish the game outside Japan on August 3, 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/index.php?p=59&art_id=60&vars=Y29tX2lkPTM2Mw%3D%3D&PHPSESSID=f2122556462bc94934592daf1ec90369 |title=Ubisoft Takes a Ride on the Wii Side with GT Pro Series |publisher=Ubisoft |date=August 3, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717134132/http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/index.php?p=59&art_id=60&vars=Y29tX2lkPTM2Mw==&PHPSESSID=f2122556462bc94934592daf1ec90369 |archivedate=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 15, 2014}} By September, GameSpot was able to get a glimpse of the game through a small video demo, reporting that though the cars looked cartoonish, they still had a certain realistic flair to them.{{cite web |last=Ekberg |first=Brian |date=September 14, 2006 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gt-pro-series-impressions/1100-6157624/ |title=GT Pro Series Impressions |website=GameSpot |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117031743/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gt-pro-series-impressions/1100-6157624/ |url-status=live }} A few weeks later, GameSpot looked at the game again, and walked away "impressed with the controls."{{cite web |last=Ekberg |first=Brian |date=October 9, 2006 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gt-pro-series-hands-on/1100-6159522/ |title=GT Pro Series Hands-On |website=GameSpot |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117031716/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gt-pro-series-hands-on/1100-6159522/ |url-status=live }} IGN also looked in-depth at the game, commenting on the high quality of the control schemes.{{cite web |last=Bozon |first=Mark |date=October 17, 2006 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/17/hands-on-with-gt-pro-series |title=Hands-on with GT Pro Series |website=IGN |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215024621/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/17/hands-on-with-gt-pro-series |url-status=live }} Both sites later gave poor marks to the game in their reviews of the final product.

Reception

{{Video game reviews

| MC = 41/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/gt-pro-series/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=GT Pro Series for Wii Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=February 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203115857/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/gt-pro-series |url-status=live }}

| EuroG = 2/10

| Fam = 25/40{{cite web |url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8361537#post8361537 |title=The list of all Wii games reviewed in Famitsu |publisher=NeoGAF |date=October 25, 2007 |accessdate=April 25, 2016 |archive-date=October 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027113704/http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8361537#post8361537 |url-status=live }}

| GamePro = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Flasherman |date=December 28, 2006 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/wii/games/reviews/92088.shtml |title=Review: GT Pro Series |magazine=GamePro |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104185830/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/wii/games/reviews/92088.shtml |archivedate=January 4, 2007 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 15, 2014}}

| GSpot = 5.1/10

| GSpy = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Chapman |first=David |date=November 27, 2006 |url=http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/gt-pro-series/747647p1.html |title=GameSpy: GT Pro Series |publisher=GameSpy |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215045756/http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/gt-pro-series/747647p1.html |url-status=live }}

| GameZone = 3.9/10{{cite web |last=Bedigian |first=Louis |date=December 17, 2006 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/gt_pro_series_wii_review |title=GT Pro Series - WII - Review |publisher=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006054642/http://wii.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r30433.htm |archivedate=October 6, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=December 15, 2014}}

| IGN = 4/10

| NP = 5/10{{cite magazine |title=GT Pro Series |magazine=Nintendo Power |volume=211 |date=January 2007 |page=106}}

| NWR = 3/10{{cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Steven |date=December 11, 2006 |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/12540/gt-pro-series-wii |title=GT Pro Series |publisher=Nintendo World Report |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215051230/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/12540/gt-pro-series-wii |url-status=live }}

| ONM = 40%{{cite journal |title=GT Pro Series review |journal=Official Nintendo Magazine |date=February 2007 |page=84}}

}}

GT Pro Series received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one six, two sevens and one five, for a total of 25 out of 40.

GameSpot criticized the game's graphics and audio, writing, "The visual presentation in GT Pro Series looks like something from the Nintendo 64 era, and the sound isn't any better." IGN denounced the gameplay, stating, "GT Pro Series feels like a quick cash-out title, and Wii players deserve better."{{cite web |last=Bozon |first=Mark |date=November 28, 2006 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/28/gt-pro-series-review |title=GT Pro Series Review |website=IGN |accessdate=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215021217/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/28/gt-pro-series-review |url-status=live }} Eurogamer pointed out how the game shows serious problems for any future serious racers on the Wii, while commenting that the game itself was "absolutely, unequivocally, shockingly awful."