Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 is a racing game whose development is considered a lead-in to the Gran Turismo series

Gran Turismo (video game)

is a racing simulator designed by Kazunori Yamauchi. Gran Turismo was developed by Polyphony Digital and first published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console...

. It was released in the west as Motor Toon Grand Prix since its predecessor

Motor Toon Grand Prix

Motor Toon Grand Prix was a racing game released at the Japanese launch of the PS1. It is notable among other things for its art design which was created by Japanese artist, Susumu Matsushita. The game is commonly confused with Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 which was released under this title in the west...

 never left Japan. In 2002, the game was re-released in Europe in a Twin Pack with Gran Turismo, Kazunori Yamauchi

Kazunori Yamauchi

is a Japanese game designer, professional racing driver, and most notably, CEO of Polyphony Digital and producer of the Gran Turismo series. He became the president of Polyphony Digital after designing his first game Motor Toon Grand Prix, a cartoon-inspired racing title similar to Mario Kart...

's following game. In 2010, the game was re-released on PlayStation Network.

The game is compatible with Namco's neGcon

NeGcon

The neGcon was a third-party controller for the PlayStation manufactured by Namco.- Physical properties :...

analogue controller.

Characters

• Captain Rock (Pilot)
• Bolbox (Robot)
• Penguin Bros. (Mafia Penguins)
• Princess Jean (Spoiled Princess)
• Raptor & Raptor (Extra-Terrestrials)
• Ching Tong Chang (Chinese race car driver)
• Vanity (Motor-bike driver)
• Billy the tough (train driver)